COCO & COIR Natural BBQ Charcoal | 3KG Bag | Coconut Shell...

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"The media could not be loaded. Coco and Coir charcoal briquettes, I'd never heard of them before, and if like me you're an all season BBQ fanatic then I expect you have the usual top quality bags of charcoal briquettes and lump wood that you faithfully us, and only use, am I close?Well, when I was offered this 5kg bag of Coco and Coir charcoal briquettes to try out and review I was more than happy to do so, but at the same time I was a little sceptical on how it would perform.So, these briquettes are slightly smaller than the Weber variety but do look the same and feel the same when handling, but I did find that with this bag my hands didn't get as dirty when handling them.I used a chimney to start them off with three natural firelighters underneath, they took about the same amount of time to become ready for the grill as my other briquettes, around 20 minutes, so a good start.One thing to note, is that they burn with far less smoke than my other briquettes and there was no hint of a chemical smell that I sometimes get with the other variety.Once going they burn with a very good heat and they keep this heat for a long time and I found them quite easy to control heat wise using the vents on the grill, really happy with that.So, I like cooking big bits of meat and I tried these briquettes to cook a large rump steak, I like to cook my steaks hot and fast so to get a good sear on the outside and then let them rest for a good 15 minutes till medium rare.And the performance of these briquettes was outstanding, way better than the briquettes I normally use as the heat they generated was spot on for a fast and quick cook, and I actually think I could getaway with using less briquettes on my steak cook.Shutting the vents off afterwards ensured that the briquettes cooled and can be used again, they do actually have an orange ash around them compared to the light grey on the other type of briquettes but this does come off with a gentle shake.I have yet to try them on a low n slow cook over a very long period, which I normally use lump wood for, but I think the outcome will be just as good.So yes, I am converted, these for me are really are great briquettes and I will be getting more, that's for sure."