Types Of Charcoal For Grilling

Charcoal represents one of man’s very first technological achievements it was in use as early as 200,000 B.C. When wood is burned slowly without oxygen it produces charcoal. The charring removes the water and most of the flavor-producing chemical compounds of the wood, leaving a carbon-rich fuel that burns hot, cleanly, and efficiently. Charcoal also produces a more concentrated fire. No wonder the vast majority of the world’s grill masters burn charcoal. But not all charcoals are the same. Below, a few of your options.

1. Wood Charcoal

Wood charcoal is charcoal made from wood base material. Wood charcoal are most widely used for cooking and industrial purposes. Charcoal from wood has many advantages compared to charcoal from other materials, wood charcoal has an advantage among others that the heat of combustion can last longer, capable of providing distinctive aroma to your food if it is grilled with charcoal, and for industry, charcoal serves to move the machines that use steam. If you need wood charcoal, contact CV. Elvatara Indojaya and you will be provided with good quality charcoal. Buy charcoal only at CV. Elvatara Indojaya, Charcoal Supplier in Indonesia.

2. Lump Charcoal

Sometimes called charwood or natural lump charcoal, this is the original charcoal, made by burning trees or logs in a kiln, sealed cave, or even underground. Unlike briquettes, lump charcoal is pure wood—free of binders or petroleum-based accelerants. Lump charcoal burns hot, cleanly, and pure. You can refuel a lump charcoal fire with unlit charcoal without producing the acrid smoke associated with freshly lit briquettes. However, natural lump charcoal burns unevenly, hotter at the beginning, cooler at the end, and it burns out more quickly than charcoal briquettes. When you grill with lump charcoal you’ll need to refuel the grill more often than with briquettes, usually after 30 to 40 minutes. Avoid “lump” charcoal that comes in straight-edged rectangular blocks—it’s made from lumber scraps, not logs. if you want to use lump charcoal, Elvatara Coal provide to you

3. White Charcoal (Binchotan)

White Charcoal is a unique types of charcoal. Made from selected hardwood and produce in a more complex way than regular wood charcoal or coconut charcoal, makes white charcoal strong, have white color, and also contain no dust at all. White charcoal also known as Binchotan or Binchotan Charcoal, was popularized in Japanese and well known as the highest quality charcoal ever made. Elvatara Coal by CV. Elvatara Indojaya will provide with good quality white charcol with affordable price. We are an expereince charcoal company from Indonesia which have been exported our products to many city in Asia and Europe.

4. Charcoal Briquettes

These are designed to burn evenly and maintain a steady “broiling” temperature of at least 600 degrees F for 1 hour. Traditional briquettes contain wood scraps, sawdust, coal dust, borax, and petroleum binders, so it’s not surprising that they emit an acrid-tasting smoke when first lit. Instant-light charcoal consists of briquettes saturated with lighter fluid. The acrid smoke disappears once the charcoal glows orange and begins to ash over, but you’re still grilling over borax, coal dust, and petroleum binders. And, although the petroleum-based accelerants of instant-light charcoal burn off in theory, they can produce an oily taste when less than completely lit. “Natural” briquettes, which contain only wood scraps and starch binders, are meant to eliminate these problems. By the way, the contestants at barbecue competitions like those at Memphis in May and Kansas City’s American Royal use briquettes and win big.

5. Coconut Shell Charcoal

Coconut shell charcoal is charcoal made from coconut shells. Coconut shell charcoal are mostly used for industrial used. Coconut shell charcoal suitable for fuel because it has 7.340 calories of energy to produce higher heat than regular wood charcoal. Besides its use as fuel, coconut shells charcoal commonly used for other activity like shisa. Coconut shell charcoal should be made of old coconut, because it is more dense and less water content than those from young coconut. CV. Elvatara Indojaya as one of the best charcoal suppliers in Indonesia providing good quality coconut shell charcoal. Coconut shell charcoal from Elvatara is also exported to several countries such as China, Korea, Europe and Arabic. Buy charcoal from Elvatara for your needs now.

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