Hi,

Living in Texas makes you not expect to much rain, but this spring and
summer we've had a lot! So I made the mistake of leaving a few bags of lump
out in the rain. It got soaking wet. Can I just dry it in the garage and
use it, or will the rain have done something to it making it unsuitable for
use? I suspect I will be able to use it, but before I sacrifice a brisket I
want to make sure.

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//ceed

ceed wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Living in Texas makes you not expect to much rain, but this spring and
> summer we've had a lot! So I made the mistake of leaving a few bags
> of lump out in the rain. It got soaking wet. Can I just dry it in the
> garage and use it, or will the rain have done something to it making
> it unsuitable for use? I suspect I will be able to use it, but before
> I sacrifice a brisket I want to make sure.

Lump is fine after it gets wet. Don't worry about it. Wood *gets* wet,
doesn't it?

kili

"ceed" > wrote in message
. ..
> Hi,
>
> Living in Texas makes you not expect to much rain, but this spring and
> summer we've had a lot! So I made the mistake of leaving a few bags of
> lump
> out in the rain. It got soaking wet. Can I just dry it in the garage and
> use it, or will the rain have done something to it making it unsuitable
> for
> use? I suspect I will be able to use it, but before I sacrifice a brisket
> I
> want to make sure.
>
> --
> //ceed


Look up spontaneous combustion and charcoal. Read it carefully.

NOW...after you're scared to death, forget that myth.;-)

Dry out your charcoal. Sometimes, I'll mix damp (not dripping wet) charcoal
with my dry and put it in the charcoal chute of my Stump's. It'll be dry
before it gets to the fire.

BOB

The last time my gutters overflowed (last week), a bag of lump and a bag of
briquettes got wet. After drying the lump is fine. The briquettes turned to
mush. I guess the binders in the briquettes didnt like getting wet. (Royal
oak both bags)

"ceed" > wrote in message
. ..
> Hi,
>
> Living in Texas makes you not expect to much rain, but this spring and
> summer we've had a lot! So I made the mistake of leaving a few bags of
> lump
> out in the rain. It got soaking wet. Can I just dry it in the garage and
> use it, or will the rain have done something to it making it unsuitable
> for
> use? I suspect I will be able to use it, but before I sacrifice a brisket
> I
> want to make sure.
>
> --
> //ceed

ceed wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Living in Texas makes you not expect to much rain, but this spring and
> summer we've had a lot! So I made the mistake of leaving a few bags of lump
> out in the rain. It got soaking wet. Can I just dry it in the garage and
> use it, or will the rain have done something to it making it unsuitable for
> use? I suspect I will be able to use it, but before I sacrifice a brisket I
> want to make sure.
>
ceed, I think it will be OK after it dries. Maybe a bit hard to start.
and you might have to let it burn down some before applying cow.

ceed wrote:
> Living in Texas makes you not expect to much rain, but this spring and
> summer we've had a lot! So I made the mistake of leaving a few bags
> of lump out in the rain. It got soaking wet. Can I just dry it in the
> garage and use it, or will the rain have done something to it making
> it unsuitable for use? I suspect I will be able to use it, but before
> I sacrifice a brisket I want to make sure.

I'm in Texas too. I've had a few bags of lump get drenched in the past.
Just let it dry out and use it. You'll be fine.

-frohe

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:43:46 -0600, frohe wrote:

> ceed wrote:
>> Living in Texas makes you not expect to much rain, but this spring and
>> summer we've had a lot! So I made the mistake of leaving a few bags
>> of lump out in the rain. It got soaking wet. Can I just dry it in the
>> garage and use it, or will the rain have done something to it making
>> it unsuitable for use? I suspect I will be able to use it, but before
>> I sacrifice a brisket I want to make sure.
>
> I'm in Texas too. I've had a few bags of lump get drenched in the past.
> Just let it dry out and use it. You'll be fine.
>
> -frohe

Thank you for the advice, and a thank to the others who reponded in this
thread. I'll dry it and use it..

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//ceed

ceed > wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:43:46 -0600, frohe wrote:
> > ceed wrote:
> >> Living in Texas makes you not expect to much rain, but this spring and
> >> summer we've had a lot! So I made the mistake of leaving a few bags
> >> of lump out in the rain. It got soaking wet. Can I just dry it in the
> >> garage and use it, or will the rain have done something to it making
> >> it unsuitable for use? I suspect I will be able to use it, but before
> >> I sacrifice a brisket I want to make sure.
> >
> > I'm in Texas too. I've had a few bags of lump get drenched in the
> > past. Just let it dry out and use it. You'll be fine.
> >
> Thank you for the advice, and a thank to the others who reponded in this
> thread. I'll dry it and use it..

We've had that happen occasionally. We wait for a nice, hot, sunny day,
slit the bag open and let Old Sol do its work. We also have a 40 gal
Rubbermaid type container, with a nice waterproof lid, which we uncover on
similar days to let any condensation evaporate.

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