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Small bits of lump, but the fire breathed fine

Theophan
Theophan Posts: 2,656
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I don't know if this is of any use or interest in discussions about "too small" lump choking air flow, but FWIW, I dumped the end of a bag of lump in my Large this evening, and most of it was pretty darned small (I put a quarter in the picture for scale), and wondered if it would prevent me from getting to a high temp for a hot and fast cook, but it got to 650° or higher with no problem at all.


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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
    That's not small bits. That's a nice bed of lump


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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Darby_Crenshaw said:
    That's not small bits. That's a nice bed of lump


    Agree
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Theophan
    Theophan Posts: 2,656
    edited May 2016
    I'm glad I posted it then!  Those are about as small as I've ever gotten -- the smaller ones, I mean, not the larger ones in the picture -- (guess I'm lucky with how my lump got shipped all these years), and I've supposed that those smaller-than-a-quarter size bits were what people were talking about as small enough to maybe choke a fire.  I'm glad to learn that what some of you have been talking about has been even smaller.

    Thanks for replying!
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  • dougcrann
    dougcrann Posts: 1,129
    That's not small. Cook on it, remove and put in a bucket. Reload with similar sized stuff, cook a time or two then combine the remnants. The stuff you posted is close to double the size of the stuff I got in my last bag of Royal Rocks 
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    I always snicker at posts complaining about lump size. BTUs are BTUs and I've never had a problem with small pieces vs large pieces in regards to clogging or time to temp. I guess I must be lucky.
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    That looks like my egg for most cooks. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
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