Works better than any other brand of briquet. Less smoke, less soot, burns even and with a consistent heat. My summerlong go-to charcoal. However if I want something a little hotter the Kingsford Competition is really nice but it does not have the same staying power that the Original does. Every time I pick up a different brand on sale to save a few bucks I regret it. Too much filler and dust and soot. I use a chimney starter so I can get a feel for each batch of coals as they are heating and hands down Kingsford are the best, Original and Competition are where its at.

I purchased last two season some Kingsford Original and and on two separate occasions, had about half briquettes with metal wires! in them. Contacted Kingsford, but the customer service lady wasn't too concerned about it and even told me to still use them as usual. I replied that this is unacceptable and would like the refund and she reluctantly promised to send 1 coupon to replace it. This poor quality and unconcerned customer service won't be tolerated in our household and we already switched to other brand. Also those briquettes are so light and don't burn as long as they used to. Sorry but, until I hear something else, my money will be spend on better quality. Mike,

i only use kingsford charcoal i have worked with food my hole life iam a classicly trained butcher and chef who lives by the creed food is love is life so its safe to say that when it comes to grilling i only use charcoal and the best charcoal on the market is kingsford i have even went as far as to geting a tattoo of a kingsford bricket from the match light bag on my neck i even cook on a kingsford premium series grill so to sum things up all hail to the king!

I never use anything other than Kingsford. Tried off brands in the past and you can taste the difference. I grill or BBQ as we call it out west and these briquettes burn the best. Evenly, long lasting and once you let them burn down to whiteish color they're ready and there's no charcoal taste whatsoever.

I don't know what you did, but this is much different now. As soon as I picked the bag up, I noticed it was significantly lighter than expected. Then I noticed that the coals burned half the time I typically get and also didn't get as hot. I smoke my meats, slow and low. I had a hard time getting to 250F with indirect heat and then I had to add more coals approximately every hour. Normally I can get to temp quickly and it will burn for 2hrs before I have to add more coals.

I've been using a lot of other products. Both lump and briquet charcoal. This is the best one I've used so far and will stay with Kingsford from now on. Even distribution of heat on briquets. longest lasting of any others and hottest. Love this product.

I have used Kingsford for as long as I have been barbacuing. It always lights well and stays lot long. When I lived in West Virginia, I had a grill designed like a stage coach, and I believe it came from Kingsford. My 4 grown children all use Kingsford, and we always will!

really the only product i use. i cook 3-2-1 ribs, rib-eye, skirt steak, veggies , a bunch of other food. i use it on my oklahoma joe smoker, chargriller outlaw and a small portable chargriller. people saying that its not good , don't know what they are doing (now the product that i would say burns too fast is the charcoal with mesquite in it.- i only used it once)

I have grown up with Kingsford and have always been happiest with the results i got from it. I am sorry to say I can no longer say that. Since the change in briquets they are smaller and don't work as well as they used to. Our entire family has noticed this , while the still work just fine for burgers and hot dogs, they fail for any longer cooking requirements like chicken.

Kingsford is simply the best charcoal and worth spending a little extra money to avoid the problems with bargain brand charcoal, including not staying lit very long and sometimes being damp in the bag, which is just great for burning! Stick with the best people.