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My first bag of Fogo lump charcoal...

NERVOUS
NERVOUS Posts: 104
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These are the first three pieces of lump charcoal that poured out of my first bag of Fogo lump.  That's an XL firebox too!  The largest piece is nearly the size of a football!


Jeremiah  |  La Canada Flintridge, CA  |  XL BGE
"Life is about experiences...  And one of my absolute favorite experiences is FOOD!"
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    Nice!
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Yep. I have to use the ash tool to break it up so I have some small/med pieces. Then use the burned stuff from the large in the MM. 
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    theyolksonyou said:
    Yep. I have to use the ash tool to break it up so I have some small/med pieces. Then use the burned stuff from the large in the MM. 
    You must have the industrial strength ash tool, I have resorted to a brick hammer in a 5 gallon bucket. 
    FOGO seems to put at least a dozen or so really big pieces in each 40# bag, their Quebracho is packed the same. Good problem to have as Dad always said you can make a big chunk smaller but you can't make dust or little chunks bigger....
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • 82grillmaster
    82grillmaster Posts: 14
    Amazon had a sale last year and after that first bag I won't use anything else
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  • Great_EGGspectations
    Great_EGGspectations Posts: 58
    A neighbor pointed me to Fogo lump charcoal... quality stuff from my limited experience!  Although... I kind of feel bad for the delivery guy when ordering from Amazon. Wonder if I should have a pulled pork sammich ready for him on the next delivery?
    Low Country EggHead
    Charleston, South Carolina
    Large BGE (2016-05) & XXL BGE (2016-11)

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  • Huntnfish72
    Huntnfish72 Posts: 49
    Fogo themselves usually bests amazon price
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  • NERVOUS
    NERVOUS Posts: 104
    Skiddymarker said: their Quebracho is packed the same. Good problem to have as Dad always said you can make a big chunk smaller but you can't make dust or little chunks bigger....
    How do you like their Quebracho?

    82grillmaster said:
    Amazon had a sale last year and after that first bag I won't use anything else
    I'm keeping an eye out for the next sale on Amazon.com...  Because I'll be using my Amazon Prime membership to stock up!

    Huntnfish72 said:
    Fogo themselves usually bests amazon price
    Yep, I bought my first couple of bags directly from Fogo.  Hopefully, the next Amazon.com sale happens before I run out!
    Jeremiah  |  La Canada Flintridge, CA  |  XL BGE
    "Life is about experiences...  And one of my absolute favorite experiences is FOOD!"
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    Doubt you will see an Amazon sale again. Too many people use it now. I still have 3 of the 35lb bags left from the sale it was $28 a bag and prime shipping.
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  • eggnewtoy
    eggnewtoy Posts: 497
    I love Fogo.  Big chunks are a gift as I am learning.  Also like Basques Sugar Maple Hardwood Lump Charcoal from Canada and Rockwood.  
    BGE Large and MiniMax, Napolean 500.  Obsessed with rotisserie.  


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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,423
    Lit said:
    Doubt you will see an Amazon sale again. Too many people use it now. I still have 3 of the 35lb bags left from the sale it was $28 a bag and prime shipping.
    I have a camel camel camel alert set up because I got three bags that time and gifted two of them. Next sale, they won't be so lucky!!
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • NERVOUS
    NERVOUS Posts: 104
    MaskedMarvel said:
    Lit said:
    Doubt you will see an Amazon sale again. Too many people use it now. I still have 3 of the 35lb bags left from the sale it was $28 a bag and prime shipping.
    I have a camel camel camel alert set up because I got three bags that time and gifted two of them. Next sale, they won't be so lucky!!
    Yes, this...  I'm going to hit hard if another Amazon.com sale surfaces!   =)
    Jeremiah  |  La Canada Flintridge, CA  |  XL BGE
    "Life is about experiences...  And one of my absolute favorite experiences is FOOD!"
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  • Hungry Joe
    Hungry Joe Posts: 1,582
    edited June 2016
    FWIW, anyone looking for something similar to Fogo, Wicked Good Jakes Blend is as good in my opinion but doesn't come in as big of chunks. I got in on that Fogo deal almost 18 months ago and still have one bag left. Going in on a pallet of Wicked Good is the only reason I still have one left, it's good stuff and I really don't have any good reason for saving it this long LOL. Still waiting on another deal at $28 a bag.
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    Anyone local to the ATL Roswell Hardware sells 2 of the 17.6 lb bags for $40. It's the same stuff as the 35lb bags it's not the red bags.
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  • bigbadben
    bigbadben Posts: 397
    Agreed fogo rocks!

    big pieces, long burn time, low ash, ect...
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  • NERVOUS
    NERVOUS Posts: 104
    I did a 9 hour low & slow cook today...  And that giant chunk only burned maybe 30% through - Wow!
    Jeremiah  |  La Canada Flintridge, CA  |  XL BGE
    "Life is about experiences...  And one of my absolute favorite experiences is FOOD!"
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