Master Your BBQ

Charcoal Production - Basics

Quality charcoal is made up of mostly pure carbon A.K.A. char. Wood is cooked in a low oxygen environment for a period of time. Why? Essentially this burns off volatile compounds including methane, water, hydrogen

If you’re trying to find the right charcoal for your home barbecue, how do you choose - Lumpwood Charcoal or Charcoal Briquettes?

While the decision over which charcoal to use does come down to your own personal preference, you should know

Disposable all in one barbecues are a great way to get grilling with less hassle. They’re easy to transport and make cleaning up a lot quicker. Plus, if you’ve not got a lot of space in the garden they’re a handy alternative to a full-size

Unless you’re a keen winter BBQ enthusiast, the chances are your barbecue hasn’t seen the light of day for a while now. Do you remember giving it a thorough clean before you put it away? If you’re thinking back to your last BBQ and things

What is Best? Charcoal or Gas BBQ?

The plumes of the old gas or coal BBQ debate are thick. Most BBQ purists would say that “old is gold” in the debate of charcoal vs. gas BBQ. The basic principles

What is Barbecue Seasoning?

As always we need to right back to the roots of understanding. This is what leads to longevity of knowledge. BBQ seasoning is a basic blend of spices, salt and sugar used to season, and add flavour to, meat

What is BBQ Smoking?

If you are gearing up for some smoking action, it’s beneficial to know a little more about what you’re walking into. Smoking meat has been around for yonks – we’re talking Palaeolithic era yonks.

What is Charcoal?

Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced after wood is burned. In other words, charcoal is the end result of a particular type of combustion process. What kind of process? Well, we heat wood within a super

At Big K Products, we’re constantly striving to make the perfect BBQ charcoal. Recently, we’ve been working hard on our new range of briquettes, creating innovative new products that are driving the BBQ experience forwards.

Our new

So a vegan, a vegetarian and a pescatarian walk into a BBQ. Ok we don’t have the punchline for the joke. But what we do have is a nifty little vegan BBQ blog just for you. Now the common misconception is that vegans and BBQs don’t go together.

What Are Wood Pellets?

Smoking pellets (AKA wood pellets) can be both a flavour enhancer and a fuel source. This means that they can have an effect on everything form the taste of your food, to the performance of your grill. Now, wood

At this time of year our thoughts are drawn to roaring fires and cosy comforts. But more and more people are gravitating towards another kind of blaze – scorching hot lumpwood charcoal burning in a barbecue. It used to be that winter grilling was