Winter charcoal briquette supplier

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Winter charcoal briquette supplier

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Hi

As above, with the winter months upon us, where do you source your briquettes from when it disappears off the shelves to make room for Christmas tat?

I know I can get the cheaper briquettes from the garage forecourt but I prefer the premium brands like Weber and heat beads which I find don't give off that acrid smoke that the cheap stuff does.

I'm in Portsmouth if anyone happens to know a local source. I know I can buy it online but the delivery can be a bit steep.

Thanks


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Re: Winter charcoal briquette supplier

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Hi,
Toby sells heat beads from this site, click on the link at the top of the page.

Nice to see a fellow Portsmouthian, I am in Cosham, Yourself?
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I think you will find Toby has stopped selling stuff for a while.
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Re: Winter charcoal briquette supplier

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Hi Tiny I'm in Baffins.

Still no joy sourcing any decent briquettes locally, I'll have to slum it with lump wood for now.

If anyone can recommend a good stable indirect method that doesn't involve briquettes then I'm all ears. I normally use the snake but I don't trust it with lump.


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I've bought briquettes from the local kebab shop in the past when I got stuck over winter. Personally I always order online from BigK, they stock lump and briquettes all year round, yes you do have to pay for postage but I buy enough that it still works out cheaper
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I usually use Heat Beads and I buy them all year round from wowbbq.co.uk http://www.wowbbq.co.uk/weber-accessories/charcoal-and-wood. They are usually the cheapest and they often have them on special offer.
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Booker Wholesale usually have stock of 12kg bags of restaurant grade lump wood too!! 8-)
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WowBBQ sell weber briquettes.

Alternatively one of my local garden centres stocks weber items all year round, have a look at some in your area?
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