Briquettes or charcoal: what do you use when?

Do you never know whether you should use briquettes or charcoal? It is often thought that it does not matter, but nothing could be further from the truth. If you choose wrong, your barbecue party is doomed to fail even with the best meat.

Charcoal – Fast & Intense

If you have an open barbecue, charcoal is the most suitable. Charcoal can get a higher temperature and burn faster. A lot of heat escapes from an open barbecue, so charcoal is better suited. Charcoal is also perfect for grilling thin slices of meat and skewers of satay: due to the heat of the coals, they only need to be grilled for a short time. The disadvantage of charcoal is that it does not last as long as briquettes.

Briquettes – Long & Constant

Briquettes are best suited for a closed barbecue. The big difference with charcoal is that briquettes last longer at a constant temperature, which is suitable for cooking large pieces of meat. For example, if you want to make a tasty pulled pork, you will definitely need a closed barbecue and therefore also briquettes. Compared to charcoal, it takes a little longer before the briquettes are up to temperature, but once they are up to temperature, they last longer than charcoal.

Now that you know what you need, you will see that there is a huge range in both brands and prices. With the briquettes and charcoal from Golden Flame you are always in the right place. Golden Flame offers high quality for a good price. Make it easy on yourself with the Golden Flame firelighters or lighter fluid. At Compliment.nl you now temporarily benefit from a 10% discount on the entire Golden Flame range! *Promotion is valid until March 5, 2021.

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