Fuels

Restaurant grade charcoal is made from the very best premium restaurant-grade pieces of charcoal, perfect for restaurants or very long BBQ’s. This mixture of charcoal burns for an extended time giving a longer-lasting flame which burns hotter and is more efficient than many supermarket brands.

Charcoals come in a mixture of grades, the best being restaurant-grade followed by catering grade then BBQ grade being the lowest quality. The higher-grade charcoals have a lower water content so spit less, produce less smoke, and come in bigger pieces which results in a more consistent temperature. Generally, good quality charcoal is sold in bags 12kg and upwards and is usually in a blue bag. Unless you are having a very short BBQ it is usually more cost-efficient to buy the higher grade charcoal as it burns longer so you get more out of each piece.

There are less obvious physical differences between BBQ charcoal and more restaurant grade charcoal. Low-grade BBQ charcoal often has chemical additives. These additives make the charcoal easier to light but sacrifice the final result being the quality of the food, often making it have a slight chemical taste.

This particular charcoal comes from the Wattle Eucalyptus tree in South Africa from a well managed sustainable forest.