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smokeaholic
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Location: Gaylord Mi
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 Posted: Jan 30 2006 Post subject: Charcoal/lump/wood |
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Newbie question:
Charcoal is simple. But, what is lump. I can buy fist sized pieces of hickory at Lowes is that good?.
OK ready for a laugh, I went to a party last summer and the guy knows that i love smoked pork. We have alot of cedar trees around here guess what he used to smoke that ham with. UCK
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jminion
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Lump is raw wood that is burnt down to charcoal, it is not crushed and formed into briquets. No filler or binder is needed, normally has less ash.
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BBQ Nut
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Location: Anderson, SC
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Just saw at my local Wally World they have Royal Oak lump in stock now. I think the price was $5.97 for a 20 lb. bag.
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zilla
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The Hickory chunks will be fine depending on the size of your smoker. A smaller fire box needs smaller size wood and larger needs sticks.
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BBQMAN
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All the above is great advice. 
Also, if you go with the wood, use it dry. Wet wood will leave an arid taste to your BBQ! 
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smokeaholic
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this site rock it is a great way to learn and meet all of the other smoke heads
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adolpho
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| BBQ Nut wrote: | | Just saw at my local Wally World they have Royal Oak lump in stock now. I think the price was $5.97 for a 20 lb. bag. |
At my Wal-Mart the Royal Oak was in a 10 lb. bag for $5.97. Royal Oak is pretty good and I've used it in the past, but I passed it up to try that new "generic" lump that Wal-Mart gets from Mexico, just to see what it's like. It's in a black bag and costs $2.87 for 8 lbs. Sparks flew everywhere when it was in the chimney and when I dumped it into my smoker it continued another 10-15 minutes. I used the minion method in my modified ECB and the coals suprisingly lasted for 10 hours. I was pretty worried at first because of the sparks. The major problem with this lump is there are many small pieces so it took the whole bag to fill up my charcoal pan. I guess it's OK and will work whenever I'm on budget. I still prefer B & B Oak lump.
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Mikesooner
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| Jim Minion..you need to get rid of the newbie status, and post as a pro or expert, or whatever..when you have a method named after ya...nuff said!!! Bellevue Mike |
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Mikesooner
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| Jim..just in case you misinterpreted the previous post....It's only meant in the most positive nature..since I'm in Wa.., I KNOW who you are. |
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mding38926
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Location: Lake Ridge, VA
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| BBQ Nut wrote: | | Just saw at my local Wally World they have Royal Oak lump in stock now. I think the price was $5.97 for a 20 lb. bag. |
Dude...I am jealous............I used Royal Oak all last summer and fall with the idea I would be able to get it all winter at Walmart.........of course that lasted til XMAS decorations started going up around November 1...........on the positive side....not having the Royal Oak available led me to Wicked Good...........of course as soon as Royal Oak is back in stock i will have to make sure to have a few bags available!
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Old Dave
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Mr. Dinger,
Royal Oak Lump is as close as your nearest doitbest hardware store. Find it and go in and order SKU# 800279 and you will have it in less than a week. 20 pound bags for about 8-12 bucks depending on where you live.
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mding38926
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| Old Dave wrote: | Mr. Dinger,
Royal Oak Lump is as close as your nearest doitbest hardware store. Find it and go in and order SKU# 800279 and you will have it in less than a week. 20 pound bags for about 8-12 bucks depending on where you live. |
Old dave....Thanks...........the nearest store is an hour or so away, but come fall and winter that is not a problem in the least.
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