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Length of Lump Bag

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shubydoobydo
shubydoobydo Posts: 115
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
In honor of the poll... I would like to know how long does it take for you to go through a bag of Lump Charcoal?? What kind of Lump do you use??
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  • Bordello
    Bordello Posts: 5,926
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    Too many variables, type of lump (royal oak for me most of the time) what you're cooking and how, hot and fast, low and slow, how thick/heavy is your meat,how often do you egg. A very hard question to answer.



    Good Luck,

    Bordello
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  • Kokeman
    Kokeman Posts: 822
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    I agree with Bordello. But to usually a 20 pound back of Fire King will last 1 to 3 weeks depending on what and how often I cook.
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  • 2Fategghead
    2Fategghead Posts: 9,624
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    shubydoobydo, I use Royal Oak.

    I don't have a definite answer on how long the bag lasts. Like Bob has said there are so many variables. I will tell you I cook and then smother the fire out. When I get ready to cook again I stir up the used lump so the ashes fall through the fire grate then I rake out the ashes and cook with the used lump. I do this over and over until it's time to add more lump. I more so remember how good the food tasted than how long the lump has lasted.

    Now I do remember a time when I did two butt cooks back to back using one 8.8 pound bag of Greenwise (Royal Oak). The lump sustained a dome temp of 250° for close to 30 hours if I remember correctly. I was able to finish both cooks. Hope this helps. Tim :)
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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
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    On average, I get 10 cooks out of a 4 Kg bag of Cowboy. This is with re-using lump till it is small enough that it clogs the grate. During the winter, that is about a month. During summer vacation, that's a week.
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  • Hoss
    Hoss Posts: 14,600
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    Ozark Oak.Time varies.2-3 bags a week.
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  • Eggsakley
    Eggsakley Posts: 1,019
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    Royal Oak. 1 to 1.5 bgs per week.
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
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    One cook I go through three bags. Wicked Good Charcoal..

    But I am cooking on 6 eggs at a time :woohoo:
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  • shubydoobydo
    shubydoobydo Posts: 115
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    Wow! Some of you go through a lot of bags! For the first couple I was just looking for an average. I use about a bag a month. Thanks for all the replys.
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