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deepsouth said: yeah ....lump charcoal *can be a mess* .....stick a few pieces in a zip-lock type bag, seal it squeezing the air out ....then mash with hammer ...

I tried that rather than catching the pieces that fly everywhere without a bag. But when pounding the charcoal it makes holes in the plastic bag. So the next pound has black dust flying out that gets worse with each pound that you end up breathing in. I'm happy just buying the more expensive small bags already chopped up.