Unusual defect... it’s a great product. Agree with gargantua about lump for direct high temp (steaks) and kingsford briquettes for indirect BBQ. You can do smoking with small fires on the sides (charcoal baskets are great),...

To expand just a bit . . . charcoal - real, so-called "lump" or pure charcoal - is hardwood that has been heated to a high temperature in the absence of oxygen. The process drives off many chemical impurities that cause natural...

and inventory problems I’m willing to overlook. Kitchen problems, on the other hand, are inexcusable, and are the hardest to fix. It means that something fundamentally is wrong. I sat down for dinner at Charcoal and ordered...

I hope this doesn’t strike everyone as a stupid question, but is it harmful to a gas grill to put charcoal briquettes in it as opposed to the ceramic ones or lava rocks? The reason I ask is because my husband had this grill...

Royal Oak Lump Charcoal is available at the Pathmark at Atlantic Center, Brooklyn: $10.99 for a 20 lb bag. In May and June Western Beef had B & M lump charcoal from Texas (better than the Royal Oak) for $7.99 for 20 lbs, but they...

Flavor brand which is excellent. These are all commonly called "lump charcoal".

have some insight into the Asian culture, its products, and their mystical claims. The Binchotan charcoal claims are just more of the same b.s. It’s just plain ol' oak lump charcoal. P.S. If you want to score some great oak...

Grill, meat, let’s eat.

I used propane gas for years so when I bought my Kamado grill (which can use either gas or charcoal), I bought the optional propane gas burner. But when the grill came, and after using charcoal the first few times (I use lump or...

It sounds like you want to use a charcoal grill for slow smoking rather “Grilling”. If this is your purpose, do not get the Weber Smokey Joe. It is too small to control the heat and properly bank the coals to get...

A new take on charcoal.

Coconut and Curry Grilled Chicken Salad

What you are looking for is natural "lump" charcoal. It’s made the old fashioned way, simply burning wood (in the absence of air) until charcoal remains. If you use that in combination with a chimney starter, that’s...

I used to get my supply of hardwood charcoal (not briquets, lump charcoal) at Russo’s. They had a variety of brands over time, always at a good price. Now they seemed to have stopped carrying any. I need another source!...

Use lump charcoal. It has a much more intense heat than briquettes. It will burn faster too, so you will need to adjust your methods accordingly(it also lights faster and comes to temperature much more quickly). I also recommend...