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BGE Lump (Minor Rant)

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  • FATC1TY
    FATC1TY Posts: 888
    HofstraJet said:
    SaintJohnsEgger said:
    JRWhitee said:
    They just opened an Ace a mile from me, I went in there Sunday and they were selling BGE Lump for $29.00. Way too much...
    Wow. I can get Rockwood from my Ace for $24.99. Not sure about the BGE Lump price as the only bag I have used was a free one I got when I purchased the egg.
    That's what my Ace charges, which is why I buy my RW from Firecraft. No tax either.  Plus I don't have to go to Ace (none conveniently located).
    I got mine started back when it was 19.99. Got it for that even after the price hike. I get it for 21-22 bucks a bag now and don't mind supporting my little local ace which is so old he is grandfathered in to use ace hardware name I bet. 

    Ill spend a little more to have less than half a bag of dust show up. 
    -FATC1TY
    Grillin' and Brewing in Atlanta
    LBGE
    MiniMax
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  • tclamberth
    tclamberth Posts: 162
    Im new to the ballgame and need to find a place around Huntsville, AL to get a bag. Got a BGE bag when i bought the egg, but it will be out tonight or tomorrow
    Memphis raised me, T-Town made me...Aint never been nothing but a winner
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  • HofstraJet
    HofstraJet Posts: 1,170
    tclamberth said:
    Im new to the ballgame and need to find a place around Huntsville, AL to get a bag. Got a BGE bag when i bought the egg, but it will be out tonight or tomorrow
    http://rockwoodcharcoal.com/ace-hardware/

    Two Large Eggs, 6 gal Cajun Fryer, and a MiniMax in Charlotte, NC - My New Table
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  • tclamberth
    tclamberth Posts: 162
    HofstraJet said:
    tclamberth said:
    Im new to the ballgame and need to find a place around Huntsville, AL to get a bag. Got a BGE bag when i bought the egg, but it will be out tonight or tomorrow
    http://rockwoodcharcoal.com/ace-hardware/

    Closest store is 30 miles away unfortunately 
    Memphis raised me, T-Town made me...Aint never been nothing but a winner
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  • HofstraJet
    HofstraJet Posts: 1,170
    tclamberth said:
    HofstraJet said:
    tclamberth said:
    Im new to the ballgame and need to find a place around Huntsville, AL to get a bag. Got a BGE bag when i bought the egg, but it will be out tonight or tomorrow
    http://rockwoodcharcoal.com/ace-hardware/

    Closest store is 30 miles away unfortunately 
    Not to be cheeky, but http://www.firecraft.com/category/rockwood-charcoal

    Free shipping with 5 bags (order 6 - three to a box - minimizes breakage).

    Get a bag of Royal Oak from Home Depot to tide you over until they arrive so at least you will get the jokes/comments about Royal Oak in the inevitable lump debate threads.
    Two Large Eggs, 6 gal Cajun Fryer, and a MiniMax in Charlotte, NC - My New Table
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  • tclamberth
    tclamberth Posts: 162
    How's cowboy?
    Memphis raised me, T-Town made me...Aint never been nothing but a winner
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
    I've got to get a job. After sing RW for my baby back cook today I don't want to use anything else.  It cleaned up quickly and when I had to restart the fire with the meat already on the egg I was expecting some kind of weird smoke taste but that didn't happen. 
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
    MiniMax 04/17
    Unofficial BGE MiniMax Evangelist
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,533
    FWIW, a trick I learned from @Jupiter Jim:

    If you notice you are having a hard time getting a clean smoke and it has been awhile, grab a pair of welding gloves and open the dome. Look for the pieces of lump that are in flames. Those will most likely be uncarbonized. Pick them out and get rid of them. Then close the egg and wait to see if your burn starts to clean up. 

    I've gotten uncarbonized pieces of lump in almost every brand of charcoal I've tried.  Some definitely worse than others though. 
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    etherdome said:
    HofstraJet said:
    SaintJohnsEgger said:
    JRWhitee said:
    They just opened an Ace a mile from me, I went in there Sunday and they were selling BGE Lump for $29.00. Way too much...
    Wow. I can get Rockwood from my Ace for $24.99. Not sure about the BGE Lump price as the only bag I have used was a free one I got when I purchased the egg.
    That's what my Ace charges, which is why I buy my RW from Firecraft. No tax either.  Plus I don't have to go to Ace (none conveniently located).
    Talk to the manager and try  buying in bulk for a lower price. I buy 10 bags of rockwood every 4-6 months from my ace hardware at $19.99 per bag. I don't go through it that fast. Five of those bags go to a fellow egghead. I have saved a lot of money doing that . 
    That's a very good idea! Worst case scenario they say no
    “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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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,714
    Late to the party but I am all-in with @HofstraJet regarding firecraft for your Rockwood supplier unless the alternative is quite convenient.  I would make the 6th bag the Basques Sugar Maple for a different smoke profile and one you won't find in stores in the lower 48.  FWIW-  
    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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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,155
    tclamberth said:
    HofstraJet said:
    tclamberth said:
    Im new to the ballgame and need to find a place around Huntsville, AL to get a bag. Got a BGE bag when i bought the egg, but it will be out tonight or tomorrow
    http://rockwoodcharcoal.com/ace-hardware/

    Closest store is 30 miles away unfortunately 
    it's worth the drive 
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  • Jbritt510
    Jbritt510 Posts: 11
    i have only ever used BGE lump, never had any issues but i am interested in the hype of FOGO lump... anyone know of a local place to buy in Northeast GA (buford, suwanee, cumming area)
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
    I discovered today that my local Pinch-A-Penny (1.5 miles away) carries Fogo for $27.99. 
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
    MiniMax 04/17
    Unofficial BGE MiniMax Evangelist
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  • Judy Mayberry
    Judy Mayberry Posts: 2,015
    Firecraft doesn't ship to California! Must be some crazy state law.
    Judy in San Diego
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  • ckh
    ckh Posts: 9
    Prowe said:
    I have been using fogo for a little over half a year. Burns clean and lasts. I will say my one gripe is that though I love big chunks, some of these pieces are so large they have their own zip code. But overall pretty nice stuff. I was going to buy some bge lump, as they sell it in the hardware store down the street from the house I just moved to, but may just order more fogo

    FOGO does sell several types of lump. One of them does have smaller size chunks, still nice big pieces, but not the real big ones in their other bags.
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