I have been grilling for some time now and have recently around a year or two gained a love of low and slow.
The problem i have is getting quality fuel I usually just end up buying it from the super market but have varying results sometimes it hasn’t been stored very well and is damp or just doesn’t burn well.
Where does everyone else buy their fuel both charcoal and wood ?
The area where I store charcoal and wood has an ambient humidity of 47% right now. I use Kingsford Kaddys to tote around, and some find these also keep everything dry.
Can't speak to where to source fuel in the UK, sorry.
I'm not fussy about charcoal, I buy whatever is cheapest at Walmart or Costco for grilling on my PK360. As for wood to use in my KBQ, I own nine acres of apples and live in the heart of an apple, cherry, and pear growing region, so I don't need to purchase.
Do you have any what we call large box stores over here. Lowes, Home Depot, Wal Mart, etc. your English equivalent. Any place that sells good bbq grills. They should have some charcoal that is better than the grocery store.
We have ASDA which is effectively Wal mart the problem I have is though I’m guessing a lot of our stores are smaller than yours even our bigger ones.
A lot of them tend to place things like charcoal outside.
We went to a store the other day Allen Home bargains and they sell wood and coal but on the way in I noticed they had their coal and wood outside it trollies and it was pouring it down with rain and they were all getting wet through.
A lot of our petrol stations (Gas stations) sell charcoal and wood but again they are always stored outside in the forecourt I bought some from one a few months back and when I had opened it the coal was covered in a white mould where it had been damp so I ended up putting it all in the bin.
Lang 48 inch Deluxe Patio Model (burns hickory splits)
PK 360 (burns premium lump charcoal with wood chunks)
28 inch Blackstone Griddle (propane)
Rubs I love:
Yardbird by Plow Boys
Killer Hogs by Malcom Reed
AP Rub by Malcom Reed
Meat Church (any)
Three Little Pigs Memphis Style for ribs
Would love to try Meathead's commercial rub
Sauces I love:
Gates'
Joe's
Pa & Ma's
Killer Hogs Vinegar Sauce
Disposable Equipment I use:
Disposable cutting boards
Tumbleweed chimney starters
Aluminum foil
Aluminum pans (half and full)
Latex gloves
Diamond Kosher Salt
Vice-President of BBQ Security, Roy
He's a pure-bred North American Brown Dog
He loves rawhide chewies
My wife calls me "Teddy" and I call her "Princess" and that's where "mrteddyprincess" comes from.
I just Google searched "Nottingham UK firewood," and turned up a few places in Nottingham that sell firewood. Forgive me if you knew this. I was just curious to see what my options would be if I lived where you live. First link is below. Best wishes!
I just Google searched "Nottingham UK firewood," and turned up a few places in Nottingham that sell firewood. Forgive me if you knew this. I was just curious to see what my options would be if I lived where you live. First link is below. Best wishes!
Thank you for that I use a company called stragglethorpe firewood for wood for my inside log burner although they don’t do coal or specific woods so you can’t order like cherry or apple it’s just hardwood does this make much difference ?
My opinion is that in a stick burning smoker the kind of hardwood is not as important as some people make it out to be. I tend to use hickory and cherry because that's what's available where I live. I think the important question is are you pleased with the taste you get using Stragglethorpe's product, despite not knowing the specific hardwood you are getting? If it tastes good and you're happy with the source, go with it! Maintaining a consistent, clean fire is probably most important aspect.
Cooking gadgets
Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center
Weber Summit Platinum D6
Blue Rhino Razor
Dyna-Glo XL Premium Dual Chamber
Camp Chef Somerset IV along with their Artisan Pizza Oven 90
Anova WiFi
Thermometers
Thermapen Mk4 - ThermaQ High Temp Kit - ThermaQ Meathead Kit - ThermaQ WiFi - ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S - ThermoWorks Signals & Billows - ThermoPop -ThermoWorks ProNeedle - ThermoWorks TimeStick Trio x2 - and a Christopher Kimball timer - NO, I do not work for ThermoWorks...I just like their products.
Other useful bits...
KitchenAid 7-qt Pro Line stand mixer
A Black & Decker food processor that I can't seem to murder
A couple of immersion blenders, one a "consumer" model & the other a "high end" Italian thing. Yes, the Italian one is a bit better, but only marginally
Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus 8-qt + accessories like egg-bite & egg holders
All-Clad pots & pans, along with some cast iron...everything from 7" Skookie pans to 8.5qt Dutch ovens
Weber GBS griddle, pizza stone, and wok
Knives range from Mercer to F. Dick to "You spent how much for one knife? One knife?!" LOL
When I joined Costco back in the 80's there were restrictions, you had to be a business owner of work for certain large employers. I believe that is all in the past here, I think anyone with $60 can become a 'Gold Star' member.
Last edited by ComfortablyNumb; September 9, 2019, 03:32 AM.
As ComfortablyNumb stated, we used to... Now one just needs to pay for the membership.
I don’t recall when, or why, that changed but now I’m wondering if if occurred around the same time that Samâ€s Club came onto the scene. Samâ€s Club is the Walmart equivalent.
My gear:
22 Weber Kettle
Napoleon PRO Charcoal Kettle Grill
Broil King Keg
Traeger Pro 34
Napoleon Prestige Pro 500
Pit Barrel Cooker
Blackstone Range Combo Griddle
John "JR"
Minnesota/ United States of America
******************************************** Grills/Smokers/Fryers Big Green Egg (Large) X3
Blackstone 36" Outdoor Griddle 4-Burner
Burch Barrel V-1 Karubeque C-60 Kamado Joe Jr. (Black) Lodge L410 Hibachi Pit Barrel Cooker Pit Barrel Cooker 2.0
Pit Barrel PBX
R&V Works FF2-R-ST 4-Gallon Fryer *******************************************. Thermometers
FireBoard (Base Package)
Thermoworks ThermaPen (Red)
Thermoworks MK4 (Orange)
********************************* Accessories Big Green Egg Plate Setter
Benzomatic TS800 High Temp Torch X 2 Bayou Classic 44 qt Stainless Stock Pot
Bayou Classic 35K BTU Burner Eggspander Kit X2 Finex Cat Iron Line FireBoard Drive Lots and Lots of Griswold Cast Iron Grill Grates Joule Water Circulator
KBQ Fire Grate Kick Ash Basket (KAB) X4 Lots of Lodge Cast Iron Husky 6 Drawer BBQ Equipment Cabinet Large Vortex Marlin 1894 .44 Magnum Marquette Castings No. 13 (First Run) Smithey No. 12 Smokeware Chimney Cap X 3 Stargazer No.10, 12 ******************************** Fuel FOGO Priemium Lump Charcoal Kingsford Blue and White B&B Charcoal Apple, Cherry & Oak Log splits for the C-60 ************************************************* Cutlery Buck 119 Special
Cuda 7' Fillet Knife Dexter 12" Brisket Sword Global Shun Wusthof ********** Next Major Purchase Lone Star Grillz 24 X 48 Offset
I have a local hardware store that I go to for fuel. They carry B&B for me that I come in and pick up every two weeks. They will also get some FOGO for me too, if I order it. The owner is a Pit member and he knows how to handle and store charcoal. (Ace Hardware in Hopkins in case any MN members are curious, Pete is a good bird)
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