tikigriller said:

I'm going to do a cook with mine tonight or tomorrow.   If I like the results, I am going to go back to my Lowes and try the same thing.  It's just too good of a deal, especially if they go cheaper on the price.

Stupid Question...I assume lump has no expiration date.........

Shelf life of a million years.......

Charcoal is the oldest manufactured product known to man.  Not because it necessarily is the oldest, but it's the oldest known since there's no way to destroy it without burning it.

Focker said:

yljkt said:

Mikee said:

yljkt said:

Mikee said:

yljkt said:

Legume said:

Center cut is the best by far, you can use it straight out of the box and you don't even have to sort it.

Exactly. Whatever you do, don't use a kab with it. The small stuff will fall thru and this stuff is gold. Carry on. 

No need for a KAB. Just gently create a pile of lump with what's in the egg. Why use a KAB to have good lump break apart? This lump has very, very little ash. You make absolutely no sense since you have not tried this lump.

And you make zero sense with your anti kab stance since you don't use one. Now get out your scale and weigh some of the precious lump. You know, for us "Non-believers".  

I will continue. Just added 2.3 ounces for another cook. With a vey low ash content, the Char-Broil Lump does not need to be shaken; just gently rearranged into a pile before lighting. There is absolutely no need to waste money on a KAB if you buy this lump.   

I didn't waste any money on mine. The time it saves on clean up was worth it to me. I just shake, dump in lump and light. Your apparently playing lump Jenga gently rearranging piles. Or weighing the stuff. Lol...    

Don't sh!t yourself @yljkt.  Yes, you did waste money on the KAB.

No, Focker, I didn't. Its all priorities. Time is money to some. My time to enjoy my eggs is sometimes scarce. So to me the investment was well worth it. Plus there's the money I'm saving on gloves. Lol! 

yljkt said:

Legume said:

well, by some calculations I've read, that's well over 2000 cooks, or over four years if you cook with it dinner every night and lunch on weekends

Longer than that really. The stuff is so good that after a while you end up with more than you started with. Perpetual lump. Its the latest thing... 

EggHeadinFlorida I plan on plenty more while it's on sale.  While I don't like to buy years worth of lump, at the sale price it makes perfect sense.

I bought 5 boxes for $7.99 a box. I'll be stocking up as well. Not sure how many years worth I'll be buying; but it will be at least 2 years worth. I'd rather spend the $7.99 now than spend $24 next year. It's not just about the price. The quality of the lump is second to none. Next year it could be $30 a box.

Mikee said:

I bought 5 boxes for $7.99 a box. I'll be stocking up as well. Not sure how many years worth I'll be buying; but it will be at least 2 years worth. I'd rather spend the $7.99 now than spend $24 next year. It's not just about the price. The quality of the lump is second to none. Next year it could be $30 a box.

It might be that high by Christmas if Lump Jenga catches on. I'll see if I can get some here locally before the rush. 

Lit said:

I got 3 boxes today to try. Anyone know the weight on these feels like more than 10lbs but less then 20.

I asked earlier in this thread or another one and they said about 11.  I'm sure @mikee can tell you as it seems he weighs everything from lump to food for secret recipes.

How many ozs did you out in the egg? What size egg?   I hope the inferno didn't crack your egg!!   Standing by for updates.  

Ok. Serious review. 

after using it tonight on a newly cleaned egg, I have 4 boxes in the garage that will only be used for emergency purposes. 

At direct with nothing but a grid and the porterhouse, bottom vent wide open, and top of smokeware cap removed, I ciould not get over 550. With the pizza stone in there, I could not get higher than 500. And contrary to some belief, this firebox looks like I went through more than half of it......it definitely did not accumulate. 

I am a rookie at all all this stuff, and tomorrow when I do my ribs, I will be switching to the BGE I have in the garage. This stuff is crap. Not worth $7 much less the $11 I paid for it. 

Stay away. Stay far far away. Don't let the "value" fool you. 

What at the helll am I going to do with these other four boxes. I so wish I would have done my research before trusting some opinions in this thread......and all I had to do was research around here!!!!

damn you Rockwood and your inability to be in California!!

Well, at least you didn't buy a pallet.

So when I went out to check the lump on Sunday, my cook from the night before went through almost all of the lump.  Not a single piece in the box was bigger than the palm of my hand.  I can see how this might be great for something smaller than a large, but it was horrible compared to BGE, which I used for the Ribs yesterday and it was  a noticeable difference.

Saturday Cook was a little more than half a box  of the magic lump.  300 for about an hour or so, and then attempt at getting it hot enough for pizza and searing.  total cook time on the egg between lighting and closing it down, a little over 2 hours.

All joking and kidding aside, I would never buy it again, and it is probably going to take me YEARS to use the 5 boxes I bought, as I will only use it when I am out of lump or just feeling way to lazy to go and buy some.

I am a believer that a sale is usually a good thing, as they just need to clear out product to make way for the next product or seasonal change. In this case, I would bet that the stores were all directed to blow this stuff out due to extremely poor sales as they move onto a different brand.  It will be interesting to see what brand finds its way into Lowes now that my Lowes no longer sells Cowboy Lump, Royal Oak, or now the Magic Lump.

I have Rockford Envy, as I would love to try that stuff.  If you just can't help yourself with the magic lump due to the price, my recommendation would be to buy one box and try it.  If it works for you, then great, take full advantage of the deal and buy a pallet.  My gut says the number this will work for will be small around here.

@eggheadinflorida your pizza looks tasty though!

I still have 90% left of my magical box. Not sure if want to use or put it up for sale on Ebay.

@Mikee - if it makes you feel any better I can get 4 cooks from regular Kingsford briquettes on my mini.  It ain't magic it's just a very small chamber to heat up that doesn't need to be heat synced unless you are going indirect and from you post you are not.  

And no one has referenced The Who yet? Shame on y'all.