Pro Smoke Premium Hardwood Lump Charcoal 7.5kg

Great sized charcoal, not too big, not too small. I'd imagine that it is purposely cut to this size as it accommodates the chimney fire starter perfectly. I have an infrared thermometer gun and I measured the temp at the charcoal (and grates) at 450 - 500 celsius. Will be buying again.

Barbecues Galore sent me a bag of this charcoal to try out...To start, a lot of people keep their charcoal in the bag itself and don’t dump it all into bins to use the charcoal from.I kept my charcoal in the bag and found that the bag did not leak from ash bits and stood up by itself. It was all packed beautifully with all the pieces cut at around the same length, in doing that the bag was able to stand up by itself with very little chance of it falling over and making a mess. Once opening the bag I found a little zip lock bag inside containing a set of clear gloves to use when handing the charcoal. It’s little things like this that make a huge difference in the overall experience with their product.Now onto the charcoal, I tried it out through many different ... MoreBarbecues Galore sent me a bag of this charcoal to try out...To start, a lot of people keep their charcoal in the bag itself and don’t dump it all into bins to use the charcoal from.I kept my charcoal in the bag and found that the bag did not leak from ash bits and stood up by itself. It was all packed beautifully with all the pieces cut at around the same length, in doing that the bag was able to stand up by itself with very little chance of it falling over and making a mess. Once opening the bag I found a little zip lock bag inside containing a set of clear gloves to use when handing the charcoal. It’s little things like this that make a huge difference in the overall experience with their product.Now onto the charcoal, I tried it out through many different cooks and couldn’t fault it one bit. I cooked everything from wagyu beef brisket to pork ribs, hot and fast pizza, even medium cooks for a butterflied chicken... Heck I even smoked and baked a cornbread with it and couldn’t fault it one bit! It holds heat extremely well and burns consistently. That comes back to all the bits of lump cut the same size. Give or take the girth of the lump it makes it very easy to know how much you need for what cook.Once I complete my cook I close the vents and shut it off, when the next day comes around I shuffle the used charcoal around, re-light it with a few more bits of lump and its good for another cook!The charcoal doesn’t leave any nasty taste or smell too, no matter how many times you use it. Safe to say I am very pleased with this charcoal, I would highly recommend it and deem it as the best charcoal I have used.I’ve attached a couple of photos below of some of the cooks where I’ve used this charcoal. It’s fantastic to use, I’ll definitely be using this from now on. I think even the Kamado Joe Big Block could learn a lot from this product!

The Pro Smoke 15kg Lump Charcoal was an excellent product. It was easy to light, burnt hot and lasted ages - it is extremely disappointing that BBQ’s Galore is not stocking this product anymore. The 18kg Pro Smoke bag which is still available does not contain the same lump charcoal that the 15kg did (which is really strange) - the 18kg is extremely difficult to light and does not burn as hot. It would be great if BBQ’s Galore brought back the 15kg pack with the same type charcoal that we loved.