Au Natural FSC® is a 100% natural compressed briquette charcoal. We make it without binders, so there are no nasty chemicals to spoil the flavour of your cooking. It’s compressed from waste saw dust and wood chips at high pressures to create moulded hexagonal tubes that are consistently sized and shaped, meaning they’re easy to handle and burn cleanly. These tubes have a central hole to aid air flow, which ensures they burn evenly across your barbecue, with no hot or cold spots to manage.
With a cooking time of up to 3 hours, Au Natural FSC® is dependable and long-lasting. It’s best used in combination with our Chilla-Grilla lumpwood charcoal as a lighting aid. Au Natural FSC® is used to power professional grills across the country, but it’s also popular among adventurous home barbecuers.
If you’re looking to keep your BBQ clean and full of flavour, Au Natural FSC® is perfect for the purists.
Please note all cooking times are approximate and depend on a range of factors, including quantity of charcoal and type of barbecue used, lighting method and weather conditions.
I used this (together with the Chilla-Grilla charcoal as recommended) in a Weber Smokey Mountain to do belly pork and chicken thighs and wings for a party. It was brilliant. I filled the charcoal bowl, positioning the briquettes as the spokes of a wheel and the Chilla-Grilla to infill between the spokes. I put the burning coals from the chimney in the centre (like the hub of the wheel). It kept the smoker at 110-125C without top-up, for 11hrs. I checked the smoker at 12hrs (just before going to bed) and it was still 100C. I did have to choke it off a couple of time buy closing the top vent. Need to keep the water bowl topped-up.
I also used the same combination in two kettles, one set up for direct-heat, the other indirect heat. Brilliant. But you do need to give it time to get going – don’t expect to rush the job. We ignored the direct heat kettle for a while and it went to over 300C about 90 minutes after being lit.
Terrific fuel. Clean burn, exceptionally hot and no nasty chemicals. The stamina isn’t as long as RCB10, but still a great long lasting fuel offering great results in the Cobb oven.
fantastic product I been using these for my smoker give a good consistent temperature and last a good amount of time would be nice if they had the apple wood ones again
This was the first time using the lumpwood briquette charcoal. Took longer to light, but once lite came up to temp nicely and maintained it nicely with longer burn time. Saved using a lot of charcoal smoking a brisket for 11hrs.
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James C. (verified owner)–
Very pleased with the speed of delivery and the quality of the product. I mixed it with flama that Big K just to make it go a bit further. I had bought some other so called restaurant grade charcoal though Amazon and it was awful. I will definitely be coming directly to the manufacturer in future. Would definitely recommend and buy this again.
Love this stuff. Great alternative to briquettes. Burns hot and long. I like to use a mix of this and lumpwood when grilling as this can take a bit longer to ignite and get going, but once it does, it lasts for ages. Applewood gives off a nice mild smoke.
I’ve used the non Applewood version of this product before and found them to burn long, hot and clean.
The same can be said for these Applewood compressed briquettes.
They are a hexagonal tube shape with a hole that runs through the middle. This means that they burn from the inside and out, providing a consistent heat source.
RCB10A is a clean fuel sourced from coppiced apple trees.
It’s very hot, fires up swiftly and has a pleasant smell whilst firing up.
As it’s not as compressed as RCB10, it doesn’t have the same stamina, which makes it better for shorter, very hot cooks in the Cobb oven.
In my opinion, this is a luxurious fuel.
It can be extinguished by stifling and used again if you’ve finished cooking and it hasn’t burnt out.
RCB10A is a lovely fuel. Expensive outlay, but it is a luxurious fuel.
It’s a super fuel for very hot cooks in the Cobb Oven models.
There is no comparison between this and standard briquettes. Burns slowly and evenly for close to 4 hours. Perfect for smoking. It also doesn’t give off any acrid smoke or soot meaning your food smells and tastes of the wood you’re smoking with. Comes neatly packed and stacked in its box. Perfect for those with OCD
This is perfect for long slow cooking in weber or egg style bbq. So much nicer than other chemical briquettes with it’s smoky flavour and all natural. Took a couple of goes to figure out best way to use but will be our regular option alongside natural version and big k lumpwood which is also good.
Service and delivery from BigK was great too.
There are two methods to lighting Au Natural FSC®:
Method 1: Using Chilla Grilla Create a base of charcoal using Chilla-Grilla lumpwood charcoal, add 3-4 Big K firelighters and light. Once the firelighters are burning, cover with additional charcoal to make a pyramid. This allows the flames to rise up from the bottom, heating the coals quickly and evenly.
After approximately 30 minutes, spread the coals out and add Au Natural on top. Wait for a further 10-15 minutes and you're ready to start cooking.
Method 2: Without Chilla Grilla
Create a base of Au Natural briquettes, add 5+ Big K Firelighters and light. Once the firelighters are burning, cover with additional charcoal to make a pyramid. This allows the flames to rise up from the bottom, heating the coals quickly and evenly.
After approximately 30 minutes, spread the briquettes out. Then, simply wait another 10 minutes and you're ready to start cooking.
Free next day delivery on orders over £30 (inc. VAT). For order values less than £30 a delivery charge of £8 applies. Exclusions apply outside of mainland UK, click here for more details on surcharges. Deliveries are made by Parcelforce or DPD.
Orders placed before midnight Monday to Thursday will be processed overnight and shipped out the following working day.
Orders placed on Friday and over the weekend before midnight on Sunday will be processed and shipped out on Monday (Or on the following working day on a bank holiday)
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Au Natural is manufactured solely from waste sawdust and wood chips. By using these waste products, Big K is helping to alleviate the pressure on forestry across the world, reducing the number of trees which have to be felled. Find out more about our commitment to creating sustainable charcoal here.
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Gerald (verified owner) –
Unbeatable performance for a korean table style bbq, almost no smoke and long hot burn time
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Stephen B. (verified owner) –
I used this (together with the Chilla-Grilla charcoal as recommended) in a Weber Smokey Mountain to do belly pork and chicken thighs and wings for a party. It was brilliant. I filled the charcoal bowl, positioning the briquettes as the spokes of a wheel and the Chilla-Grilla to infill between the spokes. I put the burning coals from the chimney in the centre (like the hub of the wheel). It kept the smoker at 110-125C without top-up, for 11hrs. I checked the smoker at 12hrs (just before going to bed) and it was still 100C. I did have to choke it off a couple of time buy closing the top vent. Need to keep the water bowl topped-up.
I also used the same combination in two kettles, one set up for direct-heat, the other indirect heat. Brilliant. But you do need to give it time to get going – don’t expect to rush the job. We ignored the direct heat kettle for a while and it went to over 300C about 90 minutes after being lit.
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cristian i. (verified owner) –
Good quality
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John S. (verified owner) –
The mutts nuts for long cooks
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Oliver Caddock (verified owner) –
Fantastic product, will purchase again no question.
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Stephen C. (verified owner) –
Long lasting did a whole 2kg chicken in webba Kettle using a poultry roaster
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Jamie (verified owner) –
This charcoal is incredible. It burns so hot and for so long. So impressed.
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stephen g. (verified owner) –
not had chance to try it yet
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Colin P. (verified owner) –
Long lasting excellent heat distribution
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Martin Ball (verified owner) –
Great product, fast delivery
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Sam A. (verified owner) –
Brilliant stuff to use, only tried it out but burnt hot and for a long time
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Emma Cracknell (verified owner) –
Terrific fuel. Clean burn, exceptionally hot and no nasty chemicals. The stamina isn’t as long as RCB10, but still a great long lasting fuel offering great results in the Cobb oven.
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Andrew Burrows (verified owner) –
fantastic product I been using these for my smoker give a good consistent temperature and last a good amount of time would be nice if they had the apple wood ones again
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
easy to light, good consistent burn
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Samuel Rowe (verified owner) –
Good long hot burn. Game changer
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Brendan White (verified owner) –
Smoked some short ribs and they were so good at keeping an even temperature throughout the whole cook. Great product
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Jonathan Premachandra (verified owner) –
Slow burning but good heat and high quality
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Noel McSweeney (verified owner) –
Great charcoal, very little smoke and great flavour to the grill
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
perfect!
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Raymond T. (verified owner) –
Long lasting heat without the smoke great product food tastes delicious
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Omar Bouabdallah (verified owner) –
The best i’ve used
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Andy M. (verified owner) –
This was the first time using the lumpwood briquette charcoal. Took longer to light, but once lite came up to temp nicely and maintained it nicely with longer burn time. Saved using a lot of charcoal smoking a brisket for 11hrs.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Excellent stuff for cooking on a barbecue
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Colin (verified owner) –
Perfect for those Sunday lunch joints on the Rotisserie Barbecue
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Antony W. (verified owner) –
Awesome fuel
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steven webb (verified owner) –
Burns very hot great stuff
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David Bayliss (verified owner) –
Great value for money, well packed, speedy delivery, no complaints….just need BIG K to sort the weather out!
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Andy M. (verified owner) –
Great for long smoking seasons (11-12hrs) good long burn, so not needing to be topping up every half hour
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Marika (verified owner) –
The best…long lasting heat
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Rose W. (verified owner) –
This batch isnt processed as well as last. Grey, not black, takes Longer to light, gives off more smoke while lighting, brittle.
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RedDwarf (store manager) –
Thank you for the feedback Rose, we are very sorry to hear that you have not been satisfied with our product and appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please contact our team on [email protected] with further details so that we may try to resolve this with you.
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James C. (verified owner) –
Very pleased with the speed of delivery and the quality of the product. I mixed it with flama that Big K just to make it go a bit further. I had bought some other so called restaurant grade charcoal though Amazon and it was awful. I will definitely be coming directly to the manufacturer in future. Would definitely recommend and buy this again.
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Janet (verified owner) –
This charcoal is brilliant, lights easily and burns a long time. Well worth buying.
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Noel K. (verified owner) –
Long burning and gave a brilliant smoke ring and an apple flavour to the pork. I’m up for this!!
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Colin march (verified owner) –
Absolutely brilliant long lasting & smells good
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DAVID M. (verified owner) –
Love this stuff. Great alternative to briquettes. Burns hot and long. I like to use a mix of this and lumpwood when grilling as this can take a bit longer to ignite and get going, but once it does, it lasts for ages. Applewood gives off a nice mild smoke.
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Chris (verified owner) –
Great quality charcoal as per usual from Big K!
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Colin I. (verified owner) –
I’ve used the non Applewood version of this product before and found them to burn long, hot and clean.
The same can be said for these Applewood compressed briquettes.
They are a hexagonal tube shape with a hole that runs through the middle. This means that they burn from the inside and out, providing a consistent heat source.
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Matt Myers (verified owner) –
Fantastic product, lights very well with wood wool fire lighters and stays hot for hours. Best charcoal I’ve used!
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Colin March (verified owner) –
Brilliant last ages smells good top quality
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Damian G. (verified owner) –
Consistently hot burn
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Mark H. (verified owner) –
Excellent
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Brian Blackie (verified owner) –
Prefer traditional charcoal
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Peter T. (verified owner) –
Burns very clean and evenly for a long time – very happy with my purchase
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Emma Cracknell (verified owner) –
RCB10A is a clean fuel sourced from coppiced apple trees.
It’s very hot, fires up swiftly and has a pleasant smell whilst firing up.
As it’s not as compressed as RCB10, it doesn’t have the same stamina, which makes it better for shorter, very hot cooks in the Cobb oven.
In my opinion, this is a luxurious fuel.
It can be extinguished by stifling and used again if you’ve finished cooking and it hasn’t burnt out.
RCB10A is a lovely fuel. Expensive outlay, but it is a luxurious fuel.
It’s a super fuel for very hot cooks in the Cobb Oven models.
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Grant (verified owner) –
Unbelievable heat and burns for ages. Great for steaks and burgers.
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Jamie Ward (verified owner) –
Great burn time and clean burn. Used with the restaurant grade charcoal for long smokes. Fast delivery & fab customer service 5*
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Paul Sangster (verified owner) –
Top quality coal
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Andrew (verified owner) –
Easy to use, gives good heat and lasts for multiple cooks on a kamado
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Really great sustained heat and a beautiful BBQ smell
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antoni yennaris (verified owner) –
really nice charcoal, my prefered one
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Kevin H. (verified owner) –
Amazing product. Intense heat for searing, long burn and an awsome aroma.
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matt JONES (verified owner) –
great stuff – get the best ditch the rest
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Oliver B. (verified owner) –
There is no comparison between this and standard briquettes. Burns slowly and evenly for close to 4 hours. Perfect for smoking. It also doesn’t give off any acrid smoke or soot meaning your food smells and tastes of the wood you’re smoking with. Comes neatly packed and stacked in its box. Perfect for those with OCD
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Jonathon D. (verified owner) –
Very good long lasting burn, can be a very high heat with the correct air flow. Definitely recommend!
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Joan Kuzsel (verified owner) –
This is perfect for long slow cooking in weber or egg style bbq. So much nicer than other chemical briquettes with it’s smoky flavour and all natural. Took a couple of goes to figure out best way to use but will be our regular option alongside natural version and big k lumpwood which is also good.
Service and delivery from BigK was great too.
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Alastair McGrath-McElhoney (verified owner) –
Burns amazing. Adds great flavour. Will be ordering again. ???
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Ben (verified owner) –
Burns very hot and quick to light on my Cobb grill.
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Darren I. (verified owner) –
Excellent for low and slow
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Jason Cox (verified owner) –
Grate product burns for ever
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Steve Woollaston (verified owner) –
Fantastic products
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Peter Greenhouse (verified owner) –
Again really good ?
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Peter J. (verified owner) –
Belting
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Jack Chaplin (verified owner) –
Awesome charcoal I got 11 hour burn time on my smoker just using 10 lengths of this charcoal highly recommend beat charcoal I’ve used
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David H. (verified owner) –
Love these with the charcoal, they work and cook well together, for me they’re a cut above the rest. Nice products
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