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Cowboy Lump. Y'all got to be kidding me.

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 17,186
    edited June 2015
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    It's not rocks,  it's petrified wood @SGH
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 16,989
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    hashissmokin said:
    Cowboy is the worst!  Royal Oak is somewhat better.  I live in Central Ky and my options when it comes to lump is very limited.  I have three choices.
    1. BGE
    2. Royal Oak
    3. Cowboy

    Not sure why the better lump brands are not available.  Basically you walk in to a store you get royal oak or cowboy.  Very frustrating.
    I live in Louisville, but travel for work. I can get you some Rockwood if you want. I usually pick up 100 # / per trip.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    fishlessman said:
    the new stuff smells like they are harvesting plastic trees to make their lump, you have to pick out the bad pieces in the bag and wait a full hour before cooking on it and dont go make a cake with it =)
    I agree with the plastic tree analogy. When I lit this lump I let the egg run up to 550 degrees and then dropped it to 400 degrees and held it for 45 minutes. Counting the time to get to 550 and then the drop and hold time, the lump had been burning for over a hour. It still ruined my cornbread. All jokes aside, when using Rockwood I can be cooking in mere minutes. When using Rockwood I'm only waiting on the egg to preheat, not clear smoke. Clear smoke is almost immediate with Rockwood. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • XC242
    XC242 Posts: 1,208
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    I love Rockwood!!!
    LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI. :glasses:  B)
    If it wasn't for my BGE I'd have no use for my backyard...
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    fishlessman said:
    Legume said:
    So, it's hybrid lump.  Ahead of its time even, defining the space between an egg and a stick burner.  Maybe the hardware just hasn't caught up yet.

    as far as flooring scraps, how much flooring today is not laminated?  I assume the have to stay away from laminated flooring with the adhesives?
    it was real hardwood flooring. i think it got difficult to find for production during the last housing market crash. the new stuff smells like they are harvesting plastic trees to make their lump, you have to pick out the bad pieces in the bag and wait a full hour before cooking on it and dont go make a cake with it =)
    I often wondered where all those old artificial Christmas Trees went - damn, learn something every day. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • AintEZbeingme
    AintEZbeingme Posts: 177
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    No more Cowboy for me. Did my last bag. Only a couple good burns, rest was crap. 
    STAY THIRSTY MY FRIENDS!
    GIVE ME OYSTERS AND BEER FOR DINNER EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR
     & I'LL FEEL FINE!

    SW Georgia :  LARGE & MINI BGE


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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    AintEZbeingme said:
     rest was crap. 
    This ^^^^^^^ says it best.  

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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    I love Cowboy lump. It's like a box of Cracker Jacks with rocks, wire ties, plastic and other neato goodies I didn't expect. I was hoping for a diamond ring. http://martinbinders.tumblr.com/post/35129386023/from-decoder-rings-to-diamond-rings-cracker-jack
    No such luck. I'll stick with RW and know I'm getting great lump without the extras. :lol: 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
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  • MaC122
    MaC122 Posts: 797
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    Went to my local Ace and almost had a panic attack. No Rockwood on the floor. After pacing around for 10 minutes I finally got some help. He led me to the back where they just got a pallet in. Thanks God!!!! haha. Didn't want to grab a BGE bag of lump!

    St. Johns County, Florida
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  • Northarrow
    Northarrow Posts: 103
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    Man, I'm depressed.  Within 20 miles of where I live, I can only get Cowboy.  It's all I've used for the past 8 years.  Always thought it was normal.  I've been traveling lately and been picking up Royal Oak.  Noticed that it's an upgrade.  I wonder how my cooks would have been better all this time if I was using better lump. 
    Kennebunk, Maine
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    Northarrow said:
      I wonder how my cooks would have been better all this time if I was using better lump. 
    Brother moving from Cowboy or Royal Oak to Ozark Oak or Rockwood is the equivalent of moving from a go cart to a Cadillac. Huge difference my friend.  

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • MaC122
    MaC122 Posts: 797
    edited June 2015
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    SGH said:
    Northarrow said:
      I wonder how my cooks would have been better all this time if I was using better lump. 
    Brother moving from Cowboy or Royal Oak to Ozark Oak or Rockwood is the equivalent of moving from a go cart to a Cadillac. Huge difference my friend.

    Amen. So sayeth @SGH
    St. Johns County, Florida
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    Yeah, but Cadillac?
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    Legume said:
    Yeah, but Cadillac?
    I guess I should have said a Corvette :D

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  • Bentgrass
    Bentgrass Posts: 443
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    The day this discussion on Cowboy Lump got fired up, I had just gone down and got 60 lbs on sale.  Had never tried it and after all these posts, thought about taking it back.  Tonight I tried it. OMG, it smelled like burning fuel oil.  Glad it only ruined a couple chicken breasts.  Loaded it up and returned it, smell is even in the house.  Another lesson learned !
    1. Bettendorf, Ia with lots of time in Chattanooga, Tn.  LBGE, plate setter, ar, Looft lighter, maverick et-735, Rutland gasket, Smokeware SS cap, Kickash basket, and lots of cast iron.
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,457
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    I will only burn Cowboy in my eggs!!! The thought of not having sparks to light up the path to my egg during the wee hrs of cooking or not having the 2hrs it takes to burn 1/2 way clean just doesn't interest me in the least.  

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    Bentgrass said:
    The day this discussion on Cowboy Lump got fired up, I had just gone down and got 60 lbs on sale.  Had never tried it and after all these posts, thought about taking it back.  Tonight I tried it. OMG, it smelled like burning fuel oil.  Glad it only ruined a couple chicken breasts.  Loaded it up and returned it, smell is even in the house.  Another lesson learned !
    I told yall brother. Cowboy is crap. It ruined my cornbread. Anyone who says Cowboy doesn't impart a bad taste has to have something wrong with their taste buds. 

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 17,186
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    Meat has gotten so expensive lately that I don't want to expose it to inferior lump. 
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    DoubleEgger said:
    Meat has gotten so expensive lately that I don't want to expose it to inferior lump. 
    Agree 100%.

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  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
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    Nothing wrong with RO, I stand by my cooks.

    XXL #82 out of the first 100, XLGE X 2, LBGE (gave this one to daughter 1.0) , MBGE (now in the hands of iloveagoodyoke daughter 2.0) and lots of toys

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  • TigerTony
    TigerTony Posts: 1,078
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    Darn I just bought a bag! Now I feel like putting a match to it after reading sgh's review
    "I'm stupidest when I try to be funny" 
    New Orleans

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  • Jstroke
    Jstroke Posts: 2,600
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    Tiger, just print this and return it. They should pay you extra for the inconvenience and the false advertising as charcoal. Charcoal as a definition comes from wood not petroleum byproducts 
    Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,350
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    I only tried one bag of Cowboy and that was many years ago. I was only using it in my hibachi or Lodge Sportsman grills and not for any lower and slower cooking.

    I would light it in my chimney and pour the lump into the grill when it was all already a glowing red.

    Never had any problem with the flavor or smell.

    I just wonder if the problems people seem to be experiencing flavor/taste-wise is when they are using it in an egg in typical "lump in an egg" fashion and the lump is not already all fully blazing.
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