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Charcoal burn time

FF/Medic Egghead
FF/Medic Egghead Posts: 131
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I am still an amateur egger... Can somebody tell me why it is that sometimes when I smoke all night and day...the load of coal I use will last, then other times it seems to burn all but away in the night. Im using Royal Oak usually but just tried a bag of Kamodo joes.
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  • Gator Bait
    Gator Bait Posts: 5,244
     
    Hi Thump,

    I haven't a clue. Sorry. I normally use Royal Oak but have been trying a 20# bag of Cowboy that I picked up over the holidays for a good price. My impression is that the Cowboy burns faster then the Royal Oak but I have no way to substantiate that. There can be any number of variables. I noticed the other day that the wind was out of the north and was hitting my lower vent straight on, I couldn't get the egg below 500º till I really closed that lower vent down.

    Gator

     
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  • vidalia1
    vidalia1 Posts: 7,092
    The temperature of the BGE...the lump will burn faster at high temps than it will at low temps...
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  • Louisiana Redneck
    Louisiana Redneck Posts: 198
    Who knows??? I have had a 38 hour burn on a low and slow. There was still some left but not enough for another confident cook.
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