StevieBeavie

10 hours ago, Tarmac said:

Here we go! Just had this email and thought I'd share it with you

What a deal Tarmac!! I wish I never stocked up so much on that other deal last week!! I think my Mrs will string me up to the washing line by my testicles if I bought ten more bags haha, that and my shed isn't big enough  for anymore.

Good spotting!

11 hours ago, pmba said:

Great price for quality lumpwood. My go-to, but never seen it this low. 

Yeah, I was amazed at the price, I just hope it hasn't been pulverised so they are getting rid of it cheap. The optimist in me thinks that they are clearing summer stock to make room for the horde of Christmas tat that garden centres like to push on you from September onwards...

4 hours ago, Tarmac said:

Just ordered some! Thanks for the tip StevieBeavie. 
 

I’ve been using Big K Dura Restaurant Grade which I think is great. £22.99 per 15KG with some very big pieces. There was a 20% discount during the euros so I bought a few bags. 
 

I’m down to my last one, so was looking for an end of season deal and this looks like the perfect deal!

Incidentally my BBQ buddy said that Big K Dura is in Morrison’s for a pound less £21.99 per 15kg if you can find it. 

Glad you got in on it pal. I'm with you on the Big K Dura, the bag I have open at the moment has been good stuff, I'd say in my top 3 preferred charcoals. I'll definitely be on the sniff for deals on it in the future, I'm guessing its just catching them when they are available. I'm quite rural so my local supermarkets are rather sparse when it comes to deals like that, the last time I seen any charcoal available in my Morrisons, it was a cheap Barbie and a bag of briquettes bundle for £30...

Hi guys, a chap over on Reddit has just tipped me off about a garden centre selling Green Olive Premium lumpwood with 40% off, so £15 a bag (12kg). £5 for delivery on orders below £75, free delivery above £75. Looks like a smashing deal considering its currently £26 a bag direct from Green Olive. Link below

https://www.vanhage.co.uk/green-olive-premium-professional-lumpwood-12kg-810344

On 8/26/2021 at 10:20 PM, The Chairmaker said:

Lumpwood only for kamados. Briquettes produce too much ash.

 

Whereabouts in the Lakes are you? Logs Direct (just outside Halton on the road to Kirby Lonsdale) do blue bags of restaurant lumpwood for a tenner if you collect. I've been using it for years and it is good stuff.

I'm out west near Whitehaven. I'll have to pop by next time I'm that side of the county and pick up a bag or two. I pulled the trigger on a bag of Big K Dura the other day as I was in dire need of something quickly, but I have a few local tips offs now.

I'm only interested in lumpwood, which is why living here is frustrating, most places in easy reach of me that do sell charcoal seam to only do briquettes or tiny overpriced bags of lump (I'm not interested in being bent over a barrel for 5kg of lump for £20!!)

17 hours ago, Germano said:

Never used Big K but I can highly reccommend FogonUK. Much cheaper if you can pick it up from Middlesbrough or if you place a big order. I haven't used it on a Kamado yet but others have with good results.

Oh thanks for the tip off. I see there's a few other people recommending the same brand. Middlesbrough isn't too far from me, just a jaunt along the A66. I think I'll get a test bag delivered to see if I like them and if I do I can pop over and do a van run and load up in bulk!

Hello guys, I'm new here. I'm based up in the Lakes and for a while I have struggled to find any decent local suppliers for lumpwood, it's mostly the pish you find in garages or massively overpriced tiny bags from garden centres here (like £20 for 5kg of some organic speciality brand which tourists usually buy because there's nothing else available). I have been using Green Olive premium lumpwood which I do like, but the shipping cost to get is sent up from Sussex is making it a bit too expensive (my missus has been telling me off!!) as the free shipping for orders over £150 doesn't cover my postcode, otherwise I would of bought in bulk and shared it with my brother.

So I'm on the lookout for an alternative brand of similar quality. I've noticed Big K Dura (ACH15) is £23 for 15kg on the Big K website at the moment with free shipping to all mainland UK on orders over £30. I'm very tempted to get a couple of bags to test it out. What's peoples thoughts on the Big K Dura? Is it worth a bash or should I be on the lookout for something else?

I cook using a Kamado and I tend to prefer lumpwood over briquets.

Cheers, SB