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I Waste No Charcoal
BigBuford
Posts: 78
I have my system. I sort by small, medium, and large.
I dump the bag of charcoal in a wheelbarrow and then sort by size
The small pieces I place on the screen and shake out the charcoal dust
I end up with three containers of correctly sized charcoal.
The small pieces I place on the screen and shake out the charcoal dust
I end up with three containers of correctly sized charcoal.
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Looks like you’ve got all your rocks in a row!"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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nice method!aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap -
Hope you're not tossing the dust! I sprinkle a bit of it on to the top of every cook, just to use it up.
(I do not clamp the toothpaste tube into my bench vice, to get the last bit out, however, like my Dad did)___________"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."
- Lin Yutang
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Sometimes I do sprinkle the dust
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I wonder what @RRP thinks about this"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
Minnesota -
I don't waste any either.
Open up the bag, and dump it in. Haven't noticed any difference to date.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
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caliking said:I don't waste any either.
Open up the bag, and dump it in. Haven't noticed any difference to date. -
BigBuford said:
I end up with three containers of correctly sized charcoal.
I rip it open and dump it in.
Clinton, Iowa -
Rip it open and dump it in. When I get to the bottom 1/4 of the bag, I open a new one to start a new bag for the bottom of the firebox. Then I use the remainder of the old bag to top dress the firebox until it's empty. Fines, powder, and all. It's all the same BTUs and the smaller pieces and dust accelerate the lighting times.
I haven't taken home an undamaged bag off the top of the pallet in years. My bags are usually the ones I run over with a forklift or have been mutilated somehow. All burns the same. -
stlcharcoal said:Rip it open and dump it in. When I get to the bottom 1/4 of the bag, I open a new one to start a new bag for the bottom of the firebox. Then I use the remainder of the old bag to top dress the firebox until it's empty. Fines, powder, and all. It's all the same BTUs and the smaller pieces and dust accelerate the lighting times.
I haven't taken home an undamaged bag off the top of the pallet in years. My bags are usually the ones I run over with a forklift or have been mutilated somehow. All burns the same.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
caliking said:Hol' up... you get FREE charcoal ?!?!?!?Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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Interesting. Do you have different recipes for the differently shaped charcoal, or do you build the fire the same way every time?
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I buy all my charcoal in 40lb sacks.
As far how much and what sizes I put in the Egg, it depends on how long of a cook.
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I use all mine too. It goes in the top. It burns. Ashes come out the bottom. I stir the leftovers well prior to adding more. I thought everyone did that.Michiana, South of the border.
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Teefus, I do the same.
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I'm a classic overthinker, but wow....lol. It all burns the same to me. I do save the huge meteorite pieces for low and slow cooks and collect them in a bin for later. Unless they are too big...then I bust them up into smaller pieces. Occasionally, you find a piece that is not fully charred throughout. In that case, I typically just throw that one out. But, the rest, including dust, just gets dumped in and burned. But, to each his own.....I'm OCD about a ton of things. This just isn't one of them, for me.Athens, GA
XL BGE, Large BGE and RecTec590 -
Mayberry said:I'm a classic overthinker, but wow....lol. It all burns the same to me. I do save the huge meteorite pieces for low and slow cooks and collect them in a bin for later. Unless they are too big...then I bust them up into smaller pieces. Occasionally, you find a piece that is not fully charred throughout. In that case, I typically just throw that one out. But, the rest, including dust, just gets dumped in and burned. But, to each his own.....I'm OCD about a ton of things. This just isn't one of them, for me.
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theyolksonyou said:I may or may not have N ash tool that is in two pieces from breaking up large pieces. 🤷♀️
Guiltily raises own hand :#Athens, GA
XL BGE, Large BGE and RecTec590 -
Perfect
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Do you have another bin for the moon rocks?aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap -
loco_engr said:Do you have another bin for the moon rocks?
Clinton, Iowa -
Langner91 said:
aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap -
caliking said:Hol' up... you get FREE charcoal ?!?!?!?XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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