BBQ Lump Charcoal 1 kg

Lump charcoal from hardwood, with no binder at all — one hundred per cent carbonised wood.

Lump, not briquette

Lump charcoal is wood carbonised whole, so the pieces are irregular. That is its character, not a defect.

Compared with briquettes, lump lights faster and reaches higher temperatures, but also burns out sooner and runs less evenly piece to piece. For searing a steak hot and fast, that is exactly what you want. For long grilling that needs a stable temperature through a service, briquettes are more dependable.

The figures

• Feedstock hardwood
• Calorific value above 7,000 kcal/kg
• No binder — nothing bound into it at all

No binder means no foreign smell on lighting and no residue beyond wood ash. For cooks whose product sits directly over the coals, that is not a small thing.

Who it suits

Grill restaurants, steak houses, and open grilling where high heat and wood aroma matter. Also households that prefer natural charcoal over briquettes.

If you run a grill line burning all day, consider mixing: lump to light and reach temperature quickly, hexagonal briquettes to hold it there.