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Charcoal bought for the season !!!!

Benjir
Benjir Posts: 29
in EggHead Forum
Pick up this skid for $21.50 per bag , cooking up some pork tenderloins this evening 
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  • Scottborasjr
    Scottborasjr Posts: 3,494
    Could of had the same skid for around 12 bucks a bag except the bags would be orange and yellow. But that should last you a while. Enjoy the tenderloins.
    I raise my kids, cook and golf.  When work gets in the way I'm pissed, I'm pissed off 48 weeks a year.
    Inbetween Iowa and Colorado, not close to anything remotely entertaining outside of football season. 
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  • Benjir
    Benjir Posts: 29
    Oh what brand is that ?there's allways next year , I like my dealer so I tend to deal with him.
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  • Scottborasjr
    Scottborasjr Posts: 3,494
    Big Green Egg charcoal is the same as Royal Oak. But if you are in good with your dealer that's a different story. I overpay for great service all the time. You should be set on charcoal for a while. Which is always good!
    I raise my kids, cook and golf.  When work gets in the way I'm pissed, I'm pissed off 48 weeks a year.
    Inbetween Iowa and Colorado, not close to anything remotely entertaining outside of football season. 
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  • Benjir
    Benjir Posts: 29
    Yeah me and my dad split a skid between us , should last for the year . 
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,643
    Love the charcoal pics!  Should have been around when OO went under.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    How much does a bag typically go for in your area?  

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,706
    @Benjir- First up, welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  As above, good that you are in with your dealer.
    BTW- to make you aware, lump charcoal discussions here can be like religion anywhere else.  Everyone has an opinion...

    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    I hear @hapster has a good picture of his lump.
    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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  • Benjir
    Benjir Posts: 29
    Another dealer in our area charges $30 per bag . 
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  • Benjir
    Benjir Posts: 29
    Pork I cooked up , turned out nice 
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  • Scottborasjr
    Scottborasjr Posts: 3,494
    Looks good. Might have to thaw one out for tomorrow. I haven't done tenderloin for a while. Nicely Done!
    I raise my kids, cook and golf.  When work gets in the way I'm pissed, I'm pissed off 48 weeks a year.
    Inbetween Iowa and Colorado, not close to anything remotely entertaining outside of football season. 
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    Pork is looking good!  

    If the going rate is $30 a bag then you did good splitting the pallet.  Like Scott mentioned though it is Royal Oak so you are paying a bit of a "big green egg" tax.  Around Memorial day and Labor Day wally world often has the red bags of Royal Oak on sale for about $8 for a 17.7# bag. 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,524
    How long have you been egging for?
    "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
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  • Benjir
    Benjir Posts: 29
    I'll do a bit more research for next time , I have bought some royal oak in the past but seems as if it has lots more fines than the bge coal , maybe it was from bags getting thrown around a lot .ive tried cowboy charcoal and it  just sucks feels like a bag of gravel when you pick it up . 
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  • Benjir
    Benjir Posts: 29
    WeberWho? said:
    How long have you been egging for?
    Since last July , my dad bought me the bge for my birthday, best birthday ever !!!!
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,451
    Benjir said:
    Another dealer in our area charges $30 per bag . 
    Personally if someone is stupid enough to pay $30 then that is their problem! BTW where are you located? Maybe we can give you other ideas for future buys. It's not a matter of becoming a lump snob, but if you really get into egging as often as many of us here do then you will be buying more and more! You might as well pay less for lump to have more money for meat. Oh...I forgot...welcome aboard! 
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • setdahook
    setdahook Posts: 284
    Got any good buys for south dakota rrp or anyone else?
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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,877
    firecraft.com.  Rockwood $20/20lb bag.  Free shipping if you order $100 worth.  And you can get smokewood there.

    Rockwood lump kicks a$$.


    NOLA
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  • clifkincaid
    clifkincaid Posts: 572
    Walmart here in Washington use to have the 17# for 9.97...now they just have the small bags for 6.97. Home Depot had the 17# for $13. 
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  • Benjir
    Benjir Posts: 29
    I'm in Michigan 3 hrs north of Detroit .
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    DMW said:
    I hear @hapster has a good picture of his lump.
    Noooooo! :no_mouth: 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,451
    Benjir said:
    I'm in Michigan 3 hrs north of Detroit .
    Any of these GFS locations close to you? GFS lump = Royal Oak lump = BGE lump
    https://www.gfs.com/en/gfsstore/locator
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,451
    edited April 2015
    setdahook said:
    Got any good buys for south dakota rrp or anyone else?
    Not sure of good buys up there, but check with WM. Also many of the national hardware chains such as ACE have lump in their distribution centers and you can special order that way. Years ago when I didn't have a reliable constant source I used that method. OTOH  as people say here Firecraft has become a great source when you buy enough to get free shipping. BTW did you know that you in SD must either have one of the FEW eggs in your state or at least read any of these BGE sites? Don't ask me why I think that har har har
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Benjir
    Benjir Posts: 29
    RRP said:
    Benjir said:
    I'm in Michigan 3 hrs north of Detroit .
    Any of these GFS locations close to you? GFS lump = Royal Oak lump = BGE lump
    https://www.gfs.com/en/gfsstore/locator
    Yes , there's one in bay city , thanks for the info .
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    Welcome and as a PSA, that looks like a fire hazard, you should store at least 1/2 of it at my place....
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,451
    edited April 2015
    Benjir said:
    RRP said:
    Benjir said:
    I'm in Michigan 3 hrs north of Detroit .
    Any of these GFS locations close to you? GFS lump = Royal Oak lump = BGE lump
    https://www.gfs.com/en/gfsstore/locator
    Yes , there's one in bay city , thanks for the info .
    Just for kicks and giggles you might want to call that store first and check that they stock it! OTOH I know it is available from their distribution warehouse and a helluva lot cheaper than what you paid for the same product in a green bag! We are NOT lump snobs, but thrifty shoppers! We want to spend our savings on MEAT!!!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Monaarts
    Monaarts Posts: 191
    Thanks for the reminder, I need to get some charcoal.  I've only got 3/4 of a bag remaining!!!  :bawling: 
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  • jonnymack
    jonnymack Posts: 627
    Hahaha...holy s**t that is a serious amount. Where the hell do you store it all?
    Firing up the BGE in Covington, GA

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  • Benjir
    Benjir Posts: 29
    Me and my dad have a large dairy farm lots of storage options!!! Lol
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