Welcome to the EGGhead Forum - a great place to visit and packed with tips and EGGspert advice! You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following Big Green Egg to Experience our World of Flavor™ at:
Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Youtube  |  Vimeo
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.

Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch

Stump Chunks

grillingunner
grillingunner Posts: 116
in EggHead Forum
Has anyone used these to light the egg? http://stumpchunks.com.  I just ran across these and seem to be a good option.
LBGE And MINI Egg
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,896
    Seems like overkill to me, but then I don't use a weed burner or any of the other really fun products to light with, either. Lots of easy and inexpensive options out there. Not sure what, if any, advantages the stump chunks provide.
    Stillwater, MN
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    Stump Chunks are for Chumps!!!   This video was about as exciting as the Three Cheese Blend!
    =======================================
    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP PitBoss Navigator 850G 11/25
    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,759
    edited April 2017
    We stock them in our store.  They're great for camp fires and if you like to use kindling to start fires vs. starter sticks.  I've met these guys at HBP-Expo a few times and the BGE dealer's meeting, and they're great folks.  Not really better or worse than any of the other ways us BGE guys use to light, but it's quick and easy to grab a handful of the chunks and drop a match in them.  The guy in the video, Sylvain, is absolutely hilarious.  Good company, good product. 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SirSquatch
    SirSquatch Posts: 109
    So it's fatwood?
    Northern VA - LBGE
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,759
    No, it's not wood dipped in wax, oil, etc, it's ground up tree stumps.  The stump has a tons of BTUs and normally they just get buried or burned because there's not really a market for them.  These guys chip them up and bag them for fire starter.  Just like DOMESTIC lump charcoal, it's from wood that would be otherwise discarded.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SirSquatch
    SirSquatch Posts: 109
    stlcharcoal said:
    No, it's not wood dipped in wax, oil, etc, it's ground up tree stumps.  The stump has a tons of BTUs and normally they just get buried or burned because there's not really a market for them.  These guys chip them up and bag them for fire starter.  Just like DOMESTIC lump charcoal, it's from wood that would be otherwise discarded.
    Fatwood (or real fatwood anyways, I'm sure companies do fake it) is not dipped in anything, it's naturally high in resin which allows it to start and burn hot and fast, generally found in old stumps. 
    Northern VA - LBGE
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories