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I thought someone mentioned this a while back, and I disregarded it at the time.
You see, I have not bought K in a long time, being that my Rancher supply held out for over a year. All good things must pass, and I was finally in need of some new briqs. I was at HD ($10 off coupon mod) and noticed they had the small (9 pound) bags of K on "yellow tag" for $2.50 a bag. This was actually cheaper per pound than the standard non sale price for the 21 pound twin pack. So, I bought a few ... errr 20 bags ... and headed home.
I used my new built in grill side burner to ignite the chimney, and was off to the races. (side note, the side burner chimney lighter is WAY better and quicker than paper wads, and even better than the brush burner, but less fun.)
Anyway, I quickly noticed what I would call a lighter fluid smell. Either I never noticed this with K before (possible) or they changed the formula in the last year or so.
By the way, about half a bag and a few wood chunks was enough for a 6+ hour burn, easy, on the medium spicewine. Plus, the small bags are easier to move around my overcrowded garage than twin packs.
You see, I have not bought K in a long time, being that my Rancher supply held out for over a year. All good things must pass, and I was finally in need of some new briqs. I was at HD ($10 off coupon mod) and noticed they had the small (9 pound) bags of K on "yellow tag" for $2.50 a bag. This was actually cheaper per pound than the standard non sale price for the 21 pound twin pack. So, I bought a few ... errr 20 bags ... and headed home.
I used my new built in grill side burner to ignite the chimney, and was off to the races. (side note, the side burner chimney lighter is WAY better and quicker than paper wads, and even better than the brush burner, but less fun.)
Anyway, I quickly noticed what I would call a lighter fluid smell. Either I never noticed this with K before (possible) or they changed the formula in the last year or so.
By the way, about half a bag and a few wood chunks was enough for a 6+ hour burn, easy, on the medium spicewine. Plus, the small bags are easier to move around my overcrowded garage than twin packs.