Just another Academy run...

[jfmorris]

Was running low on charcoal, so made a pit stop at Academy at lunchtime, and got a bag of every B&B product they had in stock except for the kinda pricy Premium lump. Also came away with fire starters and a bottle of Blues Hog Raspberry Chipotle BBQ sauce. Resisted various rubs and other things I saw in the BBQ section...

I haven't bought the char-logs in a few years. Will be interesting to see how I end up using them. In the SNS in the kettle to extend the burn time, or in the bottom of the kamado in a pile of lump, or even in the firebox of the offset...

[Panhead John]

Gotta love Academy! Nice haul Jim.

[jfmorris]

Yeah - I was excited that they opened an Ace 1/4 mile from my house that carries B&B, but they are $5 more per bag for each variety of B&B than Academy is. On this trip that would have cost me $20 more. I'll try the Ace if I am in a pinch and need a bag in a hurry though...

[Steve R.]

I have never understood that $5 price difference jfmorris . I thought I was getting away with something at Academy for awhile, but that's just their price. It's gone up a whopping $1 per bag over the past year, though.

[jfmorris]

Steve R. Here Academy went up $2 on the briquettes from 7.99 to 9.99 and the lump went from $12.99 to $14.99.

[RichieB]

now get to cookin'

[Oak Smoke]

jfmorris I’m using the B&B oak lump on the right of your picture. It has a few more sparks than the Kamado Joe big block I was using but it still cooks great and is so much cheaper than the other. I’m paying $19.99 for 20 pounds at the local Ace Hardware. How does that compare to what you can get it for at Academy?

[jfmorris]

Academy is $14.99. A year or so ago it was $12.99.

[smokenoob]

oh man! I was there today getting fishing gear, didn’t even think of charcoal or wood! doh!
one track mind 🙄

[Skip]

B&B for the win! I noticed our Bomgaars (like a Fleet Farm) went up on B&B Premium aka brown bag to almost $20?? per bag. They'll have a sale in a short while though.

[jfmorris]

Sorry to hear they raised the price.

[RonB]

It wouldn't hurt to ask Ace if they price match.

[Panhead John]

For sure!

[TxF]

If that’s all you bought, good job. Academy is like Wally World where you tend to come out with a lot of things that weren’t on the list when you walked in the door.

[jfmorris]

I was tempted by various rubs and such, but resisted! I made a vow last year to not bring any more spices or rubs into the house until I depleted my stock when I counted more than 100 containers of rubs and spices in the pantry! Now I am only buying the basic spices like salt, pepper, and granulated onion and garlic until that happens.

[Jerod Broussard]

You'll notice they put the charcoal where other stores put milk and eggs. TxF

[jfmorris]

Haha yeah - back center of the store…