robxf
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Wow, that's a big get together. You have way more chairs than I do friends! of course you almost more table tops than I do friends. 
My weekend Wedding Reception WITH GAMES!
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That is a 30x60 tent, it was HUGE!
I wanted to use lump charcoal, but since I used the cooker as a warmer too, I blew through 8 big bags! That crap charcoal was 2- 20lb bags for $16 at HomeDepot. Lump Charcoal was like $15 a BAG. So I soaked a bunch of apple wood chips, and used those to smoke it. And basted the pig every 2 hours with a brine solution, applejuice with brown sugar, Pineapple juice, and Apple cider viniger. Let me tell you it WAS AWESOME!!
The games were in the shade, but they were a bit hard to see till the sun went down a bit. The party started at 5:00, by 6:00 or so, the games were good to go.
Convince your wife! The best thing we did was put those games out there, it kept the kids occupied ALL NIGHT!!
I wanted to use lump charcoal, but since I used the cooker as a warmer too, I blew through 8 big bags! That crap charcoal was 2- 20lb bags for $16 at HomeDepot. Lump Charcoal was like $15 a BAG. So I soaked a bunch of apple wood chips, and used those to smoke it. And basted the pig every 2 hours with a brine solution, applejuice with brown sugar, Pineapple juice, and Apple cider viniger. Let me tell you it WAS AWESOME!!
The games were in the shade, but they were a bit hard to see till the sun went down a bit. The party started at 5:00, by 6:00 or so, the games were good to go.
Convince your wife! The best thing we did was put those games out there, it kept the kids occupied ALL NIGHT!!
Mike Doyle
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Not to stray too far off topic, because this thread is about your awesome get together; lump charcoal will burn both hotter and longer, so you'll use less. The cheap stuff cost a lot more, especially when you're doing something that's a really long cook.
Fun fact: charcoal was invented by Ford's partner, Kingsford as a way to market the spoke scraps from the wooden wheels on the Model A's and T's.
Unfortunately Kingsford is made with sawdust, clay and fillers so while you can grill a good burger quickly over it, smoking something for hours and hours is going to take bags and bags of the stuff, leaving you with a significant pile of ash to clean up.
Fun fact: charcoal was invented by Ford's partner, Kingsford as a way to market the spoke scraps from the wooden wheels on the Model A's and T's.
Unfortunately Kingsford is made with sawdust, clay and fillers so while you can grill a good burger quickly over it, smoking something for hours and hours is going to take bags and bags of the stuff, leaving you with a significant pile of ash to clean up.
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Zork2
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Next time I will use lump charcoal for sure, I was really close to using it this time, but my buddy who does a pig roast every year talked me out of it......
My cousin is a rep for the "Big Green Egg" and could have gotten it at cost. NEXT TIME!
I saw a whole hour long show on the history channel about charcoal, shows what kind of nerd I am to sit and watch a show about CHARCOAL!! I remember them saying the things you stated about it........
My cousin is a rep for the "Big Green Egg" and could have gotten it at cost. NEXT TIME!
I saw a whole hour long show on the history channel about charcoal, shows what kind of nerd I am to sit and watch a show about CHARCOAL!! I remember them saying the things you stated about it........
Mike Doyle
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I've been using Cowboy brand lump with excellent results. Proof that you can find anything on the internet, I give you the "Lump Charcoal Database":
http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpindexpage.htm?bag
http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpindexpage.htm?bag
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