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    Costco cowboy on sale again

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    Yearly cowboy lump on sale, I'll probably get my usual 10 a year.




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      Man, $2 per kg for lump.  Stuff is less than a buck a pound down here.  Glad I'm not Canadian!
      Clinton, Iowa
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      8kg  not lbs!!!!! Roughly a buck a pound on sale.
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      Lol, I know it has a bad rep but I've been using it for a year a I like it. I've done maybe 3, 28 hour smokes with it with no problems. The price of coal not on sale is ridiculous over here.
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      GrateEggspectations said:
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      You misspelled “jealous”. 

      😂😂😂

      I have no experience with Cowboy, but feedback from this forum would lead me to believe that might be $16.99 too much. 
      loL
      Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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      Mr1egg said:
      Lol, I know it has a bad rep but I've been using it for a year a I like it. I've done maybe 3, 28 hour smokes with it with no problems. The price of coal not on sale is ridiculous over here.
      Did you try the Maple Leaf from BMR? How does it compare with Costco Cowboy?
      I stocked up on that deal because with their 15% off sale and newsletter subscription coupon it was cheaper than $16.99, shipped free from QC. Bought two bags of Costco Cowboy last year but haven't tried them yet.
      canuckland
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      Canugghead said:
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      Did you try the Maple Leaf from BMR? How does it compare with Costco Cowboy?
      I stocked up on that deal because with their 15% off sale and newsletter subscription coupon it was cheaper than $16.99, shipped free from QC. Bought two bags of Costco Cowboy last year but haven't tried them yet.

      that would be a strange comparison, that maple leaf is about the best smelling lump during a low and slow on the planet. sad day when they stopped selling it down here, i used to buy it by the pallet from wicked good. i use cowboy often but have not bought the big box store versions, not sure what quality they sell. cowboy at the local market has been fine for a few years now.
      fukahwee maine

      you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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      Canugghead said:
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      Did you try the Maple Leaf from BMR? How does it compare with Costco Cowboy?
      I stocked up on that deal because with their 15% off sale and newsletter subscription coupon it was cheaper than $16.99, shipped free from QC. Bought two bags of Costco Cowboy last year but haven't tried them yet.
      I didn't get up buying any of the maple leaf, I wanted to but ended up just waiting for this deal again. How do you like the maple leaf? 

      Cowboy is a bit smoky but low ash and holds temps great.
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      edited August 2023
      As @fishlessman said, ML is one of the best out there. I used it when I started egging, later switched to Basques (comparable, also from QC) when Costco had a huge clearance. Opened a bag from the recent BMR purchase, still as good as ever.

      The regular price for 8kg ML is only $19.98 at BMR. Do yourself a favour, subscribe to their newsletter and get a coupon for $10 off min $75 purchase. Order at least four bags so you can use the coupon, order over $49 ships free from QC.  Thank me later  ;)  

      Edit: crappy tire sells the same 8kg ML bag for $28.99
      canuckland
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      I don't mind cowboy lump, but this is the French version.  I think I will have to pass on that, I won't be able to understand the instructions on the bag.
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      I'll pass on the costco lump and try the maple leaf charcoal, I'll order 4 bags and see what it's like. It's nice too that this is the regular price. I think I use around 8 bags of coal  a year.
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      They ship by Purolator, make sure someone is home to sign for it. They figured the contents must be highly valuable since the box is so big, lol.
      canuckland
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      If they sold charcoal by volume, not weight, would Canada sell it in quarts, or liters?

      I can never remember where they do it right and where they do it metric.

      Sorry, it is National Rum Day down here in the states and I am feeling my inner pirate tonight!
      Clinton, Iowa
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      cookingdude555 said:
      I don't mind cowboy lump, but this is the French version.  I think I will have to pass on that, I won't be able to understand the instructions on the bag.
      Pro tip: look on the other side of the bag - your Mother tongue!

      Personally, I don't have any particular hate or fondness for Cowboy. My experience was that if it was all glowing red for a  very hot and fast grilling situation it was ok. If being used in a kamado low and slow smoldering fire situation it was kinda stinky. 
      I haven't used any in many many moons so I have no idea if the current product is much the same as it was back then.
      “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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      Cowboy gets a bad rap- I use it to start bonfires with- it works great.
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      GregW said:
      Cowboy gets a bad rap- I use it to start bonfires with- it works great.
      Isn’t this saying it all, though? 🙃
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      Langner91 said:
      If they sold charcoal by volume, not weight, would Canada sell it in quarts, or liters?

      I can never remember where they do it right and where they do it metric.

      Sorry, it is National Rum Day down here in the states and I am feeling my inner pirate tonight!
      paqing @paqman     
      canuckland
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      Oh, look at the little pirate , where are your buccaneers?

      Under my buccan hat lady!


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      Canugghead said:


      Edit: crappy tire sells the same 8kg ML bag for $28.99
      I just tried to send you a PM and was denied permission…SO I will blurt out my question here in the open! 

      I recommend Canadian Tire to Canadian folks so am I blindly sending them into trouble, or is “crappy tire” just a tongue in cheek reference like when we call WalMart “Wally World” for instance? 

      PM me your reply if you wish!
      Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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      edited August 2023
      @RRP
      No need for PM since this is in the public domain...
      https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-tire-loses-fight-for-www-crappytire-com-1.294510#:~:text=%22%20The%20term%20Crappy%20Tire%20is,reference%20to%20a%20mass%20merchandiser.%22

      btw, it is possible to PM someone with private profile, I posted the how-to several times in the past.

      Edit: let me guess, you tell canuck customers to get Permatex from CT for gasket install? Nothing wrong with that but I think HD may have better pricing.
      canuckland
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      Thanks
      Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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      Both my brother and I purchased cowboy in Florida and it was horrible. Like burning asphalt and the bad smoke would not stop. Fast forward, Costco in Canada switched to cowboy and my neighbour said it was good.  While I was away on vacation he borrowed a bag of my maple leaf and replaced it with the Costco cowboy, I am now on my third bag and it is good, not really any different than ML or Basques - verdict, this must be produced in another plant, it’s fine and the sale price is a good deal 
      In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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      ^^^thanks for the info. Haven't opened my costco cowboy yet, come to think of it it does feel less dense (bulkier and lighter) than cowboy I've seen in the past, sign of better carbonisation probably.
      canuckland
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      Canugghead said:
      As @fishlessman said, ML is one of the best out there. I used it when I started egging, later switched to Basques (comparable, also from QC) when Costco had a huge clearance. Opened a bag from the recent BMR purchase, still as good as ever.

      The regular price for 8kg ML is only $19.98 at BMR. Do yourself a favour, subscribe to their newsletter and get a coupon for $10 off min $75 purchase. Order at least four bags so you can use the coupon, order over $49 ships free from QC.  Thank me later  ;)  

      Edit: crappy tire sells the same 8kg ML bag for $28.99
      Just went online to check this out and its $16.97 for 8 kg bag on sale. Signed up for the newsletter and awaiting the $10 off code. Plus free shipping. 

      Thank you. 
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      edited August 2023
      hondabbq said:
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      Just went online to check this out and its $16.97 for 8 kg bag on sale. Signed up for the newsletter and awaiting the $10 off code. Plus free shipping. 

      Thank you. 
      Nice, that's the same 15% off sale I got. I recall the coupon code email arrived in my Promo folder. Hope @mr1egg hasn't ordered at regular price yesterday yet.

      Edit: you're in Alberta right? no free shipping for you, too far

      canuckland
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      edited August 2023
      Canugghead said:
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      Nice, that's the same 15% off sale I got. I recall the coupon code email arrived in my Promo folder. Hope @mr1egg hasn't ordered at regular price yesterday yet.

      Edit: you're in Alberta right? no free shipping for you, too far

      Got the code and the code wont work. Plus, its 45 to ship to me in Manitoba. That sucks. 
      Although, I was just mathing it out and its cheaper to buy 6 and spread the shipping as that is only $2 more per bag than the Royal Oak out here. We have zero options. 6 bags is also just at the threshold for overweight at 70 lbs.  
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      @hondabbq
      sent you a PM
      canuckland
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      If the bags are 8 kg, don't 6 of them weigh more than "70 lb (31kg)"?

      XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

      San Antonio, TX

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      I didn't pull the trigger yet, if this is a regular deal I can wait, I think I still have a few bags left from cowboy.
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