Barbeque Wood Flavors Charcoal nakedwhiz.com       Home       Lump Review Index       Quick Stats Date Of Review: May, 2005 Purchased From: Harris Teeter Supermarket Date Purchased: April, 2005 Price: $5.99 Weight: 10 pounds Burn Time: Ash Production: Type of Wood: Unknown Strange Material?: None Scrap Lumber Pieces?: None Smell: Mild, pleasant, South American perfume Country of Origin: Argentina Quick Links Photos of Contents: Click Here Other Photos, Including UPC Code: Click Here Lighting Instructions: Click Here Statements From The Bag: Click Here Unusual Or Unique Statements: Click Here Contact Information: Click Here Other Information: Click Here Photo of UPC Code: Click Here Rate And Comment On This Charcoal: Click Here Commentary We came across this brand of charcoal in our local Harris Teeter grocery store. It comes to us from Argentina and is distributed by a company in Texas. The type of wood is unknown, but it appears to be a mix of different species judging by the different density of various pieces. It contained no scrap lumber, nor did it contain any "funny stuff" like rocks, hairpins or Barbie dolls. You can see a photo below of the distribution of the sizes, but here is a table showing the weight of each size: Large 2.2 pounds 19.8% Medium 4.2 pounds 37.6% Small 2.9 pounds 26.2% Chips/Dust 1.8 pounds 16.4% Total 11.1 pounds The unusable chips and dust comprised 16.4% of this bag which is about average. Many of the pieces were quite dense, and overall, the mix of different pieces was quite dense. The charcoal took 3 sheets of newspaper to start in our chimney starter test which is pretty good, below average. While starting, there was very little sparking or popping, just a small amount of crackling. The wood has that familiar mild perfume smell that all the charcoals from South America seem to produce. Once burning in our ceramic cooker, the fire burned with little sparking or popping. We were able to get a maximum temperature in our cooker of 710 degrees. We've seen hotter charcoals, but this is surely adequate for most searing purposes. This charcoal was low for burn time, a surprise in view of the overall density of the charcoal. The ash production was very high. When lighting the charcoal with a MAPP torch, the charcoal did spark and pop quite a bit, so we would recommend caution if using a MAPP torch. Once lit, it was relatively slow to spread, despite the ease in lighting the charcaol with the chimney starter. As a result, we'd recommend a chimney starter if you are in a hurry. In light of the large amount of ash produced, low burn time, and average amount of waste chips and dust in the bag, we were not terribly impressed with this charcoal and give it our Below Average rating. To the left is the rating that our readers have given this charcoal. If you have used this charcoal and would like to rate it and leave your comments, Click Here To view reader ratings of all brands, Click Here. Other Information None. Unusual or Unique Statements None. Statements From The Bag "100% Natural Hardwood Lump Charcoal", "Easy to Light", "Easy to Cook", "Once lit, charcoal is ready in approx. 15 minutes. Look for grey around the edges.", "Spread charcoal evenly and begin cooking.", "Enjoy any of your favorite foods cooked over an open fire with real hardwood flavor.", "Remember - Hardwood Lump Charcoal burns hotter so cooktime will be shorter.", "Burns longer...", "Cooks Hotter", "Real Hardwood Flavor" Lighting Instructions Lighter Fluid Method: Pyramid Hardwood Lump Charcoal in center of grill. Add lighter fluid, light charcoal (follow lighter fluid directions). Chimney Starter Method: Fill Chimney Starter with Hardwood Lump Charcoal. Using paper as a fuel, light charcoal (refer to Chimney Starter directions). Photos Of Contents This is the contents of the bag. Here is a closer view. Here are the larger pieces we found in the bag. Here are the contents of the bag sorted into large, medium, small, and too small/chips/dust. Other Photos None. Photo of UPC Code Here is a photo of the UPC code on the bag: Contact Information Distributed by: Barbeque Wood Flavors 141 Lyons Road Ennis, TX   75119