primeats Posted May 3, 2010 Report Posted May 3, 2010 Anyone notice an increasing amount of rocks,concrete, or gravel in their Royal Oak charcoal lately? Next time I clean out the KK I'll post some pics if the stones I've found. I first thought was I had damaged the inside of the KK from cooking too much...not the case. Some pieces were about 2 to 3 inches across.
tcoliver Posted May 3, 2010 Report Posted May 3, 2010 Yup, every time I cook and clean out the lump saver I find a couple pieces. A few more when I clean out the bottom. I was curious about this also. Not sure what to do or if its even a problem, just odd that it is happening more often.
Duk Posted May 3, 2010 Report Posted May 3, 2010 the rocks are in the bag---I have seen them while putting the lump in the basket--def nothing to do with KK
primeats Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Posted May 3, 2010 I know you always get a few stones from the charcoal, and I know it wasn't from the KK. I've been noticing a greater frequency of rocks lately, and usually from the 20 lb. bags, not so much with the 10lb(now 8.8lb.) bags. I'm guessing it's from the ground when they scoop up the charcoal.
Firemonkey Posted May 3, 2010 Report Posted May 3, 2010 I have a certain spot int he garden where I toss them...its turning into a pretty cool collection of various rocks in various colors and shades of char/patina.
T Rex Posted May 3, 2010 Report Posted May 3, 2010 I know you always get a few stones from the charcoal' date=' and I know it wasn't from the KK. I've been noticing a greater frequency of rocks lately, and usually from the 20 lb. bags, not so much with the 10lb(now 8.8lb.) bags. I'm guessing it's from the ground when they scoop up the charcoal.[/quote'] I guess that is why the 10 lb is now 8.8 lbs..... they omitted the rocks.... T Rex
tcoliver Posted May 3, 2010 Report Posted May 3, 2010 I've been noticing it in the 10lbs, thats all my store carries. They are pretty cool looking rocks.
Conodo12 Posted May 4, 2010 Report Posted May 4, 2010 I've found some rocks in my Royal Oak from time to time. Interestingly, Wegman's lump is Royal Oak in a Webman's bag (Thanks Whiz!) - but it costs less and I have not found any rocks yet...
Syzygies Posted May 5, 2010 Report Posted May 5, 2010 It is legendary that one washes rice from India, because labor is so cheap that it makes economic sense to pay someone to add tiny bits of foreign material to the rice. Boggles the mind, but the charcoal is sold by weight, right? Suspicious... When I've complained about too many small crumbs in my Lazarri 40# oak lump bags, they tell me at the factory to bring them in for a credit. I never do...
scouterpf Posted June 25, 2010 Report Posted June 25, 2010 I use "Dragon Breath" lump charcoal; I have used ca. 300 # of the lump with 1 small stone in all of that. Dragon breath works extremely well and seems to last forever with little ash; the sellers also live and sell near me also makes it very attractive for me to use in our KK 'Dragon's Egg' When I started out using "Wegman's" brand the bags were smaller but I never found a single stone or rock.
