Do ya'll think twice about firing up the grill?

[sinclair1]

For hotdogs or burgers I use these to keep the waste down. You can put 15-20 pieces of charcoal in one of these and cook two burgers and two baked potatoes. I throw a hand full of yard Hickory for burgers.
I am on my last bag of the good sale RO from Lowe’s when they did 2 for $10.

 

[pjciii]

Just bought a few bags of that the other evening but haven't tried it yet. So far all the reviews I'm getting are good.

I use it also. Great alternative to BGE lump.

 

[leroy]

Ive used these few times better than royal oak but more expensive

 

[fflintlock]

I mostly use B&B lump and I'll buy an occasional bag of Kingsford briquettes. The B&B I get at academy for 15.00 a bag. Two years ago it was 13.00. A quick grill for me and the wife gets done on the Lodge Sportsman Grill. A handful of briquettes can be ready in minutes and will grill up steaks, burgers, hotdogs and pork chops fairly quick. That's Sportsman Grill is the best 90.00 I ever spent. To me, it's not how quick it takes when you want to grill something, it's about the taste and enjoyment of grill'n food. Slow down a bit and enjoy yourself.

 

[dwhee87]

Nope. I can start a pile of lump in 5 mins with my trusty $9.99 heat gun from harbor freight, and it's ready to cook in less than 15 mins. As soon as I'm done, I choke it out, and keep reusing that pile of lump for a couple more cooks.

 

[Stob]

Nope. I can start a pile of lump in 5 mins with my trusty $9.99 heat gun from harbor freight, and it's ready to cook in less than 15 mins. As soon as I'm done, I choke it out, and keep reusing that pile of lump for a couple more cooks.

I do the same and I use the cheap fire starters. I thought for the first couple of years that I had an Akorn that I was doing something wrong. A large bag of lump will last me a year or close to it and we use the Akron a couple of times per month.

 

[elfiii]

Nope. I can start a pile of lump in 5 mins with my trusty $9.99 heat gun from harbor freight, and it's ready to cook in less than 15 mins. As soon as I'm done, I choke it out, and keep reusing that pile of lump for a couple more cooks.

This. ^ Ace has every brand in the world but I usually go with BGE lump. I'll fill the Akorn about 1/3 full and I can get 3 cooks out of it and still have charcoal leftover in the bottom. I use lump hickory, cherry, apple and pecan for smoke and that becomes charcoal too since I snuff out the fire when I'm done cooking.

And no, I don't think twice about firing it up. I prolly cook on my Akorn 4 nights out of 7 as long as it isn't raining. I just like cooking on an open fire.

 

[specialk]

This. ^ Ace has every brand in the world but I usually go with BGE lump. I'll fill the Akorn about 1/3 full and I can get 3 cooks out of it and still have charcoal leftover in the bottom. I use lump hickory, cherry, apple and pecan for smoke and that becomes charcoal too since I snuff out the fire when I'm done cooking.

And no, I don't think twice about firing it up. I prolly cook on my Akorn 4 nights out of 7 as long as it isn't raining. I just like cooking on an open fire.

i like the bge lump too..

 

[NCMTNHunter]

You need a big green egg to cook hot dogs? Last time I checked I ate them after being in the microwave or a hot pan on the stove.

Do you slow cook your bacon as well?

You can cook hot and fast on an egg style grill just like any other charcoal grill. They're not just smokers.

 

[NCMTNHunter]

This. ^ Ace has every brand in the world but I usually go with BGE lump. I'll fill the Akorn about 1/3 full and I can get 3 cooks out of it and still have charcoal leftover in the bottom. I use lump hickory, cherry, apple and pecan for smoke and that becomes charcoal too since I snuff out the fire when I'm done cooking.

And no, I don't think twice about firing it up. I prolly cook on my Akorn 4 nights out of 7 as long as it isn't raining. I just like cooking on an open fire.

This^. Close the draft and put the cap back on the smoke stack and the fire goes right out. A bag of charcoal lasts me a long time.