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.

I love the original Kingsford charcoal and use it as long as possible every year here in upstate New York. It burns perfectly in just the right amount of time. There was a time near the end of last grilling season when I could not get any from my local store. I had to get another brand. I used it twice and threw the res of bag out. I swear by Kingsford and look forward to much grilling with it this season. Thanks, Rich

I live in Seward, Alaska. When winter finally retreated (end of April), I noticed my container in which I store my last open bag of Kinsford Original Charcoal was filled to the top with water. My bag of charcoal was soaked and had been soaking most of the winter. Instead of discarding my charcoal, I spread it in the sun for several weeks. Today, July 2, 2011 I am grilling with the winter soaked charcoal. It started immediately and is burning hot as ever. NOW THAT IS EXCELLENT CHARCOAL.

My family has used Kingsford charcoal all my life. These last few times my husband made us a barbecue, it had a really wierd flavor, not a good one. I thought it might be in the lighter fluid. So we bought one of those chimneys that lets you start a fire without it. The wierd taste is still there. It is so bad the food is inedible. I want to know what you did to this charcoal. Is there some kind of chemical additive? Did you change the kind of wood? I really want to know what happened to this product.

I seen all kinds of woods to burn for charcoal. Either these new longer burning or new shapes, or wood pellets. All these new kinds of charcoal are for marketing for extra profits! There is no need for these new styles. Kingsford does give you a variety of choices. But if you still to the gold standard, you won't be dissapointed! Regular Kingsford is what is used in our home at least the last 50 years! My only negative about this product is the price. Kingsfords Briquettes have gone up in price significantly within the last 10 years!

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 have been using Kingsford for almost 20 years and I can say that it is the best on the market by far. My wife bought another brand one day and it was a disaster, the coals did not get hot enough and died out in no time. It's now the only brand we use

I ONLY use Kingsford. I am a very frugal shopper when it comes to my family budget, and I have tried other brickets. NOTHING works like Kingsford charcoal. We grill out ALL year long, so it is stocked in my essentials in my storehold. Easiest to light, longest lasting, hottest burn! Thanks for the great product!

The new version sucks. Go back to the true original version if you want my business. New version burns way to fast and it doesn’t smell good and the taste of meat is off. I always got Kingsford for grilling but no more. Now I got to go. Time to finish cooking my steaks on the George Forman

I disagree with some of these reviews, I use Kingsford original charcoal all the time on my kettle grill, for grilling things from burgers to steaks and dog and sausages. I find it very easy to light in my chimney and find that it lights 98% of the time and is hot and ready in like 18 minutes. I once and only once tried a brand oak something and it was terrible that's the stuff that won't light or get hot. I threw away that red bag almost a whole bad and ran back out to buy Kingsford again. I will be a fan for life when it comes to charcoal briquet grilling.