Kishu Binchotan BBQ Charcoal, Product of Japan, Select Plus Grade 3lb of Lump Charcoal

I bought this binchotan for a small yakitori grill and it's absolutely fantastic. I'm amazed at how hot these coals get, and how long they stay hot. Well worth it.

I thought I would try this Japanese charcoal since it must be special. I BBQ a lot and lately I have been using a smaller Snow Peak Japanese Robata style grill. So I paired this up with the binchotan charcoal. You don't need many pieces however it does take a very long time for the coal to become hot enough to begin cooking. I would recommend using a charcoal chimney to heat the coal. The coal can be reused several times over which is a plus due to it's priciness. I found that I needed to mix the binchotan coal with conventional oak or mesquite coal to accelerate the temperature. Doing so has certainly affected the flavor, but I have yet to master using the binchotan solely.

I used this for an offsite. I found that the pieces weren’t very large and burned very quickly

High quality charcoal, evenly sized pieces and absolutely wonderful to cook with. Burns very hot and the Wagu we cooked with it was delicious. We were able to dry out and reuse it.

The media could not be loaded. This charcoal burns very hot and lasts a long time. I used it for yakitori for 2 hours and it was still hot enough to keep cooking.I used a chimney to light it with a few briquettes on the bottom to help it stay lit.

I used a couple of chunks along with “normal” lump charcoal in a smoker. These lasted much longer than the other charcoal which meant I didn’t have to add additional fuel during the long smoking process. Also used it in a hibachi and it worked well.

Great quality for cooking! Love it with my yakitori grill!

Is a good Charcoal but 3lbs is not enough to Heat up for my Small Yakitori Grill and is not cheap the Charcoal almost same price of my Yakitori Grill ,?Also if i Buy another 3 lbs. of charcoal that must be to Much .