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No, it is not. It is in the bloody HTML format and it is not supposed
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Victor

> 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
>
> cost
> $20.00
> $5.27
> $6.95
> varies
>
> weight
> 20
> 18
> 18
> varies
>
> cost/lb
> $1.00
> $0.29
> $0.39
> $0.55
>
> btu/tank
> 420000
>
>
>
>
> btu/lb
> 21000
> 9000
> 9000
> 9000
>
> cost/10,000 BTU
> $0.48
> $0.33
> $0.43
> $0.61
>
> Comparison to Propane
> 100.00%
> 68.31%
> 90.09%
> 128.33%
>
> Fuel Cost per 5 hours
> $2.38
> $1.63
> $2.15
> $3.06
>
> Fuel Cost per 10 hours
> $4.76
> $3.25
> $4.29
> $6.11
>
>
>
> 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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> <DIV>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.</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>
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> <TBODY>
> <TR>
> <TD height=48 width="37%">
> Fuel Cost Comparison</TD>
> <TD height=48 width="16%">
> propane</TD>
> <TD height=48 width="16%">
> Walmart "choice" charcoal</TD>
> <TD height=48 width="16%">
> Trader Joe's Charcoal</TD>
> <TD height=48 width="16%">
> "Lump" Charcoal</TD></TR>
> <TR>
> <TD height=16 width="37%">
> cost</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $20.00</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $5.27</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $6.95</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> varies</TD></TR>
> <TR>
> <TD height=16 width="37%">
> weight</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 20</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 18</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 18</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> varies</TD></TR>
> <TR>
> <TD height=16 width="37%">
> cost/lb</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $1.00</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $0.29</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $0.39</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $0.55</TD></TR>
> <TR>
> <TD height=16 width="37%">
> btu/tank</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 420000</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> </TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> </TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> </TD></TR>
> <TR>
> <TD height=16 width="37%">
> btu/lb</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 21000</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 9000</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 9000</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 9000</TD></TR>
> <TR>
> <TD height=16 width="37%">
> cost/10,000 BTU</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $0.48</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $0.33</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $0.43</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $0.61</TD></TR>
> <TR>
> <TD height=16 width="37%">
> Comparison to Propane</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 100.00%</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 68.31%</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 90.09%</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> 128.33%</TD></TR>
> <TR>
> <TD height=16 width="37%">
> Fuel Cost per 5 hours</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $2.38</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $1.63</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $2.15</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $3.06</TD></TR>
> <TR>
> <TD height=16 width="37%">
> Fuel Cost per 10 hours</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $4.76</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $3.25</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $4.29</TD>
> <TD height=16 width="16%">
> $6.11</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>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</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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