how long does a bag last you? How may grill sessions the weber charcoal grill?
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usually lasts me 6-8 grilling sessions. It all depends on the type of cook, the hotter cooks even though they are shorter burn much more charcoal. What I like about these bags are the large chunks that you get, makes the long cooks much easier to manage.
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The pieces are rather big and burn along time. If you grill one a week with a green egg, I would say it will get you through summer and then some
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I don't know how long a bag lasts because I threw my out after trying it 3 times. The smell was terrible.
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Depends on what cut meat your cooking . Also are you cooking slow and low or hot and fast . I do both types of cooking and grill 5 times a week a bag last me about 20 to 25 cooks . This is the best lump coal I have found .
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Another tip is when your done grilling just close the lid and keep it on high for about 10-15 minutes. This grill is so bad ass it turns all the gunk to ash. Let it cool take the grill grate off and hold it on its side and use the scraper to brush the ash and debris off. Then just use a paper towel with some canola oil on it and wipe it clean. Good to go. This grill rocks.
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The grill plates become porous after a while. I wrap it in tin foil because I don't want to spring for a new set of plates. I've had it a year but they started going bad after 6 months of near-daily use.
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I've been looking for answer but unfortunately unsuccessfully. I found very good customer advice about that grill.Temperature should be quite high but any way, for that price you will enjoy it and try to make naan and paneer tika.You also can look for Weber receipt book with suggestion of use their barbecue grill. Amazon search: weber receipt book
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It's ok but does not hold temp well with charcoal alone. If you use hardwood it works fine. For smoking I use my weber smokey mountain. Uses very little charcoal/wood to maintain temp for hours. Char-Broil is decent grill but in hind sight I wouldn't buy.
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I am currently using my first bag of Apple pellets. I have used my grill about 8 times and have enough left for at least 1-2 more uses. It depends on what you are cooking. Most of what I have cooked takes about an hour and a half including the preheat process. A whole roasted chicken about an hour and a half. Pork tenderloin hour and ten minutes. The Traeger baby back rib recipe call for six hours, so depends what you are making will make your pellets last. Great way to cook though! Like a buddy told me, he'd install his in his kitchen if his wife would let him.
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Yes. at least so far. I have had my grill for only one full season. I had a smaller Weber grill and it lasted for 20+ years.
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I've kept mine going for 14hrs straight with a low temp and maybe a half full load of lump coal. The trick is getting the grill just up to temp and not over shooting at the start. I like to use small pieces, I will start a few pieces over the gas grill side burner and lay those on top and very slowly bring the temperature up to 220°-250°.
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Good question. I use a black trash bag, but one made like a grill cover would be nice.
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Hi Becca, Personally I have brought a padded bag from Bags4everything its there microwave bag really , but this grill fits in no problem with a couple of gas cylinders and bbq tools and some room to spare so food as well if you take it to the beach. Hope this helps you Colin
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you have to load thru the top. I usually use charcoal for ease of temp control. does seem to be easy on charcoal, 15 coals will do a dinner and that is about 1b so a bag will cook almost a week
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You can use wood but I don't know why you would bother. A 12-14 pound of even the cheapest self-lighting charcoal will last up to 4 and 1/2 hours, which is more than enough to cook even the largest butts or briskets you can fit inside it. I can imagine starting it with wood and adding the charcoal, but not the other way around as wood in the size you need to fit the Orion would burn down too quickly.
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The Bag is not made of waterproof material. It will slowly drain out but the process make take several days.If you are not going to have it very long and it might rain, cover it with a waterproof tarp.
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Yes, it's worth it if you are satisfied with it lasting no more than 2 barbeque seasons. Otherwise invest the money in a better quality grill such as Weber.
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Well worth the money!. It wont hold up for a few years, the slots where the legs go into are pretty weak, i'ts really thin but considering how cheap it is, I can always buy one. What I recommend is that you get some of the small alligator paper clips and clip the grill onto the base. I had a problem with it falling off. Also, heavy duty foil to cover the base completely. Easy clean up. Hot water and soap in the sink and a brush and you can get most, if not all the grease off. I've used it for camping cooking for 8 people and does a great job. I'm still trying to figure out how to secure the stands better, they tend to slip out. Well worth the money!. It wont hold up for a few years, the slots where the legs go into are pretty weak, i'ts really thin but considering how cheap it is, I can always buy one. What I recommend is that you get some of the small alligator paper clips and clip the grill onto the base. I had a problem with it falling off. Also, heavy duty foil to cover the base completely. Easy clean up. Hot water and soap in the sink and a brush and you can get most, if not all the grease off. I've used it for camping cooking for 8 people and does a great job. I'm still trying to figure out how to secure the... » Read More Well worth the money!. It wont hold up for a few years, the slots where the legs go into are pretty weak, i'ts really thin but considering how cheap it is, I can always buy one. What I recommend is that you get some of the small alligator paper clips and clip the grill onto the base. I had a problem with it falling off. Also, heavy duty foil to cover the base completely. Easy clean up. Hot water and soap in the sink and a brush and you can get most, if not all the grease off. I've used it for camping cooking for 8 people and does a great job. I'm still trying to figure out how to secure the stands better, they tend to slip out. « Show Less
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Kingsford gave their regular charcoal a makeover and now the charcoal lights faster than before so depending on what you are cooking and how hot you want the grill to be, you can be ready to go in about 15 minutes versus the 30 - 40 minutes that it used to take. Take a peek at this site for more info: http://busycooks.about.com/od/outdoorgrills/a/howtogrill.htm The article has an embedded link to another article that has additional information. The Performer is a great grill, and it's one of my favorites. The Touch-N-Go ignition is tops! The other favorite is the Weber Baby Q. I like to use that one sometimes during the week when grilling items that don't take much time to cook.
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The bag shall last, depending on usage, I have had mine for about 2 yrs, and like everything else it takes it beating. Yes there are replacment bags available thru Sunjoe, Their Custm serv is very nice. It holds about 12-14 gallons.