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Reviews

What cooks say after the fire’s out.

Verified purchaser reviews from Costco.com, independent tests on video, and a mention in TASTE. Every quote is word for word.

At a glance
Burns for hours

“will maintain for 15 hours”

Verified purchaser
Holds low and slow

“215–225 temps for upwards of 7 to 10 hours”

Jayp
Clean, low ash

“virtually no smoke”

Stepbad
Reusable

“use the same charcoal 7×”

Aiden

The one thing to know: dense logs take longer to light. “The trick is to be patient.” Computercats  How to light it →

Verified purchasers · Costco.com

In their own words.

★★★★★

Amazing Product!

“I smoke whole 30 lb piglets, 13–15 lb briskets, or 7 racks of baby backs in one go. I may need to maintain 215–225 temps for upwards of 7 to 10 hours… This product does the trick.”

Jayp · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Wonderfully Predicable

“They are wonderfully predictable. In a large ceramic cooker...four of them with a few wood logs will maintain for 15 hours.”

Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Charblox is a winner!

“By far the best option I've found for cooking on my Kamado Joe, particularly for anything requiring a lengthy cooking time… I also love Charblox for achieving high temps.”

Terri · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

“Once it's going, it lasts a LONG time… Once you are done cooking you can put the coals in an airtight container to extinguish and use again. I've been able to use the same charcoal 7×.”

Aiden · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Excellent for smoking

“Clean, low ash and the sticks catch fire easily and yet burn for 4–5 hours. Perfect for smoking a brisket or pork shoulder… not nearly as frequently as with lump charcoal where it can burn out in way less than an hour.”

SoCalCook · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Charblox is a game changer! Highly recommend.

“Ok so I have been using the usual charcoal for a while, these are SO MUCH better. If you are unsure about buying these, just do it!”

VPNY · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

The best of the best!

“My go-to charcoal choice for over 3 years. It’s the best I’ve tried and I love that it’s a sustainable alternative to conventional charcoal… and burns long and hot.”

Eric · Costco member · Costco

★★★★★

Skewer bbq coal review

“Perfect for yakitori style barbecue. It creates a slow burn, and cooks to perfect tenderness. Around 6 pieces was good for eight hungry guests.”

Glenn · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Another great value product

“I was able to grill/smoke two racks of ribs with 5 logs (about 3 lb), and a few extra sticks of red oak. They burned for a long time and gave off excellent heat.”

Shiv K · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Natural wood charcoal

“Once they're lit, they burn for a long time with virtually no smoke.”

Stepbad · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Worked great.

“Worked great for smoking beef ribs. Burned hot and slow in offset smoker.”

TJones · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Good for offset smoker

“I use in combination w Kingsford, centered in chimney. Makes a good steady hot bed for starting and keeping wood going in my offset smoker.”

Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

great product

“I bought these last year and the box lasted all summer, so buying it again. does take time to heat up, but lasts way longer, less fumes…”

Alex · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Once lit they stay lit, great blox of coal

“Takes an extraordinary amount of time to catch fire. Once they're “glowing” they last a long time. The trick is to be patient. The CharBlox are great for camping and small grills.”

Computercats · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Not bad

“I got this product and I would say it's a vastly better product than Kingsford… It's also compact so for a bbq at the beach or anywhere you need to drive to it makes sense.”

rpmarts · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Great charcoal

“Wished I would have known about this sooner, last much longer than lump charcoal.”

Frank · Verified purchaser · Costco

★★★★★

Great product

“Totally perfect - keeps the heat longer”

Ivonne m3 · Verified purchaser · Costco

Source: Costco.com member reviews, CHARBLOX Charcoal 10 lb 2-count

Video reviews

Tested on camera.

Yakitoriguy searches for an accessible binchotan alternative for yakitori: in a two-part series he lights, grills and times CHARBLOX for heat, flare-ups, smoke flavour and burn time. Fire & Water Cooking puts it head to head with other ultra-premium charcoals on lighting, top heat and burn time.

Charblox Ultra Premium Charcoal · Part 1Yakitoriguy · Independent test · May 2021
Part 2 · Final grill test and conclusionYakitoriguy · Independent test · May 2021
Ultra premium charcoal test · head to headFire & Water Cooking · Independent test · June 2021
In the press
TASTE
“There are also lower-cost charcoals made from compressed wood particles available that work great, including … CHARBLOX.”
Matt Rodbard · “Your Yakitori Starter Kit” · June 2021 Read the article →
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