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Default Kingsford or ?

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:08:53 -0700, Dana Myers wrote:
>
>> You can get Royal Oak lump charcoal at Wal-Mart

>
> The Walmarts I've checked only carry Kingsford regular,
> MatchLight, and the Sam's "60% Bigger" briquettes.


The local Wal-Mart here has Royal Oak lump and usually
has some mesquite or hickory wood chunks, in addition to
the briquettes you mention.

> Our Home Depots only carry Kingsford and Matchlight. That is
> until they had that batch of Orginal Ranchers Lump briquette - now
> gone.


I'm glad a bought 12 or so bags of the Ranchers briquettes;
that was a deal.

> And this is supposed to be Texas? The best place to get a
> selection of charcoals here in Austin is from the Mexican
> carnicerias.


Yikes, you have trouble finding lump in *Austin*. That's
just sad.

Dana