FYI Kingsford twin pack 18.6 LBS for $9.99 at Home Depot

BGEChicago

Not sure at all Home Depot's but mine 8 miles west of Chicago had it on sale today. I like to use it in my MM for quick cooks.

RalphieBoy

You use Charcoal Briquettes in your green egg?

BGEChicago

Well in my mini Max, the XL no way. If i'm just grilling some chicken breast or hamburgers, sure...

HeavyG

Lowe's has Royal Oak on sale for $4 a bag thru July 4th.

milesvdustin

I use it in my weber. Like right now! 

BGEChicago

Ha! I fill up the charcoal chimney, light er up and I'm cooking in 15 minutes, yeah the Kingsford produces a lot of ash but I vacuum  it out with a Dewalt cordless vac, not conventional but works for the family  

stlcharcoal

BGEChicago said:

 yeah the Kingsford produces a lot of ash 

Because one of the prevolant ingrediants is coal fly ash........and limestone.  There's a reason briquettes are so cheap, they are filled heavy stuff that doesn't burn.  

milesvdustin

I used a few dump truck loads of fly ash to make the road base for my driveway. Once it rained it set up like concrete 

stlcharcoal

milesvdustin said:

I used a few dump truck loads of fly ash to make the road base for my driveway. Once it rained it set up like concrete 

There's a Quikcrete plant near one of the big coal powerplants here in STL for that reason.  The other big coal plant one just got notice from the EPA, they can't dump that stuff in their ponds anymore. 

DMW

milesvdustin said:

I used a few dump truck loads of fly ash to make the road base for my driveway. Once it rained it set up like concrete 

When Kingsford Ash gets wets it also sets up like concrete.

HeavyG

stlcharcoal said:

BGEChicago said:

 yeah the Kingsford produces a lot of ash 

Because one of the prevolant ingrediants is coal fly ash........and limestone.  There's a reason briquettes are so cheap, they are filled heavy stuff that doesn't burn.  

There's coal in some Kingsford products but there is not likely any "coal fly ash" as in ash from a coal fired powerplant.

DMW

HeavyG said:

stlcharcoal said:

BGEChicago said:

 yeah the Kingsford produces a lot of ash 

Because one of the prevolant ingrediants is coal fly ash........and limestone.  There's a reason briquettes are so cheap, they are filled heavy stuff that doesn't burn.  

There's coal in some Kingsford products but there is not likely any "coal fly ash" as in ash from a coal fired powerplant.

I'm not in a position to comment on this. However, I want to Google "coal fly ash" tomorrow at some point and this comment will be my reminder.

milesvdustin

It was like powder when it was dumped, then they poured the gravel on top. It rained a couple days later and my driveway is like concrete now. Even torrential rain doesnt budge the gravel. My drive is almost 700’ with a couple hills. 

There is a coal power plant (lake of egypt in southern IL) 3 or so miles from my house 

BGEChicago

stlcharcoal said:

BGEChicago said:

 yeah the Kingsford produces a lot of ash 

Because one of the prevolant ingrediants is coal fly ash........and limestone.  There's a reason briquettes are so cheap, they are filled heavy stuff that doesn't burn.  

Umm, the main Charcoal I use is your product....

Focker

Never found a battery in a bag of K.
Just sayin'.

GregW

Thanks for reminding me of the holiday sale. It's time to stock up again,

I usually buy 14 bags when it's on sale.

Skiddymarker

Briquettes are ideal for quick grilling, cheap, easy to get ready and literally made for the kettle. 20 to 30 wing flappers and drummers out of the Sous Vide, browned and crisped on the Weber over a couple of dozen briquettes.

Thanks for the heads up.

FanOfFanboys

usually lowes/home depot have that sale every labor day, memorial day, and july 4th

memorial day this year I picked up 6 pf them. use on the weber. back when I had a bge I would use if I was out of lump. as long as not instant light it will work. hopefully I will have another bge come fall/winter and I whatever kingsford I have left I will burn through on the egg

Fred19Flintstone

I use them in my bge chiminea for quick use.