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Not Happy with Rockwood!!!!
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Lowcountrygamecock said:Hour and forty minutes in. Bottom vent is wide open. Top holes are open and vent is cracked 1/2” and it will not get above 350. Kamado Joe by the way. Normally with this setup I’d be 500-600 degrees easily.
If the KJ or RO lump give you the nuclear temps you want, then just go back to using those.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
What's with peoples obsession with big lump? I hate huge pieces of lump. Give me consistent pieces. Don't care what size as long as they are an inch or so.XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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I switched to Matchlight, same size lump every time I open the bag. No problems with rocks, insulation, metal strapping, nails or to big of lump issues.Hermosa Beach CA
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I recently got in touch with Tiffany Paxton. She is selling her "Santa Claus Special". It is a weird name, but is repackaged Ozark Oak. Straight from Yellville.A bison’s level of aggressiveness, both physical and passive, is legendary. - NPS
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Geez, and I remember the day when BGE was the only lump in town.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. -
Bags of charcoal are like Forest Gumps boxes of chocolate, and in the words of my young son, you get what you get and you don't pitch a fit.
With that being said, I'm easy to please as far as charcoal is concerned. -
Thatgrimguy said:What's with peoples obsession with big lump? I hate huge pieces of lump. Give me consistent pieces. Don't care what size as long as they are an inch or so.Tyler, TX XL BGE 2016, KJ Classic 2019, MES, 18.5 WSM, Akorn Jr, 36"&17" Black Stone, Adj Rig, Woo, Grill Grates, SS Smokeware Cap, KAB, FB 300, Thermapen
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Tried the B&B Premium out today and I’ll start keeping it on hand. Pieces were Goldilocks size...lit well and cooked nice. I expect some dust at bottom of the bag, but it shouldn’t be a considerable amount like I’ve experienced lately with other brands.Tyler, TX XL BGE 2016, KJ Classic 2019, MES, 18.5 WSM, Akorn Jr, 36"&17" Black Stone, Adj Rig, Woo, Grill Grates, SS Smokeware Cap, KAB, FB 300, Thermapen -
SSQUAL612 said:Thatgrimguy said:What's with peoples obsession with big lump? I hate huge pieces of lump. Give me consistent pieces. Don't care what size as long as they are an inch or so.“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk
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HeavyG said:SSQUAL612 said:Thatgrimguy said:What's with peoples obsession with big lump? I hate huge pieces of lump. Give me consistent pieces. Don't care what size as long as they are an inch or so.Tyler, TX XL BGE 2016, KJ Classic 2019, MES, 18.5 WSM, Akorn Jr, 36"&17" Black Stone, Adj Rig, Woo, Grill Grates, SS Smokeware Cap, KAB, FB 300, Thermapen
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I have tried B&B 3 times and can’t like it. I’ve tried to like it and make it work, just can’t! I’m a Rockwood convert as of now. I see plenty of FOGO at my Ace but haven’t wanted to stray. Unlike said troll, Rockwood is nearly perfect. Even save the smaller pieces for the Weber Kettle....You can’t get to Loganville, Ga from anywhere. You have to start somewhere else
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SSQUAL612 said:
Tried the B&B Premium out today and I’ll start keeping it on hand. Pieces were Goldilocks size...lit well and cooked nice. I expect some dust at bottom of the bag, but it shouldn’t be a considerable amount like I’ve experienced lately with other brands.Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and
Two rusty Weber kettles.
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RiverBBQ said:I have tried B&B 3 times and can’t like it. I’ve tried to like it and make it work, just can’t! I’m a Rockwood convert as of now. I see plenty of FOGO at my Ace but haven’t wanted to stray. Unlike said troll, Rockwood is nearly perfect. Even save the smaller pieces for the Weber Kettle....Tyler, TX XL BGE 2016, KJ Classic 2019, MES, 18.5 WSM, Akorn Jr, 36"&17" Black Stone, Adj Rig, Woo, Grill Grates, SS Smokeware Cap, KAB, FB 300, Thermapen
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I'm in the middle of roasting 10 pounds of Hatch chiles using Rockwood. This is the second of three bags I bought earlier. Like the first, this bag has some very large chunks, a few medium ones but is mostly small gravel-sized pieces. They block airflow and prevent higher temperatures and when they do get going well, burn out quickly with lots of ash. I just had to load my medium BGE again.Honestly, this Rockwood charcoal is really not very good. I'll be extremely glad to be done with it.Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range
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To each their own and use what you like. I personally have no issues with Rockwood and prefer the neutral smoke (in my mind higher level of carbonization) to many of the other brands.I pour straight from the bag including the dust in the bottom of the bag- I do a quick stir with the ash tool. No issues ever with air flow.Have used just about all brands of charcoal over the years- find the one you like and go with it.Greensboro, NC
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Was at a friend's house yesterday. He was cooking pork tenderloins on his large and was using Royal Oak. It took forever to get to 250 degrees - he wanted to cook around 325 but never got there. He said his egg was cleaned recently so there should not have been air flow issues. Maybe all brands of lump have periodic issues.
Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.
XL BGE and a KBQ.
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QDude said:Was at a friend's house yesterday. He was cooking pork tenderloins on his large and was using Royal Oak. It took forever to get to 250 degrees - he wanted to cook around 325 but never got there. He said his egg was cleaned recently so there should not have been air flow issues. Maybe all brands of lump have periodic issues.
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QDude said:Was at a friend's house yesterday. He was cooking pork tenderloins on his large and was using Royal Oak. It took forever to get to 250 degrees - he wanted to cook around 325 but never got there. He said his egg was cleaned recently so there should not have been air flow issues. Maybe all brands of lump have periodic issues.
premium felled hardwoods or flooring scraps and fence posts. Carbon is carbon, it all burns the same given the same conditions.So- It’s not the carbon, it’s the conditions (airflow).Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
Rockwood has served me well. I have tried others, but just not the consistant results I have had with Rockwood.
If there is a better product available in the USA for my lump needs, I have yet to discover it in my 45 years of BBQ.
Sorry to see your dissatisfaction for something that has provided excellent results for me."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
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I’ve been using diamonds in my cooks recently.No ash, and they add many facets to my settings.Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro! -
MaskedMarvel said:I’ve been using diamonds in my cooks recently.No ash, and they add many facets to my settings.Large and Small BGECentral, IL
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MaskedMarvel said:I’ve been using diamonds in my cooks recently.No ash, and they add many facets to my settings.Thanks whoever you are!Large BGE and Medium BGE
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Too many on this forum recommend a pricey lump that is a hair above average. They think its 'cool' to jump on the band wagon. I do not belong to that group. There are better lumps out there.
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The Cen-Tex Smoker said:QDude said:Was at a friend's house yesterday. He was cooking pork tenderloins on his large and was using Royal Oak. It took forever to get to 250 degrees - he wanted to cook around 325 but never got there. He said his egg was cleaned recently so there should not have been air flow issues. Maybe all brands of lump have periodic issues.
premium felled hardwoods or flooring scraps and fence posts. Carbon is carbon, it all burns the same given the same conditions.So- It’s not the carbon, it’s the conditions (airflow). -
Mikee said: As far as I am concerned the best lump out there comes in a box. Its the only way to ship a high carbonized lump with trying to minimize the breakage.
As much as I agree with the rest of your post, the box doesn't really help. We ship in boxes as well, and the charcoal still breaks down. It's the agitation and impact that breaks it down charcoal, not weight.......and that happens more on the boxes because of the air space. At least with the bags, the paper conforms and they all nest together. In boxes, the lump can bounce and giggle because there's no way to preload the dunnage unless you put it on a vibration table first (what's the point then).
In any case, cardboard boxes are 3x-4x the cost of multiwall paper bags. The consumer is not going to want to eat that cost, hence what happen to the charcoal in the box.
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