Rocks in my charcoal

RyeGuy

Hoping to get some feedback as a new member. I have just finished my second bag of BGE brand lump charcoal and in both bags I found rocks, first bag was a large 3-4 inch and the second bag had 3 or 4, 1 inch to 2 inch size rocks. Has anyone else experienced this or is this normal with most brands? 

bucky925

Oh meeeee  Is it Friday???

tarheelmatt

No biggie.  It happens.  Egg on! 

RyeGuy

Thanks tarheelmatt

bgebrent

They are put into the lump and intended to be heat retainers and radiators, hence doubling the life of your lump. Not really, normal part of lump charcoal although you mined more than average. 

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

Save your rocks. When you have enough to fill up an empty bag of charcoal take it to your local dealer and they will (may) give you a free bag. 

RyeGuy

Lol, I won't hold my breath on the free bag. Good to know it seems to be fairly normal. Thanks for the feedback

cookingdude555

I don't take them out until they've been cooked a couple of times, then they go out with the ash. 

nolaegghead

Normal.  Site debris finds its way into the bags as they use bulldozers, skid-loaders and the like to move the product around the production facility.  They overfill the bags to compensate.

PNWFoodie

Try FOGO

Mayberry

You will find additional pieces in al brands....some more than others. You will find a few rocks in every brand you try.  Pour slowly and avoid the large ones from crashing into your Egg.  Otherwise, standard operating procedure.  

SmokeyPitt

Welcome!  I also wanted to mention that BGE lump is Royal Oak.  You can get it in a red bag at Home Depot or Wal-Mart for much cheaper.  Same lump..

Fred19Flintstone

Obviously defective.  Give the rest of that bag to me for proper disposal.  

WDE86

RyeGuy said:

Hoping to get some feedback as a new member. I have just finished my second bag of BGE brand lump charcoal and in both bags I found rocks, first bag was a large 3-4 inch and the second bag had 3 or 4, 1 inch to 2 inch size rocks. Has anyone else experienced this or is this normal with most brands? 

I'm probably in the majority here also I suppose? But I found more rocks burning BGE brand lump than any others I've used. And as far as ratios go, I've used far more different bags of charcoal than I did BGE when I first got my grill (3-4 bags before I got tired of paying so much for lump charcoal). 

RyeGuy

thats great, thanks for all the feedback.

YukonRon

I have found bolts, rocks, plastic, spring, unknown charred mass, and a couple of keys.
They work perfect in the trash can.
No biggie on the rocks.

northGAcock

Save them for a rock concert where you have to bring your own rocks.

Action_Hank

I've found a decent size rock in just about every bag of RO from HD.  Doesn't bother me too much... Just got to be careful not to drop em on your ceramics.

This thread reminded me of a recent discovery in my newest bag of RO: black fluff.  In fear of having two lump threads active this close to a friday, I'll just ask on this thread (sorry for the hijack).  Any health concerns with finding possible kiln insulation in the bag? or just remove the fluff from the bag and egg with rest?

Sorry for the hijjack @RyeGuy, cheers!