Jealous DevilBlox Hickory & Oak Compressed 100% Natural Professional Restaurant Grade Hardwood Firewood for Cooking and Grilling, 12 Logs

I was a bit skeptical with these being compressed wood but, holy crap are they good or what. I don't understand how some reviewers complain about these not lighting up fast or hard to break into pieces. I grabbed one and smacked it on the edge of a concrete sidewalk. It broke right at the point of impact. I also used a hand saw to cut smaller pieces, again no problem whatsoever. I threw a piece in my charcoal chimney along with my charcoal (I used my leftover Frontier lumps and some new JD lumps) and it lit up quick. I also threw another piece directly over my charcoal once I had the fire up and running in my grill, it too lit up quick. I had a good bit of smoke with both methods. You could smell the wood all around the house, backyard and front yard, it was simply great. Next, I cooked up my meat and was very pleased how these helped with the temp. I literally watched the arm on the thermometer race upward to over 500 in matter of seconds. Really gave my steaks a nice sear. I grilled veggies, corn, steaks, and some shrimp over a 45 min period and the temp was still raging on.Flavor notes. These are supposed to be hickory and oak, I can tell you the hickory flavor definitely took over and left a very nice flavor on the steaks and the veggies not so much for the shrimp. I know, I know, I should use a more subtle wood like apple for shrimp but had this nice fire going, definitely worth the experiment though. All and all great product even if a bit pricey.

I use these logs in a wood burning stove. We do not depend on the stove for heat (except in emergencies); mostly for a little warmth and ambience. These are a neat, convenient alternative to firewood since I can keep a couple packs in the basement and I don't have to deal with the mess of buying, stacking and storing firewood. The logs work fine if you use some kind of fire starter (you cannot light the logs directly). My only complaint is that out of the 4 packs I have ordered, one was received loose in a cardboard box with no shrink wrap. Not a huge deal, but I prefer the shrink wrap since it's neater; also when the logs are loose it makes me wonder what happened to them.

I used these in a Kamado Big Joe with the DoeJoe attachment. I have never been able to get the doejoe to work correctly (the stone is always hotter than the oven by 100 degrees). I had high hopes for these logs.Lighting was more difficult. I lit a few chunks of good charcoal and then built a stack of these logs around it. This worked really well. The charcoal burned away quickly.It threw off thick black smoke for a good 1/2 hour before they burnt themselves nearly out (3 logs). I added 3 more, added the doe Joe, and adjusted the heat and waited for the (more) black smoke to dissipate. Sadly at 500 the pizza stone was still at 600.I don’t really see a good use for these as they throw off black smoke when burning. I was hoping I could use just one for the rotisserie or throw in a couple to get to 800 for searing steaks but the amount of smoke is concerning.

As a BBQ judge and competitor I've tried tons of different charcoal and wood product and this is hands down the hottest burn I've ever seen from a commercial product. Be sure you have enough of a fire going to ignite them and then just sit back and enjoy. The cooking heat was amazing and grilled steaks in not time. Be aware that they are heavy and long (18 inches.) They have one of the longest burn times I've ever seen in the BBQ industry. Make sure you have plan to store them as they can't get went and the packaging is not resealable. Yes, they cost "more" than standard charcoal products but these will burn hotter and last longer. I wish they can in smaller sizes but they can be cut down. I can see using these to do a hot sear on large steaks, extending the burn time on long BBQ cooks and even making a clean smelling campfire. Great product. Looking forward to using it again and again.

Good for backyard pizza oven. Get hot!! WILL NOT catch with typical lighting procedures, as noted on package. Need fire starters; and I use a small torch on a green coleman tank to light

I was very impressed with the packaging and label. Its amazing how heavy the package is for its size. It just shows how dense these logs are. My friend recently redid his back yard and has an awesome wood fired pizza oven. The Blox are a perfect fit and we cooked about 8 pizzas and a full tray of meatballs. The blox lit easily, quickly and performed flawlessly with enough heat and burn time to make all of the food with time to spare. A friend with a stickburner smoker may get a package and try a full KCBS BBQ competition cook on them. Highly recommended.

These are a great buy for the money. They do need a lot of help to get started. Once lit they hold good flame and provide great heat.

This product is unbelievable. I am part of competition BBQ team. we have a large rig that typically takes 2 hours to get to temperature using 6 hickory sticks. Since we cook hot and fast, it average temps of 275-300. Since we have incorporated Jealous Devil Blox into our cooks, we reach our target temperatures in record time and using less fuel. our last competition, we landed at our site at 5:19am and were ready to cook at 6:3am using 2 hickory sticks and 2 Blox. We will be using this product from now on.