charcoal pricing
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Chad Bman
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Being a gas user, purchasing charcoal was new to me also. I just hit up the local places (Home Depot, Lowes, Target, Walmart, grocery stores, Tractor Supply, etc) & took notes (on smart phone) on store, brand & weight of charcoal, and price. What's available in one area of the country isn't going to hold true for another.
Want charcoal information overload? Hit up www.nakedwhiz.com
Want charcoal information overload? Hit up www.nakedwhiz.com
Tim McCann
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Chad I have found nakedwhiz.com to be very informative with the exception of pricing. They don't update the info in the reviews, like pricing. I understand throughout the US the price is going to vary but for instance WGCWW price is $11.50 for 22lb. bag. The review was in '05 so that was the price back then. Looking on the net you cant find that for under $20 a 22lb. bag. But everything else on that site is awesome as far as information burning, waste, and extra fodder in the bags.
Brian Thomas
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The best deals on Kingsford are always during the big summer holiday weekends (Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day)......
Brian Quintal
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Thanks that's good to know.
Dave Russell
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I've still got a good bit of regular K that comes in the blue bag left from last year and won't stock up again this year. I think I've learned that you get what you pay for, and the stuff is just too prone to suffocating itself from all the ash produced.....whether grilling OR smoking. I'm gonna leave it at that. Just my .02 cents.
On a positive note, though, Costco runs really good coupons from time to time of the Kingsford Comp, which is much better than the regular Kingsford. At least they did last year and I'd stock up. Wicked Good is supposed to be the best in both lump and briquettes, but shipping will get you if you can't find a local dealer. I would encourage looking around at specialty stores for the premium brands like that, Ozark Oak, Humpreys, and whatever else the Naked site or others rate highly. The better the fuel, the less you'll use, so it may be a bargain after all. On the cheap side of lump, Royal Oak lump is sold at a pretty good price at Walmart. I get it in the big bag at Restaurant Depot, but I don't think you need to have a tax exemption or business license at Gordon Food Service (GFS), and they have pretty good prices, too. I've also bought RO through Doitbest.com and skipped shipping charges since it's delivered to a participating local hardware store.
On a positive note, though, Costco runs really good coupons from time to time of the Kingsford Comp, which is much better than the regular Kingsford. At least they did last year and I'd stock up. Wicked Good is supposed to be the best in both lump and briquettes, but shipping will get you if you can't find a local dealer. I would encourage looking around at specialty stores for the premium brands like that, Ozark Oak, Humpreys, and whatever else the Naked site or others rate highly. The better the fuel, the less you'll use, so it may be a bargain after all. On the cheap side of lump, Royal Oak lump is sold at a pretty good price at Walmart. I get it in the big bag at Restaurant Depot, but I don't think you need to have a tax exemption or business license at Gordon Food Service (GFS), and they have pretty good prices, too. I've also bought RO through Doitbest.com and skipped shipping charges since it's delivered to a participating local hardware store.
Should be somewhere around 20 cents a pound at a couple of places IIRC
Usually its somewhere around 50 cents or so
So yes... holdout and stock up if possible
Brian Thomas
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You're welcome. I usually stock up during Memorial Day weekend, skip the July 4 sales, then stock up again on Labor Day Weekend.
One thing with the Labor Day sales at HD is that they sometimes continue for up to a couple weeks after Labor Day Weekend is over. I think they just want to get rid of their excess stocks of Kingsford to make room for the upcoming Holiday season.
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A lot of nice folks will mention sales over in the Trading Post section of the forum. Wait until there's a big sale somewhere and check the posts around here where guys come home with truckloads of it. I'm down to my last 4 bags of a Stubbs buy one-get one sale at Lowes in 2011.
Dwain Pannell
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I pay about .68 per lb for Publix lump. I burn on average about a lb per hour.
Mike Leiter
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Thats always when I stock up an load up my storage unit with it...Nice and temp controlled storage..LOL Walmart will have some good prices once in awhile too. Kingsford just took a price increase at HD and Lowes so it will be interesting to see how it makes a difference in summer sales.