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Dave Bugg

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This, in rich text format. I know you're more or less not supposed to do =
this. As the ultimate tightwad I'm always looking for the least =
expensive way to accomplish something comparable. I just put together =
figures showing cost of fuel comparisons of different charcoals versus =
propane. It's a bit disconcerting that the cost of fuel can exceed the =
cost of food at times. I'm doing 5 lb of pork shoulder with lump =
charcoal and the cost of pork was $.99/lb.

Fuel Cost Comparison
propane
Walmart "choice" charcoal
Trader Joe's Charcoal
"Lump" Charcoal
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cost
$20.00
$5.27
$6.95
varies
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weight
20
18
18
varies
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cost/lb
$1.00
$0.29
$0.39
$0.55
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btu/tank
420000
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=20
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btu/lb
21000
9000
9000
9000
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cost/10,000 BTU
$0.48
$0.33
$0.43
$0.61
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Comparison to Propane
100.00%
68.31%
90.09%
128.33%
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Fuel Cost per 5 hours
$2.38
$1.63
$2.15
$3.06
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Fuel Cost per 10 hours
$4.76
$3.25
$4.29
$6.11
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I'm assuming that the BTU per pound of different charcoals is the same, =
and as we know it's not. I'm also assuming 10,000 BTU per hour, which is =
variable, based on cooking temp, and the size of the cooking unit. I've =
been unable to find anything about the ingredients of the Sam's Walmart =
charcoal, and the Trader Joe's charcoall is claimed to be 100% hardwood =
plus cornstarch to bind and lump is wood.
Your thoughts??

Ed
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Fuel Cost Comparison</TD>
<TD height=3D48 width=3D"16%">
propane</TD>
<TD height=3D48 width=3D"16%">
Walmart "choice" charcoal</TD>
<TD height=3D48 width=3D"16%">
Trader Joe's Charcoal</TD>
<TD height=3D48 width=3D"16%">
"Lump" Charcoal</TD></TR>
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<TD height=3D16 width=3D"37%">
cost</TD>
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$20.00</TD>
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$5.27</TD>
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$6.95</TD>
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varies</TD></TR>
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weight</TD>
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20</TD>
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18</TD>
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18</TD>
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varies</TD></TR>
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cost/lb</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
$1.00</TD>
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$0.29</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
$0.39</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
$0.55</TD></TR>
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<TD height=3D16 width=3D"37%">
btu/tank</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
420000</TD>
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</TD>
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btu/lb</TD>
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21000</TD>
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9000</TD>
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9000</TD>
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9000</TD></TR>
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cost/10,000 BTU</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
$0.48</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
$0.33</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
$0.43</TD>
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$0.61</TD></TR>
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Comparison to Propane</TD>
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100.00%</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
68.31%</TD>
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90.09%</TD>
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128.33%</TD></TR>
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Fuel Cost per 5 hours</TD>
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$2.38</TD>
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$1.63</TD>
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$2.15</TD>
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$3.06</TD></TR>
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Fuel Cost per 10 hours</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
$4.76</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
$3.25</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
$4.29</TD>
<TD height=3D16 width=3D"16%">
$6.11</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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<DIV>I'm assuming that the BTU per pound of different charcoals is the =
same, and=20
as we know it's not. I'm also assuming 10,000 BTU per hour, which is =
variable,=20
based on cooking temp, and the size of the cooking unit. I've been =
unable to=20
find anything about the ingredients of the Sam's Walmart charcoal, and =
the=20
Trader Joe's charcoall is claimed to be 100% hardwood plus cornstarch to =
bind=20
and lump is wood. Your thoughts?? Ed</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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You know that this is a text based format, but ignore it anyway. You, sir,
are an ass.
--
Dave
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