Komodo Kamado Cocochar Coconut Shell Charcoal Premium Natural & Sustainable ~ Smokeless/Neutral Flavored Grilling/Smoking Carbon BBQ - 22lb Box

Charcoal is excellent. Low ash even in wind. This is important if you use it for Korean BBQ grills so the food doesn’t end up with ash like some others.Charcoal is also nearly flavorless which is good for people who may be more sensitive to chemical tastes or heavy smoke flavor on their food. But if you add a few chunks of your favorite wood it will leave a nice flavor and provide long lasting consistent heat.To light I use a chimney with a tumbleweed and I stack the small log sections “pucks” flat side down in a staggered hexagon pattern and they light just fine. I’d say the normal 20-30 mins from lighting until poured in the grill and ready, depending on wind. Friend uses his weed burner torch but a chimney and kindling works for me.As long as I can get this charcoal and the quality and consistency stays as good as it is, I will always use these log segment pucks from Komodo Charcoal. I saw the description could be updated or clarified since some people thought they were long logs. But the product itself is my favorite after dozens of trials with different charcoal and briquettes.I use it enough I’d do a subscription depending on what was offered as far as frequency and quantity.

Great charcoal.Very uniform in size.

If you BBQ low and slow, this is the charcoal you need. I light just one end of a piece then let my BBQ handle controlling the temps with minimal air flow. The coconut charcoal burns cleanly and is consumed slowly over time. Coconut charcoal doesn't impart any flavor to your meat. Instead you simply add a fist sized chunk of your favorite smoking wood to create your flavor profile. I prefer cherry yet I experiment with apple, peach, pecan and others.Another huge benefit is this charcoal produces just 2.5% of ash by weight. This means the bottom of my BBQ fills up very slowly, reducing how often I need to remove the ash.

These are the perfect for your Kamado. A fire box full will last well beyond your longest 14+ hr low and slow cooks. They are actually shorter than in the current pictures, but this is what you want to get the air flow you need for higher temperature cooks like bread, pizza and reverse searing steaks. To get them lit I use the paraffin wax cubes and few small pieces of lump charcoal. I find it much easier to control the temperature with these compared to lump. And the price is at least a good considering how long these last.

very good, burns hot, although harder to light, saves on trees

Burns HOT and stays usable for a long time. Will buy again.

The negative reviews are not describing the product I’m reviewing and you can tell that by their description they thought egg were buying logs. The current photo on Amazon and my photo show an open middle charcoal. It is simply the best charcoal I’ve used. It burns exceptionally clean with minimal ash, significantly less than the competition. It “brings” the heat and lets your preferred smoke wood shine and not compete with the charcoal. It doesn’t impart a flavor profile.

First off, I ordered this for my daughter's 2nd birthday party. Now, when my husband put in the grill, we didn't use lighter fluid, it didn't light at all. Ok, so then we tried the lighter fluid, still didn't light. Ok. We put Kingsford in with it, the Kingsford lit with no problem, but this product did not. My husband spent nearly two hours trying to get it to light, and it hasn't. We even broke it up into smaller pieces, still nothing. My husband reached into the grill and picked one up a few minutes after lighting, it was not even hot at all. Needless to say, we're sticking to Kingsford from now on.