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Not an expert here, but I imagine they shove a bunch of wood briquettes into a barrel and seal it shut and then put it in a coal-fired furnace. The wood smolder
by encoderer 3y ago
Not an expert here, but I imagine they shove a bunch of wood briquettes into a barrel and seal it shut and then put it in a coal-fired furnace. The wood smolders but there’s no oxygen so charcoal is formed. No coal or coal vapors going in here. Thoughts?
I’ll add - you don’t need fluid! Newspaper or shopping bags and some canola oil works every time.
- lukevp 3y agoNo, the briquettes have actual coal in them. I was surprised too. I’m switching to lump charcoal when my kingsford runs out. “That char is then mixed with ground coal and other ingredients to make a charcoal briquette.” [1] “Technically, charcoal briquettes aren't actual charcoal, but a combination of charcoal and other ingredients molded into easy-to-light lumps. Kingsford Charcoal, for example, by far the most popular brand in the US, is made up of bits of charcoal, coal, starch (as a binder), sawdust, and sodium nitrate (to make it burn better). For the same reason that SPAM is cheaper than a whole ham, briquettes are cheaper to make than all-wood charcoal.” [2] [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsford_(charcoal) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsford_(charcoal) [2] https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/cooking-tips/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-charcoal-from-briquettes-to-binchotan https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/cooking-tips/article...
- firesteelrain 3y agoI had to look it up myself but even the brands with less fillers still include lots of fillers and that’s the only way you can do it
- encoderer 3y agoWow thank you! Ive been partial to lump but eager to try out a snake method with briquettes. I think I will skip that now.