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COST: Gas versus Charcoal
From the time I started to cook outside I've wondered about the difference
in Cost between charcoal and gas. I began to work on a spreadsheet about this and so far I've come up with the following table. BTU/lb Charcoal Charcoal $/lb $ per 1000 BTU BTU in 5lb Charcoal Cost for 5lb Charcoal Cost for 1 hour grilling Cost for 2 hours grilling Charcoal 10000 $0.35 $0.0350 50000 $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 Charcoal 10000 $0.45 $0.0450 50000 $2.25 $2.25 $2.25 Charcoal 10000 $0.55 $0.0550 50000 $2.75 $2.75 $2.75 BTU/lb of 450,000 BTU tank Propane $/lb BTU/hour of gas grill Cost for 20lb Propane Cost for 1 hour grilling Cost for 2 hours grilling Propane 22500 $0.95 $0.0421 10000 $18.95 $0.42 $0.84 Propane 22500 $0.95 $0.0421 20000 $18.95 $0.84 $1.68 Propane 22500 $0.95 $0.0421 30000 $18.95 $1.26 $2.53 Propane 22500 $0.95 $0.0421 36000 $18.95 $1.52 $3.03 Propane 22500 $0.95 $0.0421 40000 $18.95 $1.68 $3.37 Propane 22500 $0.85 $0.0377 20000 $16.95 $0.75 $1.51 Propane 22500 $0.85 $0.0377 30000 $16.95 $1.13 $2.26 Propane 22500 $0.85 $0.0377 36000 $16.95 $1.36 $2.71 If I'm correct the cost is much closer than I thought, though the variability is only hinted at above. When you grill you turn the gas on when you begin and off when you end. When you use charcoal you light so many pounds of charcoal. The charcoal burns until it goes out. Different types and brands of charcoal have different BTU's per pound of weight. I would guess a gas smoker may consume as little as 3-5000 BTU per hour. If anyone knows I'd appreciate knowing. Please let me know if any see errors. If you have other thoughts about this I'd appreciate hearing. Ed |
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ERROR - Gas versus Charcoal
Please disregard below. I'll try to resend.
Ed "Theron" > wrote in message ... > From the time I started to cook outside I've wondered about the difference > in Cost between charcoal and gas. I began to work on a spreadsheet about > this and so far I've come up with the following table. > > > BTU/lb Charcoal > Charcoal $/lb > $ per 1000 BTU > BTU in 5lb Charcoal > Cost for 5lb Charcoal > Cost for 1 hour grilling > Cost for 2 hours grilling > > Charcoal > 10000 > $0.35 > $0.0350 > 50000 > $1.75 > $1.75 > $1.75 > > Charcoal > 10000 > $0.45 > $0.0450 > 50000 > $2.25 > $2.25 > $2.25 > > Charcoal > 10000 > $0.55 > $0.0550 > 50000 > $2.75 > $2.75 > $2.75 > > > BTU/lb of 450,000 BTU tank > Propane $/lb > > BTU/hour of gas grill > Cost for 20lb Propane > Cost for 1 hour grilling > Cost for 2 hours grilling > > Propane > 22500 > $0.95 > $0.0421 > 10000 > $18.95 > $0.42 > $0.84 > > Propane > 22500 > $0.95 > $0.0421 > 20000 > $18.95 > $0.84 > $1.68 > > Propane > 22500 > $0.95 > $0.0421 > 30000 > $18.95 > $1.26 > $2.53 > > Propane > 22500 > $0.95 > $0.0421 > 36000 > $18.95 > $1.52 > $3.03 > > Propane > 22500 > $0.95 > $0.0421 > 40000 > $18.95 > $1.68 > $3.37 > > > > > > > > > > > Propane > 22500 > $0.85 > $0.0377 > 20000 > $16.95 > $0.75 > $1.51 > > Propane > 22500 > $0.85 > $0.0377 > 30000 > $16.95 > $1.13 > $2.26 > > Propane > 22500 > $0.85 > $0.0377 > 36000 > $16.95 > $1.36 > $2.71 > > > > If I'm correct the cost is much closer than I thought, though the > variability is only hinted at above. When you grill you turn the gas on > when you begin and off when you end. When you use charcoal you light so > many pounds of charcoal. The charcoal burns until it goes out. Different > types and brands of charcoal have different BTU's per pound of weight. I > would guess a gas smoker may consume as little as 3-5000 BTU per hour. If > anyone knows I'd appreciate knowing. > > Please let me know if any see errors. If you have other thoughts about > this I'd appreciate hearing. > > Ed > |
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