The "Rock" In Rockwood Charcoal?!

FlyOverCountry

stlcharcoal said:

milesvdustin said:

FlyOverCountry said:

milesvdustin said:

Not sure who disagreed with me, but I'd like to know how you can get all the rocks out of trees 

What kind of idiot thinks rocks grow in trees?  Did someone hit you in the head with a big one when you were a kid? 

Not sure why I am replying to a troll, but trees pick things up sometimes as they grow. Sawmills xray their logs because of the things that can be in trees will destroy their blades. 

And guess what happens to the pieces they reject......to the charcoal plant they go.  You'll find nails, barbed wire, bullets, and even the occasional arrowhead.  Anything that's ever been shot or hammered into a tree many years forms a knot and gets encased in the wood, and then the charcoal if it doesn't break apart.

If you find a black an red tipped throwing star lemme know.  

YukonRon

I know I have gone through around 100 bags of Rockwood in the last year, easily, likely more.....have I found rocks? Yes. Do I give a shït? No. 

I have never cooked with a better product in my life. I will gladly take a couple of rocks along the way for such a clean burning, non acrid flavor lump.

As long as Rockwood is available, I will NEVER use anything else. To me there is only Rockwood and büllshït.

Rockwood everytime.

FlyOverCountry

milesvdustin said:

FlyOverCountry said:

milesvdustin said:

Not sure who disagreed with me, but I'd like to know how you can get all the rocks out of trees 

What kind of idiot thinks rocks grow in trees?  Did someone hit you in the head with a big one when you were a kid? 

Not sure why I am replying to a troll, but trees pick things up sometimes as they grow. Sawmills xray their logs because of the things that can be in trees will destroy their blades. 

So a big one fell on your head?  

kl8ton

@stlcharcoal

With such a dusty dirty product going in the bag,  what method is used to ensure the exterior of the bag remains so clean? 

Do you use a feather duster to clean it while you personally and lovingly hand sew each bag shut? 

BGEChicago

@stlcharcoal should run a promotion, use only his lump and when you accumulate 20 Lbs of rocks (the wight of a bag)  you get a free bag... I'g go broke saving rocks.... I'm obviously not in marketing 

milesvdustin

I keep all my rocks in a little rock garden near the egg 

JNDATHP

Happy RW convert. 

MaskedMarvel

stlcharcoal said:

milesvdustin said:

FlyOverCountry said:

milesvdustin said:

Not sure who disagreed with me, but I'd like to know how you can get all the rocks out of trees 

What kind of idiot thinks rocks grow in trees?  Did someone hit you in the head with a big one when you were a kid? 

Not sure why I am replying to a troll, but trees pick things up sometimes as they grow. Sawmills xray their logs because of the things that can be in trees will destroy their blades. 

And guess what happens to the pieces they reject......to the charcoal plant they go.  You'll find nails, barbed wire, bullets, and even the occasional arrowhead.  Anything that's ever been shot or hammered into a tree many years forms a knot and gets encased in the wood, and then the charcoal if it doesn't break apart.

I keep my random extra pieces in an old smoker box. I don’t have many, but they’re MINE!

Im intrigued - what’s the weirdest/coolest thing you’ve found in your wood, so far?

billt01

Rockwood, BGE lump, and Wicked Good are all worth the 20 bones @ Ace.

jtcBoynton

smbishop said:

Here is my one and only after many, many bags of Rockwood.   Sh#t happens, quality product, awesome company.

Rockwood is my go to lump - great product.  This beats my largest prize from a bag of RocYwood to date - a 1 pound 3.2 ounce black diamond.

thetrim

caliking said:

I’ve burned over a pallet of Rockwood so far. Have never found any plywood, flooring scraps, trim, tongue/groove etc. Fairly certain that I never will. 

You said "trim".  Nicely done.

ColtsFan

Like the other heavy users, I've burned probably close to 300 lbs this year of Rockwood and have zero complaints. Occasional rock, but not anywhere close to BGE, RO or the others.

We use BGE lump at the Ace events and I'm cleaning out rocks frequently.

Yno

I switched from Fogo to Rockwood as soon as it was available in the Prop 65 everything will kill you state. At first I was missing the big chunks in Fogo, but the Rockwood works just fine. And it seems to last a lot longer. Even after six to eight hour cooks, I give the Kick Ash Basket a shake, and there is still a bunch of good fuel left. and that reminds me, I have to make a two mile trip to Ace soon... 

alaskanassasin

Smoked 4 butts for 20 hours, A burger cook the following day and bottle burgers a few days later on a single load of rockwood 

Carolina Q

You never know what you'll find "growing" in a tree. 

Bicycles...


Cars...


Even rocks...


Sometimes, even the tree itself is a rock!

As for me, I almost never find rocks in lump. No cars or bikes either. Not in Wicked Good, not RO, not Rockwood. I mostly use RO, quite happy with it.

stlcharcoal

Carolina Q said:

You never know what you'll find "growing" in a tree. 



Cars...

That reminded me of this car in St. Louis......in a private collection (my dad's friend.)



The funny part of the story:  This business owner heard about this car and send one of his workers over to pick up the car for parts.  The owner had cut it out of the tree.  But a fender, or the spare tire, was still stuck in it.  So when his assistant came back him about the piece still stuck, he sent his assistant back to buy the tree.  He ended up paying more for the tree and piece stuck in it, than he did the rest of the car.  There are Duesenbergs, Packards, and V16 Cadillacs in this collection, but this one always above always steals the show.

GoooDawgs

What's with the rulers and food scales to weigh rocks found in lump coal?  Life must be pretty good if this is what you complain over... 

smbishop

GoooDawgs said:

What's with the rulers and food scales to weigh rocks found in lump coal?  Life must be pretty good if this is what you complain over... 

Not complaining, more like a diamond in the rough...

dbCooper

smbishop said:

GoooDawgs said:

What's with the rulers and food scales to weigh rocks found in lump coal?  Life must be pretty good if this is what you complain over... 

Not complaining, more like a diamond in the rough...

Not complaining here either.  Rather, I considered the find unique, so much so it is now proudly displayed.....

speed51133

That is a sweet ruler. I'd display it too. 

U_tarded

Canugghead

GoooDawgs said:

What's with the rulers and food scales to weigh rocks found in lump coal?  Life must be pretty good if this is what you complain over... 

First world problem 😥

Philly35

I find a rock in almost every bag of RW. They always look the same, like rough ceramic. They never look like an actual rock. They are never very big either. I can care less. I’ve also found chunks of lump the size of my forearm, that fills up half of my large. RW for life! I always pick it up when Ace runs a sale, since amazon quit getting it. Or whatever site it was. I think it shipped fedex? Had to get 5 bags for free shipping if I remember correctly. Ah the good ol days! @stlcharcoal I love your charcoal keep up the good work! Haters gonna hate!

milesvdustin

If anyone is somewhat local to STL I highly recommend driving up to see @stlcharcoal in person and buying as much as you can. I bought a pallet earlier this year and I'm about halfway through it. Looks like another spring trip! 

My wife, son, and I took a trip to STL to sightsee a while back. @stlcharcoal let me leave my trailer all day at his warehouse then come back later to get it and load up. He let us hang out at the warehouse for a while, the delorean is cool! My son loved the swing inside so I have to get one now! 

Great hospitality and really great lump from the stl charcoal company! 

Woadie

Found my first two rock diamonds.  After cooking roughly 200 lbs of charcoal last year.  I’ll take those numbers all day.  

camofreak

I’ve burnt over a dozen bags of Rockwood. I have only found about a 2” piece of orange colored rock in my last bag. I assumed it was a piece of kiln. I’m not mad. It’s still the best charcoal of the half dozen brands or so that I’ve tried. I bought a new bag today. I’m a happy customer.

Woadie

Oh no doubt I just bought three more bags.  

Tspud1

milesvdustin said:

If anyone is somewhat local to STL I highly recommend driving up to see @stlcharcoal in person and buying as much as you can. I bought a pallet earlier this year and I'm about halfway through it. Looks like another spring trip! 

My wife, son, and I took a trip to STL to sightsee a while back. @stlcharcoal let me leave my trailer all day at his warehouse then come back later to get it and load up. He let us hang out at the warehouse for a while, the delorean is cool! My son loved the swing inside so I have to get one now! 

Great hospitality and really great lump from the stl charcoal company! 

Did you see the car lift in the warhouse?

stlcharcoal

Tspud1 said:

milesvdustin said:

If anyone is somewhat local to STL I highly recommend driving up to see @stlcharcoal in person and buying as much as you can. I bought a pallet earlier this year and I'm about halfway through it. Looks like another spring trip! 

My wife, son, and I took a trip to STL to sightsee a while back. @stlcharcoal let me leave my trailer all day at his warehouse then come back later to get it and load up. He let us hang out at the warehouse for a while, the delorean is cool! My son loved the swing inside so I have to get one now! 

Great hospitality and really great lump from the stl charcoal company! 

Did you see the car lift in the warhouse?

northGAcock

Welcome to the club. I have had a few over the years. Wear it like a badge of honor.