[TheForge] Coal, propane, or charcoal?

[Saint Phlip]

I've looked on the Web, but haven't found much. I'm going to be spit
roasting a lamb for a chef friend of mind at an event next weekend, so
I've asked him to check the restaurant supply places he'll be going
to.

Trouble is, stuff here in CT is just so bloody expensive, in all
categories. The few places I found on the Web that had good prices on
charcoal ate you up in shipping charges, and finding suitable scrap
wood for making my own charcoal isn't any cheaper. Likely will make
some, for a particular project I'm working on eventually, but in the
mean time, WalMart will sufice.

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Jonathan Barnhart <blakkpawss at yahoo.com> wrote:
> You might check out places that deal in fireplaces and wood stoves.  Some our loacl dealers are now dealing in "the green Egg" grills as well as high end charcoal grills of other makes.  I've noticed that places that deal in these types of high end grills also sell high end real charcoal.  So, maybe someplace like that would have them in larger bulk bags at a better price.
>
>
> --- On Thu, 9/11/08, Saint Phlip <phlip at 99main.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Saint Phlip <phlip at 99main.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Coal, propane, or charcoal?
>> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>> Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 12:20 PM
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Gabriel Cain
>> <gabriel at dreamingcrow.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Saint Phlip wrote:
>> >> Yeah, Walmart has a decent hardwood charcoal for a
>> decent price- 10
>> >> lbs for about $5. One bag usually lasts me through
>> a full day (start
>> >> about 9-10 AM, keep going until dark) of smithing.
>> >
>> > Sorry Phlip, that's a terrible price. :)
>>
>> Yeah, I know, but it's the best I've found in this
>> area.
>>
>> > I buy my hardwood charcoal (which I use for grilling,
>> Lazarri brand) from
>> > Cash and Carry, a restaurant supply store.  50 lbs for
>> $12.    You might
>> > check if you have such a store near you.
>>
>> I'll see if I can find one nearby. The other place
>> I've found is even
>> worse, but at least I can find it.
>>
>> >> Should have seen the expression on the employees
>> faces, though, this
>> >> spring, when I went through to get 20 bags for a
>> particular project
>> >> ;-)
>> >>
>> >
>> > Doubtlessly hilarious!
>> >
>> >
>> > -Gabriel
>>
>> --
>> Saint Phlip
>>
>> Heat it up
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>> Repent as necessary.
>>
>> Priorities:
>>
>> It's the smith who makes the tools, not the tools which
>> make the smith.
>>
>> .I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few
>> obituary
>> notices I have read with pleasure. -Clarence Darrow
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-- 
Saint Phlip

Heat it up
Hit it hard
Repent as necessary.

Priorities:

It's the smith who makes the tools, not the tools which make the smith.

.I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary
notices I have read with pleasure. -Clarence Darrow