The barbecue charcoal industry involves many types of charcoal, mainly log charcoal and machine-made charcoal. The following are the detailed characteristics and application suggestions of these two types of charcoal:
1. Log charcoal
Log charcoal is processed from various hardwoods, fruit trees, miscellaneous woods and other logs after felling. This kind of charcoal maintains the shape of log branches, is easy to ignite, and can emit a smell similar to firewood when grilling, giving people a sense of original ecology. The advantages of log charcoal are smokeless, lack of resources, and short burning time, but it is easy to explode after getting wet.
2. Machine-made charcoal
Mechanical charcoal is made of wood chips such as rice husks, cotton husks, corn cobs, etc., which are processed into charcoal sticks or charcoal balls through extrusion. The raw materials of machine-made charcoal are extensive, the cost is relatively low, the density is large and the application is wide. In barbecue applications, machine-made charcoal made of bamboo chips, sawdust, coconut shells, etc. has the best quality. The characteristics of machine-made charcoal are high calorific value, no explosion, and burning resistance, but the burning time may be long and it is not suitable for fast barbecue.
How to choose barbecue charcoal
For home use or small gatherings: It is recommended to use raw wood charcoal because it can provide a more natural aroma and is suitable for a warm family barbecue atmosphere.
For commercial use or long-term barbecue: Mechanized charcoal is more suitable because it has a long burning time and controllable costs, which is suitable for commercial use in stores.
Ignition skills
When igniting barbecue charcoal, you can use a flamethrower to ignite directly, which is the fastest way. If you use ignition wax or solid alcohol, although it takes a long time to ignite, it is also a convenient auxiliary method.