The stash has run dry :(

[AZ Monsoon]

The charcoal stash has officially run dry as of a few weeks ago

There's plenty of opportunities to score Kingsford on Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day, but there's a big gap between Labor Day and Memorial Day.

For as much as I grill, I hate paying full price for Kingsford.

On the flip side I'm kind of digging the Trader Joe's charcoal I've been using.

[mrbill]

 sucks that you're out, but have you looked into some of the store brands around you to see if they're just re-branded royal oak? better than kingsford and usually cheaper when it's bagged as a store brand.

[AZ Monsoon]

Thanks for the tip. I'm just going to look at it as an opportunity to try out some different brands I never use.

I've got a new toy coming today to play with for a while too. Our Amana was junk.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Frigidaire-30-in-5-0-cu-ft-Gas-Range-with-Self-Cleaning-Convection-Oven-in-Stainless-Steel-FGGF3054MF/203521839

[Chuck]

Someone on here posted that they saw palets of KB marked for an April 8th event at Home Depot as I recall. Might want to keep an eye out for that if it turns into something.

[dazzo]

Lowes...

[austin87]

Costco just had a good sale on K Comp but it may have ended 3/31.

[MINIgrillin]

 "the misery of paying full price for charcoal in January is a pain not soon forgotten".  Mike.stavlund

You could very easily change January to April..

Last year Mikes quote rang thru my mind every time I picked up full price bags of charcoal. And this year also when Walmart ran a special on 16.7 double packs for $8.90something. I learned my lesson and I'll not run out of coal this year.

[1buckie]

It's about $270 for 1,000 lbs. of K if the bag price is 9.98 / 2 x20.......I've only paid full price once in the last 15 years......

Not everybody uses or can store that much, but any cubbyhole that can get filled with your favorite charcoal .....should.......

[Jammato]

I am down to one 2pack of KBB, about 60 pounds of lump and 100 pounds of biochar, I was hoping that the event that starts 4/8 is a good one so I xould stock up waiting for the big end of may event

[Chuck]

Has anyone seen Stubb's go on sale any time? Or know of a good online source for it?

The price at Lowes has gone up to ~$9.50 for a 15lb bag:( Amazon tends to be pretty close to Lowes or up to~$158 per bag for some unknown reason.

[Jack Fate]

I buy kingsford for 2/20# for $10 at lowes about 2/3 times a year. ( 40+ bags) I also get kingsford comp @ costco when on sale (12-20) bags a year. My supply never get below 250#

Plan ahead

[jcnaz]

Has anyone seen Stubb's go on sale any time? Or know of a good online source for it?

The price at Lowes has gone up to ~$9.50 for a 15lb bag:( Amazon tends to be pretty close to Lowes or up to~$158 per bag for some unknown reason.

Nope.

Walmart no longer carries it in my area, so my only option is Lowe's or Home Depot.

[mike.stavlund]

Thanks for the shout-out, @MINIgrillin !  I didn't run out this winter, but that's only because of a massive slowdown in production in February and March.  Now I'm sitting on a nice stash of K-Comp (from the Costco sale that a friend shopped for me) and some KB from the recent Walmart sale.  If I can find some lump in the next month or so I will be a happy camper...  I chased down the sale some have found on Royal Oak lump at Walmart, but they didn't even sell that stuff at my store.  Hopefully BJ's will mark down the Frontier Lump this spring as they have in past years.  And I'll be keeping an eye on the upcoming Home Depot sale.