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Rockwood - where to buy online
CPARKTX
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The place I was getting Rockwood online stopped carrying it, and everywhere else seems to charge shipping regardless of order size. If anyone has a good online source for quality charcoal please share.
LBGE & SBGE. Central Texas.
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Buy it online at Ace and pick it up at the store.Signal Mountain, TN
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Rockwoodcharcoal.comThe problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string. -
On our site, acehardware.com, eBay, soon to be Amazon, and all of our other online dealers. Just look on our site under Where to Buy, then Online Dealers.
If anyone is planning on ordering this weekend, and want to save some money, send me a PM with your email address. I need about 5 people to test something for me. Will give you a discount code or something for it.
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Is your pricing via Amazon likely going to be the same as ordering directly off your site?
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk -
HeavyG said:Is your pricing via Amazon likely going to be the same as ordering directly off your site?
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I still have a good supply of Rockwood, but one of my co-workers just order two bags from Ace with a 20 percent discount (per my recommendation) and the whole process was easy. Ended up about $22 per 20-pound bag. Assuming you have an Ace within decent proximity, I can't see any reason to not go this route.Stillwater, MN
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Sent you a PM.
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We're good.....Thanks everybody! Will send you guys an email with ordering instructions through this different gateway.
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Ace is the place! Ordered mine and picked it up, simple.
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larryd said:Ace is the place! Ordered mine and picked it up, simple.Sarasota Fl. and Lake Toxaway N.C. (and Novembers on the island of Kauai) (and April in France.... Don't hate on me for that)
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HOW BOUT THEM GATORS ! -
no ace by me but just ordered 6 bags off the Rockwood site https://rockwood-charcoal.myshopify.com/ - pretty good process. added my details and should be only a couple of clicks whenever I need more.
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My ACE store (Westlake) now keeps bags on the shelf. I use the 50% off reward coupons to get it for $12.99 bag.
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littlerascal56 said:My ACE store (Westlake) now keeps bags on the shelf. I use the 50% off reward coupons to get it for $12.99 bag.
What a deal!The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string. -
My favorite local Ace store (Bombergers in Lititz, PA) also now carries it in stock and will also special order it for free store delivery if they are out of stock.
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Barry, Lancaster, PA -
My local go to supplier for Kingsford Briquet charcoal has started carrying a cheap knockoff no name brand.
I'm down to my last bag and I'm starting to panic.
I'm now in search of a new supplier.
Can anyone point to a new online Kingsford Briquet supplier?
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Shiff said:My favorite local Ace store (Bombergers in Lititz, PA) also now carries it in stock and will also special order it for free store delivery if they are out of stock.They/Them
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All the orders shipped this afternoon.
If anyone is interested in our smoking woods, they're available for order on the website now. You have to click on catalog, then scroll all the way to the bottom. No pictures or much info, just taking it slow this time. They're shipped separately from the charcoal, so no savings in trying to combine with charcoal. -
Whats the difference between the Rockwood and BGE lump?Near San Francisco in California
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baychilla said:Whats the difference between the Rockwood and BGE lump?
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baychilla said:Whats the difference between the Rockwood and BGE lump?Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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BGE lump is Royal Oak rebadged, but larger pieces than the red bags from Home Depot or Walmart.
Rockwood is Premium Lump, and burns hotter and much cleaner! -
I've ordered some via my local Ace using the national website. The "fun" part is the email stating itll be 1-8 full business days until the local store gets the stuff.Near San Francisco in California
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baychilla said:Whats the difference between the Rockwood and BGE lump?
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baychilla said:I've ordered some via my local Ace using the national website. The "fun" part is the email stating itll be 1-8 full business days until the local store gets the stuff.SemolinaPilchard said:
. My understanding is because it is fully carbonized.
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@stlcharcoal, is there much of a difference in hardwoods in making lump?
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SemolinaPilchard said:@stlcharcoal, is there much of a difference in hardwoods in making lump?
Yes and no. I could write for hours, but I'll sum it up as this......
This isn't magic, but there's no guarantee on the process either. Nothing is ever going to be perfect. So you hedge your bets by using species that has the same density, hopefully have the same moisture content, etc. And if those woods are oak, hickory, pecan, etc, then those are the flavors that most people smoke with anyway--so the little bit of volatiles/smoke you get off of the charcoal anyway, and any that may be undercarbonized, you're not going to be cooking with some bitter wood or very distinct (like walnut, mesquite, etc.)
Soft wood is a whole other story--that burns really fast and hot. They use it in a lot of forges and kilns for glass and metal work.
Lot of differences on how you make it too......concrete "Missouri" kilns, steel kilns, underground pits, stone & mortar "beehive" kilns, retort, etc. Then hot and fast or low and slow which depends on your clean air regulations. Then the wood and the moisture content. Here's a great U.N. document on how to make charcoal all the different ways: http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5328E/X5328E00.htm
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@stlcharcoal Thanks for the link, very interesting.
Why is it that so much of the nation's charcoal comes from Missouri? -
SemolinaPilchard said:@stlcharcoal Thanks for the link, very interesting.
Why is it that so much of the nation's charcoal comes from Missouri?
Also, history. In the 1800's, Missouri was a huge source for metals and steel production. They needed charcoal to fire those mills and that's how it all started. Missouri's charcoal production is probably less than 1/100 of what it was back in the day. There used to be hundreds of plants. Lump charcoal died off due mass marketing and popularity of the briquette. The EPA coming into Missouri in the 1990s was the last nail in the coffin for half the ones that were still around (happened shortly after the governor's family sold their charcoal plant.) -
I figured there was history involved. I could not imagine it was all due to the availability of the wood.
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SemolinaPilchard said:I figured there was history involved. I could not imagine it was all due to the availability of the wood.
Here's a great read if you're really into learning more: http://a.co/0bdUhAG
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