GSWHoops Posted June 26, 2007 Report Posted June 26, 2007 I just got back from Costco and they had lump charcoal there. I'd never seen lump there before, only Kingsford. I'm on my last bag of Royal Oak, so I grabbed 6 bags (120 lbs). Haven't had a chance to open it up yet so I don't know what it looks like. I was just happy to have a place that had a big huge stack of lump charcoal close to my house. It was a little under $10 for a 20 lb sack. Anyone else seen this before? Is this something new or just new to my area? I use the extruded coconut stuff for overnight cooks, but I like using the regular stuff for steaks, burgers, things like that.
jdbower Posted June 26, 2007 Report Posted June 26, 2007 I'll have to check mine now. Maybe they have Costco helicopters and when they see a KK in a yard they start stocking it? I never noticed the Cowboy in my Lowes until recently either so perhaps it's becoming more en vogue in recent years. Is it Kirkland Signature brand? If so, I'm curious if there are any markings on it to indicate where they get it from. I'm guessing it may be Kingsford Lump, but we can hope for Royal Oak. Actually we can REALLY hope that Dennis is one step ahead of where we thought with his distribution channel
GSWHoops Posted June 26, 2007 Author Report Posted June 26, 2007 Ok, I had to open up a bag to see what was inside. It's the Kirkland brand, but from the bag, I couldn't tell where exactly it comes from. But inside, it looks a lot like Royal Oak. I really hope this is something that they decide to stock every summer. A couple of years ago, I sent in a request on their website that they sell lump charcoal. I'm glad someone finally listened to me!
Firemonkey Posted June 26, 2007 Report Posted June 26, 2007 GSW...can you post the full UPC number? The first half of the UPC is registered to a manufacturer, and often store brands can be traced to their origins with it.
ThreeDJ16 Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 Man, I wish we had a Costco around here!! All we have is a Sam's and they SUCK! I also hope your charcoal does not turn out to be the like Kingsford brand lump as that was the worst stuff I even used. I actually called them and asked for a refund it was so bad (for high temps, never bothered trying for lower temps). Check out Naked Whiz review, the volcano comment was from me - hehe. -=Jasen=-
jdbower Posted June 28, 2007 Report Posted June 28, 2007 Oh well, that shows up as Costco Brand. I've seen good reports that indicate it's probably a step above the Kingsford lump. For those interested, here is a link to the UPC database.
GSWHoops Posted June 28, 2007 Author Report Posted June 28, 2007 Oh by the way, the first part of the UPC is the same one that's on my cranberry juice. And no, it's not Royal Oak cranberry juice
Sanny Posted June 28, 2007 Report Posted June 28, 2007 Oh by the way, the first part of the UPC is the same one that's on my cranberry juice. And no, it's not Royal Oak cranberry juice But is the juice easy to light? And does it give a flavor to your Q?
GSWHoops Posted June 28, 2007 Author Report Posted June 28, 2007 Oh by the way, the first part of the UPC is the same one that's on my cranberry juice. And no, it's not Royal Oak cranberry juice But is the juice easy to light? And does it give a flavor to your Q? Well, when I put it in the chimney starter, I just end up with a wad of purple newspaper.
Sanny Posted June 28, 2007 Report Posted June 28, 2007 Well' date=' when I put it in the chimney starter, I just end up with a wad of purple newspaper.[/quote']Well, that doesn't sound good at all... I'm not surprised Royal Oak didn't put its name on your juice.
GSWHoops Posted June 29, 2007 Author Report Posted June 29, 2007 I just tried the charcoal last night for pizzas. Worked great! I used one chimney starter's worth and was able to heat up the cooker for an hour and cook 3 pizzas. It was easy to light. The chunks seemed to be good sized too. I'm still at the top of the bag so I don't know how much dust is down there, but when I move the bag around, it doesn't sound like much. One nice thing is that almost all of the bags at Costco were in great shape. No busted up, mangled bags. I was able to easily find 6 bags that didn't have any holes or dings on them.
Sanny Posted June 29, 2007 Report Posted June 29, 2007 ...I was able to easily find 6 bags that didn't have any holes or dings on them.Why 6? Buy 6, get eggroll? Gotta love Costco - always a deal of some sort.
GSWHoops Posted June 29, 2007 Author Report Posted June 29, 2007 I figure that it's a little more charcoal than I'll use in a year. So if it's seasonal, I'll have enough to last until it comes around again next year. Plus I have a truck now and I like to load stuff in the back just because I can. Couldn't do that in my old convertible.
Fetzervalve Posted June 29, 2007 Report Posted June 29, 2007 I figure that it's a little more charcoal than I'll use in a year. That's it - turn in your KK. We will re-allocate it to someone who will put it to use. I'll bet DJ has burned 60 pounds in the last week or so.... but he does need to catch his butt up to what his mouth has been promising for the last 9 months!! I buy 4 to 6 bags at a time and I'm probably on my 4th or 5th load. I know I don't Q as often as some, but I dooo like to do the pizza (high fuel use)
ThreeDJ16 Posted June 30, 2007 Report Posted June 30, 2007 I figure that it's a little more charcoal than I'll use in a year. That's it - turn in your KK. We will re-allocate it to someone who will put it to use. I'll bet DJ has burned 60 pounds in the last week or so.... but he does need to catch his butt up to what his mouth has been promising for the last 9 months!! I buy 4 to 6 bags at a time and I'm probably on my 4th or 5th load. I know I don't Q as often as some, but I dooo like to do the pizza (high fuel use) Close, almost 40 lbs!!! Will surpass that this weekend! -=Jasen=-
Fetzervalve Posted June 30, 2007 Report Posted June 30, 2007 I figure that it's a little more charcoal than I'll use in a year. That's it - turn in your KK. We will re-allocate it to someone who will put it to use. I'll bet DJ has burned 60 pounds in the last week or so.... but he does need to catch his butt up to what his mouth has been promising for the last 9 months!! I buy 4 to 6 bags at a time and I'm probably on my 4th or 5th load. I know I don't Q as often as some, but I dooo like to do the pizza (high fuel use) Close, almost 40 lbs!!! Will surpass that this weekend! -=Jasen=- Dat's my boy!
Sanny Posted June 30, 2007 Report Posted June 30, 2007 Close, almost 40 lbs!!! Will surpass that this weekend! -=Jasen=- Dat's my boy!
PaulR Posted June 30, 2007 Report Posted June 30, 2007 Close, almost 40 lbs!!! Will surpass that this weekend! -=Jasen=- 40 Lbs for 1 Fajita???
Sanny Posted June 30, 2007 Report Posted June 30, 2007 He had that fire hot enough for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednago!
