meatnub wrote:
> First off, I'm finding out I'm not the hardcore Q'er I thought I'd be.
> So I sold my Weber Genesis. Got most of the money back minus $150. Oh
> well, lesson learned! I was only using it on the weekends for burgers
> and dogs. What a waste and a bad decision. Should have started with
> what a bought next: the Weber OTG!
I would have kept the Weber...:-) I have been cooking on lump for a few
years now, and just bought a gasser. It's nice (for me) to have the
convenience of a quick outdoor cooking source.
>
> You know, all those discussions about gas vs charcoal.... there is
> NOTHING like charcoal. Standing over the fire, watching it, smelling
> it, then cooking with it, and seeing all that smoke, and that cooking
> smell!!!! Man I love that. You lose all that with a gas grill and you
> might as well cook inside the house for all I care. I'm glad I went
> back to charcoal. Enough on that.
>
> I bought a bag of Kingsford lump charcoal. Didn't know it was various
> sizes of chunks of wood - small pieces, large pieces... actual wood,
> very cool.
>
> My Weber chimney didn't arrive in time for my first charcoal que, so i
> crumpled up B&W newspaper and placed (yes, placed, using my hands) the
> sooty lump charcoal on top of the wads of newspaper. What a PITA.
>
> So my questions:
>
> #1. Since the lump is in various sized pieces, how do you fill up the
> Weber Chimney? Do you shake it and try to make sure all the pieces are
> taken up as much space as possible - i.e. so that a big piece isn't
> sitting crooked blocking up space for other pieces.
I just pour it out of the bag, and give the chimney a quick
shake...don't worry about it too much.
>
> #2. For like 8-10 pieces of food (burgers and dogs) would you use a
> full chimney or half?
Since the lump is re-usable, I would use a whole chimney. If it is too
much fire, back off a bit....
>
> #3. With lump charcoal, do you wait for the top lumps in the chimney
> to start turning white before you dump them into the OTG ? I thought I
> saw something that they burn faster so you dump them out sooner?
>
> Thanks!
>
I usually dump them out when 1/2 to 2/3 of the chimney is glowing and
crackling. Have fun!! I try to find royal oak lump..haven't tried the
Kingsford.
http://www.nakedwhiz.com/nwindex.htm
This is a good site to read through....
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