KHWC5LB 5-Pound Hardwood Lump Charcoal Bag

I purchased Kebroak charcoal off of amazon after I learned about the product on the BBQ Central Radio Show. I am a backyard bbq fanatic but have had allergic sensitivity with the kingsford briquettes and the fillers and chemicals they put in. My eyes would become severely red and throat sore and irritated, sometimes for days after. I began wearing goggles and facemasks and took benedryl before-hand, which helped, but was inconvenient when having people over. However, it DID help so I could continue enjoying BBQing.After researching, I began using natural wood coal products and that, for the most part, eliminated the severity of my allergic reactions. When I tried Kebroak, I found that no other hardwood charcoal that I had used previously, had the same quality clean burn, heat time, and consistency that Kebroak does. Its a win-win because I get to use a great hardwood charcoal product and I do not need to wear goggles and face masks all the time! I am only going to use Kebroak from now on. Thanks and keep up the good work!

I bought this on a whim, trying different kinds of lump to compare the length and cleanliness of the burns.After reading other reviews, I was well aware of the messiness of the bag and the possibility of the lumps being broken down due to shipping, so I was not disappointed when I got it. The lump burn clean and has a good burn time, and now that I am more than 3/4 down in the bag, I mainly use the smaller pieces in my starter chimney. 40 pounds is a lot of lump and would be excellent for large pits where you would use most or all the bag at once. But for smaller applications it is just too messy digging through the bag for 3 or 4 pounds at a time to justify the price/pound and the cleanup.

This product did not perform like other lump charcoal I have used. There was a lot of extra junk in the bag - rocks, nails and charcoal dust. Pieces were pretty tiny and broken up, which could have been from shipping. Charcoal did not burn as hot as other charcoal used in the past. Won't buy again.

After reading the reviews of this product on the manufacturer's site and another charcoal review board, I decided to buy this 40 pound bag. At the top were a few decent size chunks, but the remainder of this bag was all crumbs. Perhaps it started out in good shape at the shipping dock, but by the time the box made it to me, the charcoal was all broken to small bits. This is horrible. Yes, it still burns well and extremely fast since the majority of the charcoals are quarter size (25 cents coin). I have to add new charcoal with the frequency of smoking chips. Horrible. I will not purchase again. Instead of lump charcoal, I received crumbs. Needless to say, I am very disappointed.Follow up review two weeks after the above: I was contacted by a very professional Kebroak professional (Sebastian) and he was extremely helpful and offered to send me a new bag. Unfortunately, the packaging was the same as the previous shipment and there were still a lot of smaller pieces as the first bag. However, there were several medium size pieces on the outer parts of the bag. At this point, I truly believe it is the packaging, as it allows too much contact of the bag to the sides of the cardboard shipping box and breaks the coals up. I imagine a larger box with more padding would do the trick, but would affect the shipping costs.My actual review of the charcoal is good. It burns hot and gives a good taste. I would use again, but would pick it up from a store where it would probably have been delivered on a pallet and handled less frequently. Unfortunately, I don't have anywhere in my area that carries it.

This charcoal burns nice and it has high quality wood -- mine had no processed wood, metal, rocks, or anything other than high quality hardwood in it. That said, this is not a cheap bag, so I'd expect better than what I got. The bag itself is sturdy but messy - it held up for the duration of my use but dust started coming out it from the start. Minor issue over all. My main problem was the huge amount of dust and small lump in the bag. I didn't weigh, but I'd say about 10% of the bag was very large pieces (too big), 50% was perfectly sizes, and then the other 40% was either small lump or dust. That's a lot of waste and a lot of fuel that I'd rather not pay a premium for. I'm sure there was 25 pounds of good stuff in here, maybe more, but I ended up using a lot of small stuff and throwing out a significant amount of fines.So, overall, nice hardwood lump that burns clean and made for some good bbq but it's overpriced considering how much small stuff I ended up with, as this is essentially a 30 (or so) pound bag when are are talking about usable lump.

Great price for a huge bag of charcoal. Burns perfectly, great flavor. I started using lump coal recently to reduce my chemical intake. I use the paper towel/cooking oil method for lighting, and it works perfectly every time. I'll never use briquettes or lighter fluid again!This stuff is high quality, large chunks. Bag comes in a box, and is pretty dusty when it arrives, so be prepared.This will be my go-to coal from now on.

First let me say that the product is very nice to cook with. Burns hot, burns long and burn low as needed. I usually cook with Wicked Good Weekend Warrior lump but I have to travel across town and its a little pricey for the 20lb bags (26). Buying this Kebroak through Amazon is very convenient when the price drops as it did when I got it. Twenty-eight and change. The problem. The bags are heavy at 40lbs (I think my bag weighed more) and the box they ship it in is too big and the lump is not secure. It ends up destroying the box and the lump get pulverized in the process. Result, some smaller pieces that will fall through the grate and a lot of dust.