I’ve been using nothing but this stuff exclusively for the past 2 months and I cant say enough good things about it. It’s starts easy, it holds a nice hot consistent temp, and I get twice the burn time I do with anything else. The lump goes great in the grill and the briquettes stack nicely on top of my Dutch oven. Couldn’t ask for a better, more reliable charcoal

Good value for the money

I did enjoy the lump charcoal for grilling my steaks and hamburgers. I was disappointed that most of the lumps were in small pieces. I tried using the lump charcoal in my offset/stick burner to smoke pork belly and it was a bit of a mess. Overall, I liked the product.

I'm unhappy to report that my first (and only) attempt to use this charcoal was disgusting and very time consuming. The charcoal chips were so small that they blocked the bowl vents in my Big Green Egg. Consequently, a cook that should have taken 1 1/2 hours took three. Could only get minimum airflow, if any, through the egg, resulting in a maximum achievable temperature of only 225 degrees with both top and bottom vents wide-open. With proper airflow, my egg traditionally reaches a temperature of over 600 degrees, although I never cook that high. This charcoal would probably work OK for grilling, although I haven't tried it, but definitely not for cooking with a BGE!

I’ve cooked on a lot of different lump charcoals over the years, and The Good Charcoal Company Lump Charcoal has earned a permanent spot at my house. The consistency is outstanding—clean-burning, great-sized pieces, minimal dust, and excellent heat control. It lights easily, burns hot when you need it to, and holds steady for long cooks! Not to mention each bag I buy helps feed America. Great for the environment. The Good Charcoal goes above and beyond to give back.

I bought this charcoal after someone in my office forwarded me the article from the Washington Post last summer about how eco-friendly the Good Charcoal Company has become - saving cheetah population (I've been obsessed with cheetahs ever since I was little and then we went on safari). The charcoal is a really great all-natural option and doesn't have the overwhelming flavor of other lump. I read somewhere that pieces were a little smaller, but my husband said that he was really happy with the charcoal and our family loved our Easter BBQ. We didn't even use as much as we thought, and brought some over to our neighbor the next weekend.

I have unfortunately purchased this lump charcoal several times in hopes that I just got a “bad bag”. But consistently, the entire bag seems as though it’s the end of the bag. All the pieces are small and it takes forever to get it to start. I won’t be buying this brand ever again. I was very disappointed.

I have bought maybe 7 bags of this charcoal for my BGE. It is 80% tiny pieces with no airflow. Terrible bag of charcoal. I’ve used all kinds and am not a snob but this stuff sucks. The bags are always dirty as well, worse than any other brand. It might be “cheap” but I’m passing from now on.

The Good Charcoal burns long and hot and is our preferred charcoal for all of our competition BBQ cooks as well as home grilling. It's made of pure acacia wood, is sustainably harvested and is 100% chemical-free. All that and now they have new larger bags with handles at a lower price. It's a great value for a premium product!

To call this lump charcoal is laughable. It is a lot of small pieces and dust. There were pieces of plastic strips inside the bag as well. Not to mention a piece of bark that was at least 8"x16". It turns to ash quickly. I was very disappointed with this product.