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CrimsonTideGirl
Posts: 130
The last few times I have purchased BGE lump it has been very small pieces and burns out before I am done with the cook. I have purchased it at 2 different places thinking maybe that was it. Has anyone else had this issue? I won't to do a couple of Boston butts Sunday night for Monday and really don't want to have this issue again.
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Get ready for lots of good lump, bad lump reviews. Especially being FridaySteven
Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter,
two cotton pot holders to handle PS
Banner, Wyoming -
I've gotten adequate burn times out of the BGE lump. Generally it's been in better shape than the RO that I've bought ... same company, so go figure. You've heard it before, but fill the egg up until the lump is touching the plate setter. No reason you can't complete a pork butt cook with one fill.
You have calibrated your thermometer haven't you?
Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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- Fill up to the top of the fire ring, you can't overfill
- Buy royal oak if you're happy with BGE, same stuff
- If you're really unhappy, find some Rockwood.
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Lol!!! It used to be the best but now I'm wondering if there is something better. It's very frustrating.
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Clean out your rig and fill it dang near to the bottom of your platesetter and at 250 you should get 16/ 24 hours of great heat!Charlotte, Michigan XL BGE
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I usually fill to the line. Didn't know I could fill all the way to the plate setter. That's good to know!!! And no I haven't calibrated the thermometer. How do I do that?
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I will also look for Royal Oak.
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CrimsonTideGirl said:I usually fill to the line. Didn't know I could fill all the way to the plate setter. That's good to know!!! And no I haven't calibrated the thermometer. How do I do that?
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Read this website: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumprank.htm
It'll help you pick one of the better lumps in your area. At the very least it'll stop you from buying Cowboy lump.
Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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CrimsonTideGirl said:I usually fill to the line. Didn't know I could fill all the way to the plate setter. That's good to know!!! And no I haven't calibrated the thermometer. How do I do that?
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My opinion and take it as just that, buy Rockwood. I can get it for as cheap or cheaper than BGE. And I like it much better.Henderson TN. 1 large BGE, 1 Webber Gasser (recently seems to have converted into a warming oven)
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Thank you. It sounds easy to calibrate it.
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Where do you find Rockwood? I have never heard of it.
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Assuming you're in the southeast based on your handle, check your local ace. If they don't stock, they should be able to order it. Alternatively. Firecraft . Com free shipping on orders over $100 and they have some good stuff available.
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Ok. Thank you. Yes, Im in Alabama.
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Switched to Rockwood works great burns great little ash. Firecraft.com ships it right to your door.
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General opinion of most here. Rockwood is the best easily available lump charcoal. We all miss Ozark Oak. While it gets a bad rap around these parts Royal Oak is still a very usable and most of the time cheaper option.
It's all about finding a fuel that easily accessible for you and works for you. Otherwise we'd all be buying 50 dollar a bag lump off of the information super highway.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. -
My experience with Rockwood isn't any better than BGE, both have small pieces. A result of shipping. Just my couple pennies.
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I'm on my first bag of Sugar Maple. Love it. Burns forever. Well, not forever, but a long time!
Agree with @bwarner. There's small pieces and dust in the bottom of any bag of lump.New Albany, Ohio -
CrimsonTideGirl said:Ok. Thank you. Yes, Im in Alabama.
All lump charcoal is subject to breakage during transport. Even a bag that is filled with a good amount of large pieces can have nothing but small and medium pieces by the time you take it home. All it takes is one drop during the distribution process.Southeast Florida - LBGE
In cooking, often we implement steps for which we have no explanations other than ‘that’s what everybody else does’ or ‘that’s what I have been told.’ Dare to think for yourself. -
I think that the BGE lump is way overpriced. Try the Royal Oak.
Large Big Green Egg
Weber Gold
Old Smokey
San Diego, Ca -
First take egg all apart and clean out. Second. Freight it to the top of the fire ring + the night before. Bring it up to 400 and let the white smoke burn off. Shut it down . Relight next day. Set vents and sip cold Beverages.Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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I use Humphries only because it was included in the package deal when I bought my large egg. I guess it's ok but I have limited experience and nothing to compare it to.LBGE. Plate setter, PS Woo2, Flame Boss 200. Moorestown, South Jersey (about 15 min outside of Philly, Don't hold it against me. I would most likely rather live where you are)
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I just finished up the last bag of BGE lump I had. Haven't used it in a long time and I can officially say it sucks the high hard one against Rockwood.
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CrimsonTideGirl said:Where do you find Rockwood? I have never heard of it.
Aledo, Texas
Large BGE
KJ Jr.
Exodus 12:9 KJV
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. -
I've never used anything but BGE lump, at first because I assumed (wrongly, I guess) that if BGE put its name on it, it was probably the best, but I've kept on because I love it -- it has a very mild smoky flavor even without wood chips for things like chicken. And for grilling, I usually get at least a couple of cooks out of a load, sometimes three, I think. And there's usually a mix of smaller pieces and pretty large chunks.
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Try Rockwood brothers. It's neutral, it's widely available at Ace hardware and it's good! Few to no rocks and big lump pieces. Now hear 100 other opinions.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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bgebrent said:Try Rockwood brothers. It's neutral, it's widely available at Ace hardware and it's good! Few to no rocks and big lump pieces. Now hear 100 other opinions.
Aledo, Texas
Large BGE
KJ Jr.
Exodus 12:9 KJV
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. -
Rockwood will NOT deal with CA prop 65 claiming they'd need an attorney on staff!
So, I'm stuck with BGE (not a bad problem at all) or Royal Oak, which IS a different 'select' from the same people OR I've got some Frontier under test.
The 3 or 4 bags of RO I've used all consist of mainly small pieces with a few mediums tossed in to get your hopes up. -
@CrimsonTideGirl you can get Royal Oak at Home DepotRichmond and Mathews County, VA. Large BGE, Weber gas, little Weber charcoal. Vintage ManGrates. Little reddish portable kamado that shall remain nameless here. Very Extremely Stable Genius.
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