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Kingsford Original Charcoal Briquettes, 2-Pack, 20 lbs.
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Oct 11, 2021
Bevnbama
2 out of 5 stars review

Will not last

I bought matchlight and it didn't stay hot enough to cook two small steaks medium rare....it's ridiculous for the amount of money I wasted on this charcoal. I had to bring the food inside and finish it up on the foreman grill. Get it together Kingsford!

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We're sorry to see your review of our Original Charcoal, and we'd love to speak with you about a few reasons why the charcoal didn't perform properly. Please give us a call at 800-232-4745 with this reference number 211011-000496. We want our grillers to have a memorable experience every time, and we hope you'll give us a call soon.

Jun 29, 2011
GrillingGirl
5 out of 5 stars review

The Best!

I recently purchased another brand of charcoal because it was less expensive. I have learned a valuable lesson! It was horrible, wouldn't stay lit, and produced a very cool temperature fire. I will NEVER use anything other than Kingsford in the future. You can always rely on Kingsford to produce a great fire!

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Apr 17, 2013
REAPER
1 out of 5 stars review

what happened

I have used kingsford for years and loved it . I don't understand what the company is doing now , the charcoal is thinner now and doesn't burn long at all . You guys really need to step it up, the cheap charcoal lasts longer than this stuff I am very disappointed

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Jan 20, 2012
Johnboy
5 out of 5 stars review

Best Charcoal in the world!

I have in the past used different typs of charcoal and let me just tell you right now, nothing and I do mean nothing compares to the taste and long life burning of the Original Kingsford Coals. I have now used this wonderful product for more than 10 yrs, and I swear by it. I will never change regardless if your 2 or 3 dollars higher, this product wins my vote hands down. Happy Grilling!!!!

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Aug 22, 2020
Carla
1 out of 5 stars review

New funny taste

We bought a twin pack of Original and it's not Original anymore! The bag says new BBQ flavor in small print. What happened to the just Original charcoal? Please take out the new BBQ flavor it's yucky! We will have to go to a different brand to get back that natural BBQ flavor.

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reply from From the Kingsford team

Hello, Carla. We appreciate your feedback, and are sorry to the taste of our Original Charcoal didn't win you over. We'd like to turn your experience around and ask that you reach out to our team at 800-232-4745 and provide reference number 200828-001315. We look forward to hearing from you soon. 

Jan 5, 2017
Mander1006
5 out of 5 stars review

Charcoal that lets you get down to business!

Being from south Texas, we love our BBQ! Kingsford charcoal is always our go to for grilling in our household. It's quick to light with no fuss so we can get down to the important part.... cooking and eating! When you BBQ more than once a week like we do, Kingsford is the best choice

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Jun 3, 2012
coach
5 out of 5 stars review

long burn

we had a weekend get together...just simple...burgers and hot dogs....we drank some beer and played some yard games...and 3 hrs later our guest wanted to eat again.... I didnt have to restart our even add to the grill it was still hot...I was amazed... kingsford was the champ for feeding our hungry guest TWICE !!!

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Mar 6, 2015
Grill Dawg
4 out of 5 stars review

Awesome base for smokin'

I get a stack of Kingsford good and hot, throw on some soaked hickory sticks and smoke additional Kingsford and I'm ready to smoke some ribs, chicken, pork butt...whatever is on the menu. Tried cheaper charcoal that either went out or burned up to quickly. LOVE this stuff!!

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May 20, 2012
Donna
1 out of 5 stars review

"Ready Faster and Burns Longer" -NOT!!!!!!

After using Kingsford for years, I was extremely disappointed when I bough my first bag last week for a family cookout. First- it took forever for the charcoal to stay burning and get hot. After it did get hot, it did not last long enough for us to finish cooking everything. What a bummer. I guess I will be looking for a new brand.

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Mar 6, 2015
Mr Wiz
5 out of 5 stars review

BEST CONSISTENT BURN - Bar None!

I live in Illinois and I never put my Weber away! I grill all year long. As a matter of fact, last weekend on 15 degree temps with snow I did a brisket low and slow using the "snake method". It was fabulous! I started the grill set up @ 7:30 a.m. Brrrrrrr! It was done at about 6 p.m. Happy Day! Dinner was fantastic! Long story short, I purchased 10 twenty pound bags of Kingsford Original in September 2014 and am on my second to last bag as of today. That's a lot of winter grilling. Kingsford never fails me, it is always consistent, always lights easily with my chimney and performs to perfection with even temperature and heating each and every time. Happy to see spring is close! GRILL ON GRILL MASTERS!

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