Ok, so a few days ago, we grilled steaks on the Weber kettle over a
blazing hot fire of Royal Oak hardwood charcoal. Then last night, we
grilled some brats and sausages, and when I went to fire up the grill,
I found what looks like a big lump of melted metal in with the
left-over coals from steak night. I can only describe it as looking
like a big chunk of volcanic rock, but it was definitely melted metal,
because I checked it with a magnet. This thing was bigger than my
outstretched palm, and almost as big as my outstretched hand, and felt
as heavy as you'd expect from a chunk of metal that size.

When we did the steaks, I used two chimneys full of hardwood, and I
don't recall seeing anything out of the ordinary or heavy come tumbling
out of the bag and into the chimneys, but then again I wasn't exactly
looking for a chunk of metal either.

Anyone ever have something like this happen to them, or know what this
chunk of metal might've been? Just curious.

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dakota2112 > typed:
> Ok, so a few days ago, we grilled steaks on the Weber kettle over a
> blazing hot fire of Royal Oak hardwood charcoal. Then last night,
> we
> grilled some brats and sausages, and when I went to fire up the
> grill,
> I found what looks like a big lump of melted metal in with the
> left-over coals from steak night. I can only describe it as looking
> like a big chunk of volcanic rock, but it was definitely melted
> metal,
> because I checked it with a magnet. This thing was bigger than my
> outstretched palm, and almost as big as my outstretched hand, and
> felt
> as heavy as you'd expect from a chunk of metal that size.
>
> When we did the steaks, I used two chimneys full of hardwood, and I
> don't recall seeing anything out of the ordinary or heavy come
> tumbling
> out of the bag and into the chimneys, but then again I wasn't
> exactly
> looking for a chunk of metal either.
>
> Anyone ever have something like this happen to them, or know what
> this
> chunk of metal might've been? Just curious.

Never anything as large as you describe, but I've found rocks and
metal similar to what you describe. I call 'em "Moon Rocks".

Maybe TNW will read this and (again) give his ideas on the origin of
these moon rocks.

BOB

dakota2112 wrote:

> Ok, so a few days ago, we grilled steaks on the Weber kettle over a
> blazing hot fire of Royal Oak hardwood charcoal. Then last night, we
> grilled some brats and sausages, and when I went to fire up the grill,
> I found what looks like a big lump of melted metal in with the
> left-over coals from steak night. I can only describe it as looking
> like a big chunk of volcanic rock, but it was definitely melted metal,
> because I checked it with a magnet.

Not uncommon to find "unusual" stuff in charcoal, tho' it's usually
rocks/dirt. The Naked Whiz's reviews even have a catagory for "strange
material".

http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpindexpage.htm?bag

While charcoal making factories are no doubt not "state of the art" when
compared to automated high-tech industries, it does seem that it would
be easy enough to sort out magnetic material, especially considering
that one is buying the stuff by the pound....

wrote:
>
> http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpindexpage.htm?bag

Thanks, that's a great site, tons of info there! I would safely say my
chunk of metal looked like a moon rock.

If you are sure it is a moon rock try turning it over to see if there
any holes. I heard clangers live in them. Thats showing my age.
Stu
http://www.cateringappliancesltd.co.uk
dakota2112 wrote:
> wrote:
> >
> > http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpindexpage.htm?bag
>
> Thanks, that's a great site, tons of info there! I would safely say my
> chunk of metal looked like a moon rock.

Stu wrote:

> If you are sure it is a moon rock try turning it over to see if there
> any holes. I heard clangers live in them. Thats showing my age.

To the ******** with you.

stu > /dev/null

--
Reg

Reg
The Clangers was a childrens program about little creatures living on
the moon not a butt.
Stu

dakota2112 wrote:

> Anyone ever have something like this happen to them, or know what this
> chunk of metal might've been? Just curious.

I've been using Royal Oak or about 2 years now. During the first year,
I found very little "extras" in the charcoal. However, the last year,
I've gotten all kinds of "surprises"- kinda like Cracker Jacks when I
was a kid. Lots of rocks, a few metal objects, some I have no idea, and
most disturbing, several times I've found what appeared to be bits of
fiberglass insulation.

JimnGin

"dakota2112" > wrote in message
ps.com...
> Ok, so a few days ago, we grilled steaks on the Weber kettle over a
> blazing hot fire of Royal Oak hardwood charcoal. Then last night, we
> grilled some brats and sausages, and when I went to fire up the grill,
> I found what looks like a big lump of melted metal in with the
> left-over coals from steak night. I can only describe it as looking
> like a big chunk of volcanic rock, but it was definitely melted metal,
> because I checked it with a magnet. This thing was bigger than my
> outstretched palm, and almost as big as my outstretched hand, and felt
> as heavy as you'd expect from a chunk of metal that size.
>
> When we did the steaks, I used two chimneys full of hardwood, and I
> don't recall seeing anything out of the ordinary or heavy come tumbling
> out of the bag and into the chimneys, but then again I wasn't exactly
> looking for a chunk of metal either.
>
> Anyone ever have something like this happen to them, or know what this
> chunk of metal might've been? Just curious.
>
>

Nothing that big, but I have found an occasional rock or meteorite in a bag
of RO. It happens rarely.

Jack