Lump Container

Tired Jim

This is probably a dumb question but what do you guys store your lump charcoal in - assuming you don't keep it in the bag?

Unknown

Tired Jim, I use a big Rubbermaid plastic container with a lid. I can fit about 40 # of lump in it. It auto sorts itself, the big chunks are at the top and the smaller chunks sift down toward the bottom. It works for me, Peace.

Unknown

Tired Jim,I keep a couple bags in a large rubbermaid trash container on the deck. When a bag gets emtpy then I restock from storage. I leave it in the bag for ease of pouring.
Poppasam

eggor

Tired Jim, i picked up an old 8 gallon crock for a couple bucks. it needed a lid and had a small crack. I've found that just using the bag to be a lot less of a pain than trying to scoop it out of the crock. The crock is still used if i need to top off the egg. but if I need to put in a full load i use the bag.[p]Scott

fishlessman

Tired Jim,
i keep a pallet load in the basement on a wooden pallet in the bags and keep 2 bags in my living room to dry out a little before use. why do you want to take it out of the bag. i have some rubber made trashbarrels that i use when packing for the weekend. keeps the rain out while going down the highway in the back of a pickup. i keep a bunji attached to each so the wind doesnt blow the cover off. would work fine

J Appledog

Tired Jim,
I picked up some Kingsford Charcoal Kaddys on sale at a local grocery store last summer. I keep a different brand of charcoal in each one, sans bag.
JCA

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Smoked Signals

Tired Jim,
My garage in its original bag.

RRP

<p />Tired Jim, I just leave it in the sack in the garage, but I fill this coal bucket to transport to the back of our home. The snout on the bucket makes loading my eggs simple work and beats carrying the whole bag around. HTH

Q-rious Tom

Tired Jim,[p]
I use a couple of largish Rubbermaid tubs with lids -- one for Royal Oak, one for Wicked Good. Each holds about 25 pounds. I've got an old coal shovel of the type used for feeding fireplaces and cast iron stoves that I use to shovel the lump into the egg.[p]I've got smaller tubs for the hardwood chunks & chips for the smoke flavor.[p]And the bulk of the lump is in the shed, in the original bags.[p]Tom

kilo

J Appledog,
Will a 25# bag of BGE charcoal slide right into this kaddy? Does the lump pour out pretty well? If so this may keep things cleanner for me. If you get a chance could you give me the dimensions of this so I can see if it would fit in my storage unit.[p]Thanks!

J Appledog

19" x 19" x 10", kilo. Lump pours out well. Different bags of charcoal have different sizes of lump so different amounts from different bags fit in them. Julie

kilo

J Appledog,
Thanks for the feedback! It sounds like a way to reduce getting the black stuff all over![p]

Tired Jim

J Appledog,
Thanks for the suggestion. It looks like a winner to me and I'll be buying one.[p]Tired Jim

Banker John

Tired Jim,
After reading all the posts so far, I guess I am the tight-wad of the bunch. To store lump, I went to the bakery section of the local grocery store (Publix) and asked if they had any used 5 gallon buckets with lids. Sure enough, I got one for free.[p]I now store lump in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid. I keep a larger supply in the garage in the original bags.[p]Banker John