Center Cut Lump Charcoal

jstewart12a

Stopped by Lowes to browse and they had boxes of lump by Char-Broil on sale for 14.98. They didn't have a weight on the box so I assumed they were about 10 lbs give or take. 

Jstroke

That is a 1.48 per lb. rough math--I would order from Firecraft for that price. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Jstroke said:

That is a 1.48 per lb. rough math--I would order from Firecraft for that price. 

But it's "center cut". That does not come cheap. Just think of all the waste from those horrible end cuts. 

I have now now seen it all 

Carolina Q

But... but... it's all the same SIZE!!

http://www.charbroil.com/centercut-lump-charcoal

jstewart12a

Let's not forget the box that makes for easier storage. 

jtcBoynton

Charbroil says the boxes are 11 pounds.  At $22 a box, that makes Rockwood seem downright cheap!

stlcharcoal

lousubcap

Is it possible to put this thread in "Time-Out" until Friday??  
Edit:  I'm sure the center-cut yields uniform burning across the entire cut.  
As the market expands, the mouse-traps follow.  There will be more for sure.

stlcharcoal

caliking

WTF? "Briquet consistency"?

Jstroke

I don't care if they put lump in a lathe and spun it so it was identical size length and shape. They can put any label on it they want call it organic and Gluten Free. For that price I'll make my own out of dried cow chips. 

@stlcharcoal --now that my friend is a beautiful idea. Cow chip charcoal. 

FarmerTom

Jstroke said:

I don't care if they put lump in a lathe and spun it so it was identical size length and shape. They can put any label on it they want call it organic and Gluten Free. For that price I'll make my own out of dried cow chips. 

@stlcharcoal --now that my friend is a beautiful idea. Cow chip charcoal. 

My father was in India for much of WWII.  He said the kids would follow the cows around and scoop up their crap as soon as it hit the ground,  run home and plaster it on the side of their dwelling to latter be used for cooking/heating fire after it had dried.  Wonder about the smoke profile?  Hey stlcharcoal,  Jstroke may be on to a new product for you.  Might even make the greenies happy turning all that terrible waste product into fuel.

northGAcock

I am speechless.....regarding the entire thread thus far.

clemsontyger97

@FarmerTom I do believe those were the founders of Cowboy lump.

Sundown

made for the elitists among us. DOH!

caliking

FarmerTom said:

Jstroke said:

I don't care if they put lump in a lathe and spun it so it was identical size length and shape. They can put any label on it they want call it organic and Gluten Free. For that price I'll make my own out of dried cow chips. 

@stlcharcoal --now that my friend is a beautiful idea. Cow chip charcoal. 

My father was in India for much of WWII.  He said the kids would follow the cows around and scoop up their crap as soon as it hit the ground,  run home and plaster it on the side of their dwelling to latter be used for cooking/heating fire after it had dried.  Wonder about the smoke profile?  Hey stlcharcoal,  Jstroke may be on to a new product for you.  Might even make the greenies happy turning all that terrible waste product into fuel.

Still a common practice in rural India. Its essentially free, once you've fed the cow/buffalo!

Foghorn

The Masai tribes in Africa prefer elephant dung as their "starter cube".  Then wood. 

Jstroke

If this flies I want 1% royalties on all bags. 

lousubcap

@Jstroke no worries, lotta flies on the true natural fire starters/lump mentioned above...

brentm

It's the best lump I've purchased from a big box retailer yet.  It's all the same size, no rocks, no fuel odor from the factory, no snapping/popping.  If you can get it on sale at Lowes, I highly recommend it.  

I did a brisket with this lump on my large BGE and it was great.  I have zero complaints on the product.

buzd504

I prefer hand-forged lump.

yljkt

brentm said:

It's the best lump I've purchased from a big box retailer yet.  It's all the same size, no rocks, no fuel odor from the factory, no snapping/popping.  If you can get it on sale at Lowes, I highly recommend it.  

I did a brisket with this lump on my large BGE and it was great.  I have zero complaints on the product.

Pics? 

blasting

I've been waiting for this.  For years I've been buying Rockwood and discarding most of each bag. I've been just using the middle cut pieces. 

Canugghead

Saw similar product (perhaps from same source) at GWN HD recently, heavy markdown probably means it's not moving. Inspected a couple of pieces from an opened bag, they seem very light and well carbonised.  Still not convinced it's worth the reduced price, however I may buy some if they still don't move and turn into a 'fire' sale, haha! btw, they dropped price of Brinkmann egg clone in the background from $699 to $350 CAD.

Tjcoley

I've tried the Black Diamond:

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1195431/black-diamond-charcoal-i-bought-it-so-you-dont-have-to/p1

It lit easy, burned clean and hot, very little smoke flavor, very little ash.  Was it "Reusable up to 5 times" with "Number of grillings up to 14" per bag as stated on the bag?  Not even close! Maybe if you were using a Mini-mini.  In my Large Egg, an entire bag filled the firebox up to the bottom of the fire ring.  I got 3 cooks out of the bag (Steaks, a pork tenderloin, burgers).  A box gives about the same burn time/reuse as about a 10 pound bag of Wegmans (RO).

Would I buy it again? - it would have to be deeply (50%) discounted.  The biggest advantage is it's clean to transport and takes up little room - worked great having to squeeze it into a packed car for vacation with not enough room for a big bag of lump.  I could achieve that same result taking the box, putting in an empty trash bag, and filling it with Royal Oak, Rockwood, etc. at much less cost.

johnmitchell

caliking said:

FarmerTom said:

Jstroke said:

I don't care if they put lump in a lathe and spun it so it was identical size length and shape. They can put any label on it they want call it organic and Gluten Free. For that price I'll make my own out of dried cow chips. 

@stlcharcoal --now that my friend is a beautiful idea. Cow chip charcoal. 

My father was in India for much of WWII.  He said the kids would follow the cows around and scoop up their crap as soon as it hit the ground,  run home and plaster it on the side of their dwelling to latter be used for cooking/heating fire after it had dried.  Wonder about the smoke profile?  Hey stlcharcoal,  Jstroke may be on to a new product for you.  Might even make the greenies happy turning all that terrible waste product into fuel.

Still a common practice in rural India. Its essentially free, once you've fed the cow/buffalo!

I believe this was previously posted as a Cowboy lump user !!!

brentm

Canugghead said:

Saw similar product (perhaps from same source) at GWN HD recently, heavy markdown probably means it's not moving. Inspected a couple of pieces from an opened bag, they seem very light and well carbonised.  Still not convinced it's worth the reduced price, however I may buy some if they still don't move and turn into a 'fire' sale, haha! btw, they dropped price of Brinkmann egg clone in the background from $699 to $350 CAD.

If you get the chance, turn the Black Diamond box over and see where it's made.  Surprisingly, the Char Broil product is made in Russia.  I noticed this yesterday when I inspected the box looking for the weight/volume.

Canugghead

@brentm interesting, I'll look next time.

Canugghead

@brentm confirmed!


No fire sale yet 

brentm

Canugghead said:

@brentm confirmed!


No fire sale yet 

I'm not sure what lump you use regularly, but if you get a hankering, splurge on a box.  You won't be disappointed.

lousubcap

It would be a cold day in hell before I
A.)  bought a known Russian product
B.)  supported Billary (ABC)
C.)   shopped in Wally World

No connection to the thread but it is approaching a dark and stormy night- One more shot of brown water to achieve LEO.