CHRCL BRIQTS HICKRY 8.8#(Pack of 1)

I've used Kingford charcoal for years and it's been okay but once I found B&B I never turned back. I had coals still hot 8 hours later in my smoker. You can reuse some old coals if needed but shaking off the ash. They burn HOT and light easy and even. I maintain an even 245 to 255 range in my smoker and only add coals every few hours. One bag will typically last 2 smokes depending on time and heat needed.

The new orange bag with hickory burns too hot for smoking. Great for steak but no good for smokers. Keep the old OAK formula and just add the new bag with the stars maybe change the bag color of the new formula. Otherwise I'll have to find another brand.

This was my go too for long slow cooks. All anyone stocks now is the new Hickory/oak blend and it doesn't burn half as long. Hopefully they bring this product back.

I've used this charcoal in my drum smoker for years now. It worked perfectly. Now, I can't find it anywhere. So, disappointed.

B&B Oak Briquets are simply the best in the market. Whether Hot n Fast or Low n Slow these briquets deliver excellent results. We use them for home cooks and on the competition Steak and BBQ circuits. We have even used them with great success in our pizza oven. Whether for Hot n Fast or Low n Slow cooks B&B Oak Briquets simply cannot be beat!

If you haven't tried B&B's Charcoal Briquetes, give them a try! I love the briquetes the best, as they are great for both short and long cooks due to their longevity. For short cooks, you can reuse the the left over bricks that didn't burn, saving both time and money. All you need to do is shake off the ash and relight them. Don't let their small size fool you because they are also great for long cooks! They are exceptional at maintaining heat for long periods of times. Another great feature about the briquetes is that they are made from all natural ingredients. This eliminates any worrying about what harsh chemicals could be inside. These briquetes have their own unique flavor which is a mix of oak and hickory. This flavor pairs perfectly with all types of food. They are also great if you want to try out flavored woods, as their taste is not over powering, allowing for the wood to also shine through. Overall, not only is the longevity of the briquetes astonishing, but they also give you peace of mind to know that you're eating clean and healthy. They are great for a variety of foods and you can easily pair them with your favorite flavored woods!

I use the Oak Briquets for everything from a hot and fast cook on my grill to a slow cook on my barrel smoker. I once cooked a couple of chickens on my barrel smoker (about 3 hours), shut off most of the airflow to the smoker. 6 hours later I opened all the vents and cooked 2 steaks with the same charcoal! (My grill grates were running about 550 after everything came back up to speed!) This product is simply amazing! From the time you fire up the charcoal chimney and see very little smoke as it catches (Clean burn), to the flavor that it gives my food when I am using it, nothing is better. It is hands down the highest quality, best tasting, cleanest burning charcoal on the planet! All my friends family and neighbors who cook outdoors, now use B&B Charcoal. It just can't be beat! Now go get you some!! You won't be disappointed!

We have tried other brands from time to time, based on recommendations from others. But this is always the brand, and the briquet we come back to. The consistency is KEY. We trust when we open the bag that the briquets quality will be the same as the quality we first had years ago - and we've never been let down. Very little breakage of the briquets, very little dust, and always quick to light and keep burning for hours on end. When you compete, you can't leave things to change and need to be able to rely on consistency - this does it.

Writing this review is killing me because I have been using b&b charcoal for over 10 years. I have recently seen a change in the quality in the bags that say duraflame on the back of the bags. The briquettes are smaller and they seem less dense. Why change the product loved by so many after companies are acquired by new companies?

I was going into a cooking competition and the first bag we got into about an hour into firing it up we noticed it was smelling like a very nasty chemical. We pulled all that charcoal out let it burn in a separate pan off to the side and it still stunk. We then open the second bag of charcoal and the same scenario occurred multiple pieces lit on fire and they were just very chemical smelling and the food that we already had on the grill ended up tasting like it too. Through all the charcoal away and went and bought a different brand unfortunately this made my competition for the weekend very difficult to accomplish very disappointed in this brand right now. It used to be my go-to and I used to brag about it.