Lump Charcoal

rainey75

Has anyone used this charcoal container?

Photo Egg

Have used in the past. Honestly more work than it's worth to me.
I just dump the lump out of the bag and roll the bag back up.

Bentgrass

I have one.  They can be a bit of a pain and not sure they are worth the work.

WeberWho

Photo Egg said:

Have used in the past. Honestly more work than it's worth to me.
I just dump the lump out of the bag and roll the bag back up.

Agree. I was gifted the exact same one in the picture. Mine just holds wood chunks at this point for the BGE. 

Chris8938

I have one as well.  Like @WeberWho said, mine just holds wood chunks too.

frazzdaddy

I have some 30 gal galvanized cans with lids I got from the feed store. 

littlerascal56

Didn’t like it for lump, as bigger chunks got caught in opening.  I now use for briquettes only, and works fine for that.

Photo Egg

littlerascal56 said:

Didn’t like it for lump, as bigger chunks got caught in opening.  I now use for briquettes only, and works fine for that.

Agree, they are made to drop in a bag of briquettes, bag and all. Not near as good for lump.

TEXASBGE2018

I did. It was fine for a while. I just use a water tight 5 gallon bucket that I keep on my back porch with the egg. Keeps the lump bone dry in any amount of wet weather I've experienced so far.

Grader07

Have one as well... bigger chunks get caught in it.  I now use an old Rubbermaid tote that we were going to throw out... glad I kept it because it holds a full bag of rock wood.  😁

marysvilleksegghead

I have 2 on my uncovered deck, love them!

Shiff

I also have 2 of them on my uncovered deck. Keeps the Rockwood dry in all kinds of weather.  Each holds about half a bag of Rockwood.  Sometimes a large piece will get caught in the opening, but is is easily removed with my hand (I generally have gloves on when I load the grill).

cookingdude555

I had several. Moved to Lowe’s five gallon buckets. Those became brittle in Utah weather, particularly the lids. Their durability was lacking. The Lowe’s buckets are cheaper and work better since the lid comes off easier. Two buckets to a big bag of charcoal. 

stlcharcoal

Every bag of charcoal we sell comes with a free charcoal container.......a three layer 60# Kraft paper bag!  And when your finished, it recyclable, compostable, or burn'able!  Enjoy! 

Cornholio

stlcharcoal said:

Every bag of charcoal we sell comes with a free charcoal container.......a three layer 60# Kraft paper bag!  And when your finished, it recyclable, compostable, or burn'able!  Enjoy! 

Beat me to it, I was gonna say that every bag comes with a free storage container.  

saluki2007

I'm amazed everyday by people making things more complicated than they need to be .

Mattman3969

No. My lump comes in it’s own container. 

GaBGE

I have used one but only for briquettes when I go camping. I can leave it out and my charcoal don’t get wet if it rains.

EGGHEAD83

wood chunks and wax cubes in mine. Never used it for charcoal actually. 

bgebrent

No.

cookingdude555

I get the bag reference, but not all charcoal is covered from the elements by a bag.  A container keeps it dry, even after all three layers are soaked.

HeavyG

I have a few of these, each filled/labeled with different brands:

Each is able to hold a full bag of charcoal.

I don't like pouring from the bag (unless it's just KBB) cuz I like to pick and choose the size of the pieces I need. Also prevents any stuff (rocks, wire strapping, fines, etc.) from being dumped into the grill.

bgebrent

Pouring from the bag is only for us rebellious types.  And you rarely get “stuff” in Rockwood or the other better brands.  To each his own brother.

milesvdustin

I never sort by size when loading the grill. Itll burn. 

nolaegghead

I don't bother removing the lump from the bag.  Just throw the whole shebang in there and set the mother on fire.

HeavyG

milesvdustin said:

I never sort by size when loading the grill. Itll burn. 

True, it all burns. Hard to fit and use a softball sized piece in my yakitori grill tho so I like to pick and choose.

Yno

I use a Rubbermaid Brute 32 gallon container with lid. It is kinda sorta under my canopy, but gets wet in a windy rain. It holds two bags of lump (RW, of course!) and I can still pick it up and dump directly into the Egg. I don't really like paper bags hanging around.

dcc

Got some of these at Sams a few years back.   Use one for lump and the other for recycling my BGE beverage containers.  Wayfair has them now.  Sams/Costco also get them this time of year sometimes.

https://www.wayfair.com/commercial/hd0/sunterrace-30-gal-pacific-outdoor-waste-basket-l500-k~stcf1001.html?refid=GX103455970603-STCF1001&device=t&ptid=155562143100&network=g&targetid=pla-155562143100&channel=GooglePLA&ireid=28749507&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIr4fFv4HN4AIVC5BpCh3cBwTYEAQYByABEgI6WfD_BwE

surveyor

I have two and I like them

THEBuckeye

Would work for dog food too.