There are two methods to lighting Big K Coconut Shell Briquette:
Using Big K firelighters
Place several Big K Woodies Fire lighters onto a bed of Big K Coconut Shell Briquettes, then heap more briquettes over and around the wood wool lighters. Light the Woodies with a long match or taper, and wait roughly 20-30 minutes for the flames to die down and for the briquettes to take on a greyish appearance. Then, spread out the coals, wait for any further flames to die down and start to cook. Remember to cook over heat not flames.
Using Big K Lighting Gel
Heap Big K Coconut Shell Briquettes onto the BBQ grate, then spread out over the cooking area. Using Big K lighting fluid/gel squeeze approximately half a cup of fluid over the briquettes, then allow to soak in for 1 minute before lighting. Wait roughly 20-30 minutes for the flames to die down and for the charcoal to take on a greyish appearance. Then, spread out the coals, wait for any further flames to die down and start to cook. Remember to cook over heat not flames.
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Big K Coconut Shell Briquette is a timber free product made from sustainable sources. This product is made by carbonising coconut shells, a waste product from the coconut manufacturing industry. We take this waste product in a sustainable and ethical manner and utilise it to create our briquettes.
Ian (verified owner) –
Good consistent temp and clean burn – only 4 not 5 as obviously lack the flavour of lunpwood but not a BigK criticism it is what it is
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Michael Clarke (verified owner) –
Burnt through to ash, good for longer bbq-ing roasting.
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Jeff C. (verified owner) –
I think these are good from a sustainable perspective but do not have the longevity I expected. Heat was seriously dropping after 1 hour 30 when roasting a chicken using a Weber kettle.
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DAVID M. (verified owner) –
Very good product. Ignites reasonably easily and burns well for a decent length of time. Prefer this to the big name charcoal based briquettes. Fast delivery too.
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Adam (verified owner) –
Not used yet unable to review
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Gareth Warwick (verified owner) –
Good ish product with good sustainability credentials. I use it to top up the coals once my cook is underway but it does seem to burn relatively faster than other coconut briquettes I’ve used that are a similar price.
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Jason D. (verified owner) –
Very positive first experience using these briquettes and I will definitely use again. Gave good heat and a long consistent burn. Not used for low n slow
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Jodie (verified owner) –
Excellent service from Big K as usual and great product.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Longer burning fuel just right for the 10 hour smoked!
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Arthur Vickers (verified owner) –
Haven’t used yet. Thought I would try it and see what it does. Can’t really rate it.
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jon wilson (verified owner) –
Great product again
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
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Jason (verified owner) –
Used for some low and slow smoking, works great, nice even burn
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
very good!
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Keith Blacker (verified owner) –
I’ve had these briquettes before and they are excellent. Good long burn for low smoking and very little ash.
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Anthony W. (verified owner) –
Don’t get as hot as I thought they would
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David (verified owner) –
Really great burner charcoal.
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Gary B. (verified owner) –
Promp delivery , 1st time I have used these briquettes, these light easily and burn well but do not last as long as the standard briquettes ,I used these in conjunction with the au natural lump wood briquettes to cook a pork shoulder (10 hours ) and would buy again – not yet tried on a high temp but suspect they will be fine
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Tony (verified owner) –
As described, will not use any other brand of charcoal ,
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Lee W. (verified owner) –
Great service from the Big K team and a brilliant product, fantastic for using with small/portable BBQ’s. Very hot and virtually smoke free.
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Daniel Jones (verified owner) –
Brilliant clean burning briquettes, high heat output and burns for along time ?.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
easy to light, good consistent burn
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Mark Q. (verified owner) –
I’m a big fan of these briquettes. The burn time is impressive for both quick and slow cooks.
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peter R. (verified owner) –
always good quality
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Antony W. (verified owner) –
Great for taking away camping
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Allan Postgate (verified owner) –
Very fast and easy lighting, very low smoke, so neighbour – friendly, low neutral odour, long burn time. Superb product with a ‘green’ source using waste coconut shells. A bit pricey but I’d rather pay more for this than keep buying the supermarket crap. I’ve only tried it once and I will be able to use less now I know how good it is and how long it burns for, which will improve the value-for-money of it.
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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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richard m. (verified owner) –
Quick to light & good burn duration. Excellent product.
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Grant (verified owner) –
LONG-lasting briquettes
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Alan B. (verified owner) –
Lg
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Lee (verified owner) –
Love this product for low and slow cooks
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Andrew C. (verified owner) –
I’m interested in how this burns
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
It’s great to cook on, not quite the same as wood charcoal but does produce nice tasting food
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Ian Ryles (verified owner) –
Excellent natural long burning briquettes
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Greg S. (verified owner) –
Love these briquettes.
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Al Paton (verified owner) –
Excellent service, thank you very much.
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Will B. (verified owner) –
Great quality product. Perfect if you’re looking add extra heat directly before adding meat/veg
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Nicholas Byfield (verified owner) –
Very good hold heat well and little smoke whilst cooking
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Much better than charcoal briquettes. Light faster, burn hotter and longer.
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Jeremy Dugan (verified owner) –
Nice way to control heat for longer cooks.
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Jonny (verified owner) –
I use these guys exclusively for long smokes as they burn exceptionally well, even heat, and last for hours on end
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Nicola W. (verified owner) –
Awesome service delivery and products. Thank you!
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Leanne P. (verified owner) –
Brilliant product. Easy to light and high heat.
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Shaun M. (verified owner) –
These coconut briquettes are great – pretty smokeless and good quality burn!
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Julie Price (verified owner) –
Used these in my new smoker. Worked an absolute treat which was brilliant as I don’t have a clue what I’m doing yet!
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David (verified owner) –
Last a good few hours good for indirect cooking.
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Richard Mansfield (verified owner) –
Easy to light using a Weber chimney. Good heat for direct cooking and when used for indirect cooking, they last a long time.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
I was very pleased with the previous bag of Coconut shells Briquettes, planning some good bbq’s
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Al P. (verified owner) –
Superb briquettes that are perfect for any BBQ
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Grant (verified owner) –
More environmentally friendly, and long-lasting. What more could you ask for?
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Nick Fagan (verified owner) –
Lovely to use
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Order arrived really quickly and well packaged. Quality products from Big K as always.
They even chucked in a free pack of 10 wood fire starters.
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Robert Harwood (verified owner) –
very good service
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Bill W. (verified owner) –
Worked really well on my kettle. Good burn time and easy to start.
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Dominic (verified owner) –
slow to burn out and retain heat well. But then I use them mixed with normal charcoal.
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Iben Botha (verified owner) –
Revolutionary and innovative – our new go-to briquettes
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Hugh Tyson (verified owner) –
Best briquettes I have ever used
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Gordon (verified owner) –
Good but prefer regular charcoal
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Stephen B. (verified owner) –
Great briquettes giving a consistent heat for at least 3hrs. easy to start .
Approx 3kg of the briquettes allowing a cook time of 2hrs @ 170degC. After they had cooled some briquettes remained – for use next time!
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adrian williams (verified owner) –
Good hot burners
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aadel k. (verified owner) –
Long lasting and good equal distribution of heat.
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Jonathan Rodgers (verified owner) –
Couldn’t be happier with these. Retain their heat well and collapse into dust the following day. No adverse odour like that horrible easy light stuff you get nowadays.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Keeps heat well
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Buy for an excellent bbq
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John (verified owner) –
Really impressed by how hot these got. A full chimney was pushing well over 250C and I had loads left after an hour long cook.
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Roddy (verified owner) –
Very good
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Darren Mason (verified owner) –
Great product hold heat well for a good 5-7 hours
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Trevor C. (verified owner) –
I discovered this product through Ocado last year.Its brilliant not only enviromentally but as a barbecue fuel its stays at a constant temperature way longer than charcoal and no mess or smell,So pleased I discovered I could biuy direct
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Alex (verified owner) –
A full chimney of briquettes burned for a good 2 hours on my recent ‘bean can chicken’ cook!
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Dave T. (verified owner) –
Great
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Clare M. (verified owner) –
We love cooking with these. Highly recommend
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Alan Smith (verified owner) –
Very long lasting
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Gordon Sheppard (verified owner) –
Good product but a bit pricey!
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David Smith (verified owner) –
A great eco alternative
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Ian Stafford (verified owner) –
Big k coconut shell briquettes are brilliant, i use them in my smoker and they last a long time. The delivery service is brilliant and i recommend Big k to any one… 100%
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Excellent and will order again! Great with the restaurant grade charcoal
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Simon (verified owner) –
Good slow burn with great heat but slow to get going.
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Mike S. (verified owner) –
Came really quickly and do what you would expect
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Darren Van Niekerk (verified owner) –
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Kevin Druce (verified owner) –
It’s a great product for bbq cooking
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Philip (verified owner) –
Really can’t fault this product. Excellent quality.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Great long lasting bricket
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Krunal (verified owner) –
First time ordering from BIG K and I was not disappointed by this product. Used a chimney to assist lighting, which did not take long, and once lit provided good even heat for the advertised time.
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Pauline (verified owner) –
Excellent. Easy to use and held heat for several hours. Arrived quicker than expected. Highly recommended.
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Martin D. (verified owner) –
Great service
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Leanne p. (verified owner) –
Great for keeping a consistent heat when slow cooking. And they are smoke free.
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Michael Starling (verified owner) –
Great briquettes, started quickly and maintained a long hot burn.
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Mark Ward (verified owner) –
Grate for a slow cook holds heat well
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Lorraine P. (verified owner) –
Used instead of a cobblestone on the Cobb. Very good results
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Antony (verified owner) –
Top brickets
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Peter Topham (verified owner) –
First class product. Super fast delivery. Thank you
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Steven (verified owner) –
I ordered these for use in my smoker. They are excellent and produce a nice slow burn, perfect for low and slow cooking. Havent tried them in the normal bbq yet.
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Sean Gilvey (verified owner) –
Brilliant service!!!
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Gordon Sheppard (verified owner) –
Good product
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Alan Newton (verified owner) –
Never used coconut coal before, I was impressed by how clean it burnt. Great delivery by the way, well done big K
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Steve B. (verified owner) –
Good charcoal, delivered promptly with good communication.
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Justin (verified owner) –
Great product, always my number one choice
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Chris (verified owner) –
Sustainable briquette with a super hot heat. Great consistent performance. Quality product – will buy again.
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Owen R. (verified owner) –
These seem to burn hotter and longer than lumpwood. Only leaves Ash behind. Great buy.
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Jack Chaplin (verified owner) –
Great charcoal smells good burns nicely used to start my smoker in a chimney didn’t take long at all to catch and works really well long burn time clean smoke smells great highly recommend
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MICHAEL LUCAS (verified owner) –
Last for hours, good quality.
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Jonathan (verified owner) –
Really good. Impressed with the quality. Great burn time and temperature.
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Colin Cooper (verified owner) –
Fantastic, excellent quality and really easy to use. Worked a treat.
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scott sandham (verified owner) –
Really good product , very easy to light will buy again
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Matthew Aherne (verified owner) –
Now my go to coals for low and slow.
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Steve Woollaston (verified owner) –
Fantastic products
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Lee W. (verified owner) –
Great product, good communication and prompt delivery. I’ll be back.
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Adam C. (verified owner) –
long life and a great temperature!
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