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Cowboy lump and rocks

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Seanr7
Seanr7 Posts: 207
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Half a bag and a lot of rocks
XL BGE
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  • Seanr7
    Seanr7 Posts: 207
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    BGE, nor Royal Oak has this much combined in the two other bags I've gone through.
    XL BGE
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  • Spaightlabs
    Spaightlabs Posts: 2,349
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    Nice rock collection. Maybe pack them up and mail them back?
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
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    Spaightlabs said:

    Nice rock collection.

    Maybe pack them up and mail them back?

    I would... That's a few too many.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • bud812
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    Looks like their kiln is fallin apart big time.

    Not to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol is a solution...

    Large & Small BGE

    Stockton Ca.

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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
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    Get some Ozark Oak or Rockwood
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • Seanr7
    Seanr7 Posts: 207
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    I think I'll keep a few buckets for rocks and see which lump has the most junk in it.
    XL BGE
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  • plumbfir01
    plumbfir01 Posts: 725
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    i have been happy with Rockwood... on my 5th bag and only 1 foreign object so far...just one small rock. 
    Beaufort, SC
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  • jaydub58
    jaydub58 Posts: 2,167
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    I, too, have found rocks in Cowboy.  Royal Oak?  Nah!
    John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
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    I find rocks in royal oak all the time. Not that many but every time I clean out an egg no matter what lump I use I find rocks.
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    When SWMBO was cleaning up her flowers for fall she noticed rocks in the pot closest to my egg. She says want me to leave this one for your rock collection? Mostly RO and yes she left one with dirt and nothing else for my collection. :)
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,687
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    plumbfir01 said:
    i have been happy with Rockwood... on my 5th bag and only 1 foreign object so far...just one small rock. 

    Just one?!?!?!  I'll have to add some extras next time for you.  Why do you think we call it Rockwood?     BAHWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.    =))

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  • plumbfir01
    plumbfir01 Posts: 725
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    rocks are easy....plastics are something i dont want burning in my egg though
    Beaufort, SC
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  • Texansurf
    Texansurf Posts: 507
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    I have quit using cowboy lump because of the amount of rocks. I can understand a few things getting in but this looks like a way to sell rocks to me. This is also why I don't dump the lump from the bag. It's a little messier but no need to dump rocks on my egg.
    Corpus Christi, Texas.  LBGE x 2, Weber Smoky Joe, and Aussie Walk-About
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  • revolver1
    revolver1 Posts: 372
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    I've found rocks and other stuff in just about every brand I've tried.  IMO it's expected, not a surprise.  
    Dan, Columbia,Mo.
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  • Seanr7
    Seanr7 Posts: 207
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    Rocks are not a surprise, a quarry in my bag is a surprise.
    XL BGE
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,687
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    Anything that could have been fastened, shot, wedged, wrapped, etc. into a tree is fair game for lump charcoal.  The tree grows around that stuff and forms a knot.  You don't find that prize until that knots burns away.

    Rocks come from the loaders the scraping the trees off the forest floor......no avoiding those.  A char dust covered rock looks just like a chunk of charcoal in the bagger.

    The only unnatural things that can come out of the manufacturing process that I ask for a pass on is the metal banding.  That's what holds the slabs together when they're loaded in the kiln.  They can break apart from all the heat and make their way into the bags.

    The only way to get charcoal that's 100% the same every time w/o rocks and such is to buy briquettes.  They manufactured in a machine the exact same, every time.

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  • j_beau
    j_beau Posts: 14
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    I just purchased 2 bags of cowboy lump. I am interested to see what extras are in the lump.......
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
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    I've yet to find anything negative in Maple Leaf.  Don't think everyone can get it but it's great.  The only problem is that I didn't stock up before it got cold.  Now I am going to have to try to find some since it's apparently no longer "barbecue season" in some peoples mind.
    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,457
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    I have used nothing but OO and RW for the last 6 months with no surprises yet. But I only found 1 big rock in 5yrs of using BGE and Royal Oak. Cowboy is cowboy any review I have ever read hasn't been very stellar but I can't comment on experience because I haven't burned it.

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • Teedoff
    Teedoff Posts: 65
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    The first bag of RO I tried, I found a big wad of what looked like white insulation. I have been skeptical of it ever since. I try to avoid Cowboy after all the mediocre reviews here. So I end up using Kroger lump. One because I'm cheap and two it has worked surprisingly well for me so far.
    Decatur, AL
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  • revolver1
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    I've found rocks and other stuff in just about every brand I've tried.  IMO it's expected, not a surprise.  
    Dan, Columbia,Mo.
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
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    Teedoff said:
    The first bag of RO I tried, I found a big wad of what looked like white insulation. I have been skeptical of it ever since. I try to avoid Cowboy after all the mediocre reviews here. So I end up using Kroger lump. One because I'm cheap and two it has worked surprisingly well for me so far.
    My brother had that happen to a couple bags of his.  He called and emailed pictures of what he found and they reimbursed him for the bags.  They claimed that some of the insulation they use to cool down the kiln.  We just bought 8 bags of OO and 6 bags of RW.  Have not found any foreign yet.  Plus we wanted to see if we can tell a difference in the #1 and #2 rated charcoals.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • saluki2007
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    stlcharcoal said:


    The only unnatural things that can come out of the manufacturing process that I ask for a pass on is the metal banding.  That's what holds the slabs together when they're loaded in the kiln.  They can break apart from all the heat and make their way into the bags.

    I'm glad you said that.  I found a couple metal bands in a bag of Natural Glo and I thought maybe it came from them "recycling a home".  Gave me bad vibes.  None the less, I probably will stick with RR or OO.  If I could convince him to carry one or the other in store I would just stick with that.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    gmac said:
    I've yet to find anything negative in Maple Leaf.  Don't think everyone can get it but it's great.  The only problem is that I didn't stock up before it got cold.  Now I am going to have to try to find some since it's apparently no longer "barbecue season" in some peoples mind.
    Where are you located?

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Alphonse
    Alphonse Posts: 80
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    Help a newbie with the acronyms, who is OO and RR?  

    I bought a sack of Cowboy at Lowes and it was 50% powder and very small chips.  I will not be buying any more of it.  


    Alan in LA (Lower Alabama that is)
    "If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before!" 
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,457
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    OO - Ozark Oak
    RW - Rockwood
    RO - Royal Oak

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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