"meatnub" > wrote in message
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On Jul 11, 9:35 am, Oncler > wrote:
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> I just pour it out of the bag, and give the chimney a quick
> shake...don't worry about it too much.

nice. yeah that's what i thought, thanks

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> > #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....

Um.... it's reusable??? OK I guess I can see that - there are pieces
that are still white. How do I know when they AREN'T resuable? What do
they burn down to after going white? Do they eventually break down
into ash?

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> 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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Gotcha. I'll give that a go. Thanks for the link too.

Just close down all the vents as soon as you're done and there'll be 1/2 a
chimney left usually. I try and scoop as much of it as I can into the
chimney the next time, and start the chimney on top of the rest. Usually
the heat gets the stuff under the chimney going pretty good.