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Wegmans lump still the cheapest

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TomM24
TomM24 Posts: 1,366
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
The price went up this year from 4.64 to 4.99 for a ten pound bag. Hard to believe that an up scale super market is cheaper than Walmart. Quality has been good and I haven't found any foreign substances in it yet.

There is a restaraunt depot 20 miles away.
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  • lowercasebill
    lowercasebill Posts: 5,218
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    i agree you really cannot beat it... no off smells no crap, made in usa, price is right and available all year AND [drum roll please] wegmans has duck fat!!!! ;)
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  • Zippylip
    Zippylip Posts: 4,768
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    Tom, I just picked up my first bag there as a test on bill's recommendation, but it was $5 & change, can't remember the exact price, looking forward to trying it
    happy in the hut
    West Chester Pennsylvania
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  • Zippylip
    Zippylip Posts: 4,768
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    bill, quality-wise, how does it compare to the walmart 10lb sacks of royal oak, because if it is about the same, I would officially have not a single reason left to ever step foot into a walmart again :woohoo:
    happy in the hut
    West Chester Pennsylvania
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  • TomM24
    TomM24 Posts: 1,366
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    Marc:

    I can't tell the difference between it and Royal Oak except I haven't found any moonrocks in the Wegmans
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  • lowercasebill
    lowercasebill Posts: 5,218
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    don't know, i don't go to wallmart and the only royal oak i have ever found is south american crap [and i am being kind]. that said my favorite is humphries lump but it is a hike and it is more expensive,.. i have been using wegmans since they opened oct 2006. since it was on the way to visit mom it was not a lump run,,, it is now but it is worth it wegmans prices on every day stuff is much less than acme. like tom said i never found any alien material. i did e-mail corporate an ask who their supplier was , they did not respond.
    plus the smaller bags are easier to handle and the glossy paper [imho] provides a bit of a humidity/vapor barrier compared un coated paper of other brands.
    bill
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  • Smokin' T
    Smokin' T Posts: 259
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    Does anyone know how royal oak compares to cowboy?


    Tom
    Dunedin, Fl.
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  • Morro Bay Rich
    Morro Bay Rich Posts: 2,227
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    Here on the Central Coast of California we can get Sonora brand from Mexico for $2.99 for a 7 pound bag at the local supermarket. The stuff burns hot with practically no ash. Now that's a good buy. It is all I use.
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  • Zippylip
    Zippylip Posts: 4,768
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    most Cowboy that I have had has sucked, very tiny pieces, about the size of a quarter, cloggs up my large egg causing a lot of flashbacks... it works ok in the mini, & that's what I use it for; RO is much better in my experience
    happy in the hut
    West Chester Pennsylvania
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  • Smokin' T
    Smokin' T Posts: 259
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    I had to use cowboy lump,the Wal-mart here did not carry Ro. Picked up 50lbs in Ocala after the Eggfest, anxious to try it, thanks for the feedback.

    Tom
    Dunedin, FL.
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  • Shiff
    Shiff Posts: 1,835
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    Go the this web site for lots of great test information on lump:

    http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lump.htm

    Barry
    Large BGE
    Barry, Lancaster, PA
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