The secret to not having waste with a large grinder is stale bread. Virtually no waste. Maybe an ounce. Just feed the bread down the chute and nothing left in the grinder. Kill it when you see any bread emerging.
Agree on the Kamado style grills. Ever looked into the temp controllers? I have an IQ110 model. Set the charcoal up in a ring with a can of sand in the middle, and have a half brick or some other fire break, light one end of the “snake”, set the temp and walk away. At 200 F 24 hours later I am a bit past half way through the ring.
What charcoal have you had the best luck with? I can only seem to get Cowboy, Kroger and Royal Oak in lump, and in the no filler & no anthracite briquettes, Stubs.
I have a PartyQ and it’s great.
I tried the Cowboy charcoal. Once. Too smokey.
We have a good supply of Royal Oak available and I like it very much.
For special cooks I add Kamado Joe which is available at the Big Sky Ace Hardware store (35 miles) and is a pleasant drive.
Big Green Egg charcoal is available in town as well...
I’m grilling some chops for dinner tonight. Yum!