Weber Chimney Question

[Steve B from NY]

Anybody know how many Kingsford briquettes fit in a full weber chimney...I know when it is full it is about 9 lbs, but wondering how many ( actual number) of briquettes this is....somebody must have counted, right?

 

[Noe]

Steve are you serious?

 

[Lew]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Steve B from NY:
Anybody know how many Kingsford briquettes fit in a full weber chimney...I know when it is full it is about 9 lbs, but wondering how many ( actual number) of briquettes this is....somebody must have counted, right? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Interesting question. Why don't you count them and get back to us?

 

[MKEvenson]

Steve, it all depends on if the briquettes were formed in the winter or summer. Shrinkage you know. I also hear that the briquette formers from Tennissee make theirs a little smaller, that way when you count out how many are in your 20 lb bag you feel like you got a good deal.

 

[Hank B]

Wow! Tough crowd here.

If I google "how many briquettes in a pound" the second link takes me to http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/charcoal.html which I've heard is a reputable site.

On that page they have a picture of a pound of briquettes with the count at 18. So if the chimney holds 9 pounds, that would be about 160 briquettes. Sounds high to me but I found other references that seem to corroborate that. However without citations, there is no way to know if these are all based on the same original source.

 

[StanHenson]

Enough. It holds enough.

 

[Todd H.]

I don't know the exact amount Steve, but when I run 1/3 of a Weber chimney in the smokey Joe, that is 35 briquets. So a full one should be right around 100-120. And welcome to the site.

 

[Daniel S]

Per The Cook's Illustrated Guide to Grilling and Barbecue, page 6, on the page titled Charcoal 101, a 6-quart chimney, when full, holds 2.5 lbs of hardwood charcoal and 5.5 lbs (90 pieces) of charcoal briquettes.

And I think it's safe to say that CI counted those 90!

 

[Chris Allingham]

Steve B,

You're a man after my own heart.

I have counted out Kingsford in a Weber chimney several times. You will find the answer on this page, second paragraph:

How To Use A Chimney Starter

Approx. 100 briquettes, or 6 pounds of Kingsford.

Regards,
Chris

 

[tim leo]

doesn't it depend on which brand you are using? I like the Sam's Club briquettes because they are bigger than some of the others

 

[Daniel S]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by tim leo:
doesn't it depend on which brand you are using? I like the Sam's Club briquettes because they are bigger than some of the others </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Probably. Most of these #'s are likely using the ubiquitous Kingsford Blue briquettes. I think that rough estimates of volume is the best way to go if one wants to measure and for some applications it really doesn't matter that much at all.

 

[Steve B from NY]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Lew:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Steve B from NY:
Anybody know how many Kingsford briquettes fit in a full weber chimney...I know when it is full it is about 9 lbs, but wondering how many ( actual number) of briquettes this is....somebody must have counted, right? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Interesting question. Why don't you count them and get back to us?

</div></BLOCKQUOTE>

i was hoping somebody else already had, but I'll do it


will post results soon

 

[RichPB (richlife)]

I'd do it, but I don't like getting my fingers dirty.

Somehow, I can't see that a few coals more or less (or even 10 or 20 more or less) will make a tremendous lot of difference. But that's just me...

Rich