On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 17:39:48 -0400, " BOB" > wrote:

>"Dana Myers" > wrote in message
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>> My local HD (Fairfield, CA) has these now, 20lbs for $4.99
>> (sitting next to Kingsford briquettes, 42lbs for $12 and change).
>>
>> One the Original Charcoal Co. bag, it says that the briquettes
>> are made from hardwood lump and yucca starch. These, in fact,
>> appear to be 100% vegetable lump-based briquettes, something
>> I'd only read about before and have wanted to try since.
>>
>> The bag claims it's equivalent to 34lbs of "coal dust"
>> briquettes, probably because of the lack of uncombustable
>> filler. I bought 4 bags to test for both grilling and
>> smoking, I'll report back.
>>
>> Dana
>
>Go back and get more. It's the best briquettes I've ever seen/used. Better
>even than Royal Oak briquettes.
>In my Stump's the ash from 20 pounds is about the same as the ash from lump
>charcoal.
>I bought 25 bags @ the sale price last weekend. I'll be filling up my
>storage area.
>
>BOB
>


Lucky you. I went to my local HD yesterday and saw two bags. There
was no price so I asked. I was told they were from the holiday
promotion and had been discontinued. These were the last two bags and
they me both for $1.00.