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egret
egret Posts: 4,185
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Went to Restaurant Depot today and got some "stuff". The Royal Oak was $7.99. I'm a little worried as I didn't see where it was made, else I'd have gotten more.!! :sick:
My first time to a RD.....was quite an experience, Thank you Susan for making it happen! :lol:

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,301
    John, I always look on the back panel near the bottom and it should read Made in USA
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    Someone said you were going to get some grape juice and all I see is water.

    Sure wish we had a RD out here.

    .
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  • jonboy
    jonboy Posts: 163
    What size bags are the ro?
    Is it hard to set up an account with RD?

    jon
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
    is entirely inappropriate for this section.

    As punishment you will have to load up that vehicle with all your competition blend and bring it to me...
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,185
    Uh Ohhhhhh!! I found it! It was marked in the side crease right near the top of the bag so you couldn't see it easily. I've never seen a bag of lump marked where this one is. Anyway, it's made in Argentina! I guess I'm screwed.....maybe I can sell them to Pete!! :woohoo:
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,185
    Hahahaha.....I'm never going to outlive that "grape boy" handle! I'm getting close to giving the BB a try....just can't seem to work it in!
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  • Beli
    Beli Posts: 10,751
    Bogie......soon you are going to need a Hummer to get your stuff.... is that for one day??? :ohmy:
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,185
    The bags are just under 18#'s. You need a business license to set up an account. If you do it online you get a $25 credit on your first purchase.
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,185
    You're still trying to get my WG, aren't ya'?? :laugh: I've been meaning to call you regarding the Weekend Warrior. What's been your experience regarding sparking or any other negatives with this stuff??
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,185
    Heeeee! No, this will last me for several days.....maybe a week! :woohoo:
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,301
    can't you just return it?
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    You better get on it, you and the Mrs. are really missing out.

    .
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,185
    Hmmmmmmm, never thought of that. I'm gonna give it a shake tonight and see how it goes.......
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
    It can be sparky when hit with a torch, but once the torch is removed it burns like a champ.

    I will not do these troop cooks without it. The RO (BGE) just doesn't last all night like the WGC does.

    Yes I am still after you WG hahah
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    It will be interesting to hear what you think about the lump.

    GG
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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    those look like tha south american bags i did the same thing valdalia 1 loves it i guess i gave him 40 pounds or so gave some to a friend.. the american bags feel more like paper than those do..


    i am going on thursday to the one in charlotte ;)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    You'll REALLY know sparky if the RO was made in Argentina. Should say something on the upper side of the bag...
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,301
    I guess it's no big gamble at $8, but I made the same call and hated the stuff. Ended up giving away that newly opened bag and 2 more since I couldn't return it. Some people like it and especially this close to the 4th of July you can use it in place of sparklers!!!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,185
    Yeah, I found the damn thing......Argentina!! I looked all over that bag (well, almost all over that bag) in the store. One of the clerks was watching me the whole time......he looked like he was getting ready to call for backup!! :laugh:
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  • DrZaius
    DrZaius Posts: 1,481
    egret wrote:
    Went to Restaurant Depot today and got some "stuff". The Royal Oak was $7.99. I'm a little worried as I didn't see where it was made, else I'd have gotten more.!! :sick:
    My first time to a RD.....was quite an experience, Thank you Susan for making it happen! :lol:

    If you went to the location in Norcross you just bought bags of RO that you definitely want to return. It is from Argentina and sparks so much I returned all of the bags I bought last week. :(
    This is the greatest signature EVAR!
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  • Darnoc
    Darnoc Posts: 2,661
    Seems like you have a lot of pizza in your future.No problem to return the lump to RD as I have made the same mistake when I am in a hurry.If the sparking is minimal you might consider mixing it in with the good stuff.They do stock the stuff made in Georgia all you have to do is keep your eyes open.A old fart on this forum should have none better.Beers.
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  • Car Wash Mike
    Car Wash Mike Posts: 11,244
    No Grape soda?

    Mike
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    See if they will let you return it....you absolutely can not use it for high temp cooks..the egg will look like a volcano...out the lower vent also..I had a pitcher of water on hand it was sparkin so bad I thought it would start a fire..
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    4th of July is comin....fill it up and roll it out to the middle of the street and enjoy the show.. :)
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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
    What are you going to do with all that flour? I filled 10 ziplocks with 5 lbs each and put them in the freezer. -RP
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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
    Hey John - wish I had known I would have tried to meet you there. I work about 10 minutes away.

    Regarding the Royal Oak - the color of the top band they use to stitch the bag closed is a giveaway. Black bands are Argentine lump. Red bands are American. At Restaurant Depot you can see the bands on the pallets that are way up top. I have had them pull pallets down for me to buy the US stuff.
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  • DrZaius
    DrZaius Posts: 1,481
    Fidel wrote:
    Hey John - wish I had known I would have tried to meet you there. I work about 10 minutes away.

    Regarding the Royal Oak - the color of the top band they use to stitch the bag closed is a giveaway. Black bands are Argentine lump. Red bands are American. At Restaurant Depot you can see the bands on the pallets that are way up top. I have had them pull pallets down for me to buy the US stuff.

    Hey Rod I remember about what you told me last week. When I returned my RO back to RD I scanned every pallet in the place and it is all Argentine Lump. I will go by the downtown location next week and check their supply. I work right around the corner from there.
    This is the greatest signature EVAR!
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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
    Don't be so sure. I buy the US stuff there all the time. They usually have both varieties in the store kept in different locations. You just need to look at what you're buying.
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  • Darnoc
    Darnoc Posts: 2,661
    How many pizzas can you guys eat?Let us say that one pizza will have 2 1/2 to 3 cups of flour.Which in the dry weight scale would be close to 5oz.per cup.Now you divide that into a fifty pound bag that would equate to two hundred and sixty six pizzas. Lots of carbs with that much pizza.
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,185
    That's what I got!! Isn't that great???!!
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