Quick comparison between 3 different charcoal brands..
Done during a beef spit BBQ..
Emberpak. Redgum. Gasmate from bunnings
Pics of them in the chimneys.. Then after being fully lit
The gasmate lit up the quickest.. Produced a tonne of black fumes in doing so.. Then fizzled out the quickest.. Very light and definitely not dense..
The redgum was pretty good.. First time using this.. Lit up quicker than the ember pak.. Felt quite dense.. Little/no smell .. Reasonable amount of smoke/fumes when lot... Burn time in the open spit was very good.. Lasted a good while before I had to.top up.. It was painful topping up with these since they are quiet small and u needed to use two hands every time.. Not much ash
Emberpak took the longest to light up in the chimneys.. These things are dense.. Great size for the spit.. Was very easy to top up with these since u could pick up log shaped sizes.. Great burn time.. Slightly longer than the redgum in the open spit BBQ.. But more smell which can be an issue if not a fan.. Not much ash
I also tried out the red gum in my kamado for a 6 hr beef rib cook. And was very impressed!! Was very responsive to adjustments in the vents whereas Emberpaks take a little longer..
Anyways hope u enjoyed the pics.. It's not a very scientific comparison I know.. But I'm not a scientist :cool:
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