Ocado have put Big K Restaurant Grade Lumpwood Charcoal on offer at 3 boxes (15kg each) for the price of 2. They are usually £24.99 each.
That means you can get 3 boxes for £49.98, a total of 45kg of top notch charcoal.
This makes the price £1.11 per kg.
I have bought these in the past when on offer and the benefits are:
1) It's hardwood lumped charcoal so burns longer, cleaner and at a higher temperatures without giving off foul-smelling fumes from resins like softwood lumpwood charcoal can do.
2) It comes in a box so you don't get anywhere near as many crushed or powdered pieces in the package.
3) You can use the offer with any existing Ocado codes or offers to reduce the price.
4) It works equally as well with low and slow smoking/cooking as with high temperature searing or pizza cooking.
5) It comes from renewable sources.
Fill your boots and enjoy the current BBQ weather :)
The offer is currently scheduled to end on 23 August.
Top comments
b3ckford
27 Jul 163#21
Pieces are huge,
All comments (28)
donaldbrago
26 Jul 161#1
I've used this charcoal in the past. decent quality, nice big pieces and a lot less of the unusable dust you get in supermarket charcoal.
If however you have a Makro card, there are 12kg bags of restaurant grade for £12.99 IIRC. I've been using that for the last year or so (I BBQ a lot). Similar price but you don't need to drop £50 on charcoal in one go.
donaldbrago
26 Jul 162#2
I have seen the big k stuff on offer in ocado for £15 too, albeit some time ago.
p.s
heat added!
Teahfc
26 Jul 161#3
Fantastic offer, local distributors up to £2.00 a kilo.
As o/p says burns longer, you have the tools no go use your cooking skills ..
Alansmithee
26 Jul 161#4
How does this stuff compare to heat beads? - I've been using them for a while and love them - no smell, no smoke, long burn, good temperature.
nabby to Alansmithee
26 Jul 16#5
I've not tried the Aussie Heat Beads product but have heard good things. I use lumpwood as I have a Kamado Joe and they only recommend lumpwood charcoal, not briquettes.
I'd say the advantage of this is that it's an all natural product with no binders at all, which all briquettes have to contain.
The advantage of briquettes is that you have a very evenly sized fuel so you can place it and burn it with a little more precision.
As this is restaurant grade I'd expect it to be of high enough quality that it should be at least as good as the heat beads and likely superior.
But that's my opinion rather than based on experimentation or experience of both fuels.
Alansmithee
26 Jul 161#6
I've found them particularly good for low and slow.
tootricky
26 Jul 16#7
Doesn't last anywhere near as advertised. All smoke (snarf snarf) and mirrors.
nabby to tootricky
26 Jul 16#8
I'm intrigued as I've not had an issue and have seen glowing reviews all over the place for this particular charcoal.
What did you want to do with it and what did it actually do?
If it was as poor as you're intimating then you should ask for a refund from the retailer or contact Big K directly.
AsianDiscount
26 Jul 161#9
This stuff from Makro is amazing!
b3ckford
26 Jul 162#10
I've brought 6 boxes from Ocado. Dont forget, with the £20 off first order over £80, it brings it down to £13.30 ish a box so 90kgs for £80 is pritty good.
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That means you can get 3 boxes for £49.98, a total of 45kg of top notch charcoal.
This makes the price £1.11 per kg.
I have bought these in the past when on offer and the benefits are:
1) It's hardwood lumped charcoal so burns longer, cleaner and at a higher temperatures without giving off foul-smelling fumes from resins like softwood lumpwood charcoal can do.
2) It comes in a box so you don't get anywhere near as many crushed or powdered pieces in the package.
3) You can use the offer with any existing Ocado codes or offers to reduce the price.
4) It works equally as well with low and slow smoking/cooking as with high temperature searing or pizza cooking.
5) It comes from renewable sources.
Fill your boots and enjoy the current BBQ weather :)
The offer is currently scheduled to end on 23 August.
Top comments
All comments (28)
If however you have a Makro card, there are 12kg bags of restaurant grade for £12.99 IIRC. I've been using that for the last year or so (I BBQ a lot). Similar price but you don't need to drop £50 on charcoal in one go.
p.s
heat added!
As o/p says burns longer, you have the tools no go use your cooking skills ..
I'd say the advantage of this is that it's an all natural product with no binders at all, which all briquettes have to contain.
The advantage of briquettes is that you have a very evenly sized fuel so you can place it and burn it with a little more precision.
As this is restaurant grade I'd expect it to be of high enough quality that it should be at least as good as the heat beads and likely superior.
But that's my opinion rather than based on experimentation or experience of both fuels.
What did you want to do with it and what did it actually do?
If it was as poor as you're intimating then you should ask for a refund from the retailer or contact Big K directly.