Drumbecue Big K 15Kg Restaurant Grade Lumbwood Charcoal

All good

My husband has been very impressed with this charcoal, it is worth the money, it lasts a long time if you have a lot of cooking to do. Don't seem to be able to find this in the local shops except very small packs that are very expensive so buying from Amazon is so easy and cheaper.

The product has a really good burn time and produces clean smoke. My only drawback is that towards the end of the bag (in the final quarter), most of the charcoal is broken and small, which makes that last part of the bag less efficient. Overall, though, it's very good.

I regularly use this charcoal - it's utterly brilliant and great value for money.Sadly, this seller despatched it via Evri. I used my work address, as always, and my account preferences clearly say deliveries must be between 08:30 and 17:30. None of that mattered to Evri who allegedly tried to deliver it at 20:30, 19:30, and the last time at 18:00, when I got a 'sorry we missed you' notification. Except, I was still at work, and my external CCTV clearly shows no-one visiting. Next day I get a message from Evri to say my consignment has been damaged to returned to the sender. Amazon issued a full refund.So a plea to this seller, please don't use Evri, they're the most incompetant of logistics companies out there.

No problem with size of charcoal pieces in the bag that I received (Some reviewers have commented that charcoal pieces were on the small size). My bag arrived in 24 hours from ordering and smallest pieces so far are around 10x10cm. As other reviewers have said, the larger pieces burn longer and therefore retain heat for longer and cook for longer. I use two chimney starters - 3 Tiger Tim small fuel sachets in each, held in place by scrunched up newspaper. The charcoal blocks took the initial flames well and burnt with excellent ferocity, and hardly any fat flare ups (maybe as the larger pieces burnt so fiercely that the fat incinerated on contact?). So whilst standard (smaller) charcoal pieces will lose their cooking heat within 20-30mins, however the Big K pieces kept a strong cooking heat for over an hour without need to top up. Another trick I used this weekend was to dump 3kg of lava rock in to the bbq tray before adding the charcoal (note: lava rocks are usually placed on gas bbq's to distribute the gas flame and impart some flavour to the meats). By using the lava rocks as a base, the charcoal was brought a few centimetres closer to the grill, and the lava rocks retain and distribute heat more evenly. The lava rocks are easily retrieved from the bbq ash tray as they do not burn, and can be re-used.

It burned well and lasted a long time. All at a reasonable price.

I purchased a bag of this charcoal last summer for home use . I cooked many large joints of meat with it . It holds temperature nice for a long time . I’ve just bought another bag and looking forward to some nice weather

This is probably the best charcoal i have ever used.