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Review of Duraflame Hardwood Charcoal Briquets
We have been using Kingsford Charcoal briquets in our barbeque grill for more than a year in competitions. We like the consistent heat charcoal supplies and there is First thing, I noticed on the bag's label is that the briquet consisted only of 95% hardwood and a vegetable starch binder. The
Duraflame charcoal contains no chemical additives, mineral fillers, coal or petroleum by-products, something that had always worried us about Kingsford. It appears that the Duraflame is a very natural product for your barbeque grill.
I start all charcoal in a charcoal chimney without using lighter fluids that may taint the smoked meats. If you've never used a charcoal chimney, I'm guessing that you pile your charcoal and douse with
lighter fluid before lighting the fire. There's nothing wrong with using a chemical starter, but I bet everyone has at some time eaten food that had that "chemical" aftertaste. This is caused by cooking on
the coals before all the lighter fluid has burned off. It always seemed to Here's a picture of my charcoal chimney hard at work making coals from the Duraflame charcoal. Compared to the Kingsford charcoal,
the Duraflame seemed to make much less smoke when igniting in the chimney. The smoke also appeared "cleaner" than Kingsford charcoal which gives off a thick white, sometimes yellowish smoke
when starting in the chimney. Also the odor of the Duraflame was much more pleasant than Kingsford when starting. After putting the hot coals into my barbeque grill, I noticed the
temperature was really high... much higher than when using Kingsford (Duraflame claims the higher temperature is because they use so much hardwood in the briquets). I closed the bottom air vents down
and lowered the temperature of the fire. I cooked a pork tenderloin and four chicken thighs to test how the Duraflame affected taste. I couldn't detect any "off" flavors in the me As I write this letter, I'm cooking a slab of baby-back ribs and two
butts on Duraflame charcoal. The grilling test was so successful that I know bbq cooked low and slow with Durflame will taste great. Overall I would have to highly recommend Duraflame Hardwood Charcoal Briquets for your barbeque grill
or slow smoker. Be careful and choose the right Duraflame product. They also have a lump charcoal and a charcoal briquet (no Hardwood on the label). 
much less tending to the fire compared to burning all wood. Recently we were able to purchase
some Duraflame Hardwood Charcoal Briquets and try them in our Lang Model 60 smoker.
me that it took longer to burn the
charcoal down to white-hot coals, than it did to actually cook the meat on the barbeque grill.
at from the Duraflame. Everything tasted fine!
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