How many bags of charcoal have you burned so far in 2021?


 
Just realized I’d forgotten that I restocked some so I’m probably nearer a dozen. (4 or 5 from last years buy of KBB).
I too use the kettle a LOT! I’d probably need to go back through the pictures of feasts from this year divide by three and multiply by 4.9 and then finish guessing! I figure six pounds for a full fresh chimney (?) and maybe two for lighting a second burn. But, the Vortex adds a different “New/Old” ratio to the equation...
 
DuaneMac said:
I see you’re from PA, are you getting the ROCS from Meadow Creek BBQ? They’re about 1 1/2 hours from me, I want to take a trip out there and load up. Where are you getting the B&B logs, haven’t been able to find them anywhere
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I get Royal Oak Chefs Select from Mason Dixon BBQ, but I haven't been buying it recently since WalMart is stocked on Royal Oak All Natural.
I have been able to get B&B logs at my local Ace store. I set an email alert for when it is available at my local store, I buy it online and then go pick it up. I was supposed to pick a bag of Blue Hog and B&B briquettes today and I wasn't able to get the B&B, only the Blue Hogs. The owner said as soon as he gets the B&B log and Briquettes it flies off the shelves. He says when I order it on line it is being taken right from the showroom stockpile as you can not order ship to store and by the time my order processed what was on the shelf was gone. That is why I also rely on the Blue Hog Briquettes I like them almost as much as the B&B so it is a great option as they have consistently been available even when I can't get the B&B.
He gave me a $5 off coupon because he could not fill my order so I am just going to order another bag of Blue Hog!!!
 
Not 100% sure.

if I was on a game show and had to guess, five bags of KBB and three or four of RO lump.
 
4 bags Royal Oak Ridges
2 bags KBB
1 bag Royal Oak Classic
3 1/2 bags Royal Oak Embers
2 bags Royal Oak All Natural
2 bags B&B All Natural Oak
1 bag 30# Royal Oak Lump

......I'm starting to see where my allowance is going.
 
I use about 20 pounds a week and grill year around. I’d say about 400-500 pounds year to date. All cooks are charcoal.

B&B briquettes
B&B lump
KBB
Sam’s MM briquettes
Cowboy lump (clearance last fall)
RO lump
Kingsford long burn (clearance last fall)
K Pro

Picture is from April of this year.

cheers
 

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RJ Humphrey said:
I use about 20 pounds a week and grill year around. I’d say about 400-500 pounds year to date. All cooks are charcoal.

B&B briquettes
B&B lump
KBB
Sam’s MM briquettes
Cowboy lump (clearance last fall)
RO lump
Kingsford long burn (clearance last fall)
K Pro

Picture is from April of this year.

cheers
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You are a man from my own heart!!!
 
Never thought about tracking it to tell the truth. I don’t like to cook meat inside so I grill or smoke year ‘round.

I have a Silver B gasser but I might use it 3 times a year. I should give it away.
 
Not sure how everyone here knows how many they use, I'm OCD but have never resorted to keeping a tally on fuel. When I use up a bag I just go to the charcoal vault & grab another.
 
I usually have a better idea, but haven't been counting as closely since I've had rather large stockpiles of fuel from various sales and nabbing all the Weber Charcoal I could find last year. I've only gone through 2-3 bags of charcoal, but have probably gone through 200+ pounds of pellets.
 
I'm guessing 6 bags so far. 3KBB and 3 KPro. I'm still hoarding the 12 bags of Weber briquettes that I have left.
 
Rich Dahl said:
About 1/2 of a bag of KBB, but with the charcoal ban it will be 0 added to that until about mid October when they lift the ban....I hope.
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Rich, can you give a few details on this "charcoal ban". I'm from Connecticut and have never heard of this. Is it a California thing? Thanks.
 
John Neuser said:
Rich, can you give a few details on this "charcoal ban". I'm from Connecticut and have never heard of this. Is it a California thing? Thanks.
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Sure, the Southwest has been in a severe drought for 20 years. Also the forests have dried up and are tinder dry. Here in Arizona we have about 20 wildfires burning most of them with close to zero containment. It's also our monsoon season except no rain just a lot of dry lighting and high winds starting some of the fires and some are caused by idiots leaving campfires unattended etc.
The local fire districts in trying to prevent as much as they can have put restrictions in place such as no out side welding, no campfires, no charcoal or anything that produces ash, no target shooting in the forest and just recently have closed all public access to the state and national forests in AZ.
One of the fires close to us went from a 20 acre fire too 20,000 acre fire in one day.
Gas grills are okay as long as they have an adult present at all times.
During the monsoon season we normally get at least 4-5 inches of rain which runs from June 15th through September 30th.
Last year we got just over an 1 1/2" for the whole year.
Lake Mead which supplies Phoenix with a lot of it's water and the farms to the east is at 36% fill which is the lowest it's been since Hover dam was built. In our weather forecasts for today it doesn't say sunny, cloudy, partly cloudy it says smoke.
 
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I’ve done about 120-140 pounds of pellets but I did use some electricity . Sorry Tim couldn’t help it!
 
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Rich Dahl said:
Sure, the Southwest has been in a severe drought for 20 years. Also the forests have dried up and are tinder dry. Here in Arizona we have about 20 wildfires burning most of them with close to zero containment. It's also our monsoon season except no rain just a lot of dry lighting and high winds starting some of the fires and some are caused by idiots leaving campfires unattended etc.
The local fire districts in trying to prevent as much as they can have put restrictions in place such as no out side welding, no campfires, no charcoal or anything that produces ash, no target shooting in the forest and just recently have closed all public access to the state and national forests in AZ.
One of the fires close to us went from a 20 acre fire too 20,000 acre fire in one day.
Gas grills are okay as long as they have an adult present at all times.
During the monsoon season we normally get at least 4-5 inches of rain which runs from June 15th through September 30th.
Last year we got just over an 1 1/2" for the whole year.
Lake Mead which supplies Phoenix with a lot of it's water and the farms to the east is at 36% fill which is the lowest it's been since Hover dam was built. In our weather forecasts for today it doesn't say sunny, cloudy, partly cloudy it says smoke.
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Wow. Thanks for the info. I had no idea. My wife and I lived in Tucson for a while many years ago so we know how dry it can be. Good luck. Wishing you many days of soft gentle rain without lightening.
 
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