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Our Char-wood is produced by Direct firing our North American hardwood blocks until the right amount of Carbonization is achieved!<\/p><\/div>\n

WHY CHAR-WOOD IS THE BETTER OPTION OVER CHARCOAL<\/h2>\n

SUMMARY:<\/h4>\n

Binchotan charcoal is made from the Japanese direct fire method of making charcoal with Kiln! Japanese charcoal making has been around for centuries and burns longer than lump hardwood charcoal! We have replicated their process and make our Char-wood from our North American hardwood blocks! Carbonization is key to Char!<\/p>\n

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Frankly, the term \u201ccharwood\u201d may be a new one for you.\u00a0 Although its function is like charcoal, the benefits clearly outweigh<\/u> those of charcoal.\u00a0 Let\u2019s examine the key reasons why charwood may be the better option for outdoor cooking over standard charcoal.<\/p>\n

Char-wood- Carbonization<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Hopefully, if you\u2019ve been engaging in outdoor grilling and\/or smoking for some time. You\u2019ve understood the need for a fuel material that burns evenly and hot.\u00a0 You\u2019ve likely also heard the controversy that\u2019s brewed for years about what is the best product to use for the fuel. \u00a0Products range from briquets, lump hardwood charcoal, specialty wood charcoal, and compressed woods like pellets and compressed wood blocks.\u00a0 The key is to understand that some of these products could contain binding agents as well as accelerants to make for easy lighting.<\/p>\n

Carbonization is the conversion of an organic matter into carbon.\u00a0 Carbon is an element that forms when the organic matter is heated to a high level without oxygen, burning off the volatile gases, leaving the pure carbon behind. \u00a0 Although commercial material production, whether briquet, hardwood charcoal, or standard charcoal have different percentages of carbonization in the outcome, most are above 90%.\u00a0 That high level of carbonization is what allows for heat to be produced for outdoor cooking.<\/p>\n

Flavor<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

When you use straight charcoal briquets, you are getting heat only with no flavor as that is a fully carbonized or charred product.\u00a0 Many prefer to use briquets because they are uniform in size and give the same outcome every time they are used. \u00a0Fill a chimney starter with briquets, and you\u2019ll have the same number of briquets fit in the chimney every time.<\/p>\n

When you use lump hardwood charcoal, you will get variation in sizing from small, chip-like pieces to half-log size pieces.\u00a0 Here\u2019s information you need to know.\u00a0 Although the label may read \u201chardwood\u201d, there is no information on where that hardwood derived from.\u00a0 Often, manufacturers of lump hardwood charcoal produce their product from recycled materials such as old pallets, lumber scraps from flooring, cabinet, and furniture makers.\u00a0 They may take in scraps from lumber mills.\u00a0 When this material is carbonized, it will do so at various levels due to the variation in material sizing.<\/p>\n

That means when you cook with it or for that matter when you lite it, expect great variation from use to use due to all the inconsistency in sizing.\u00a0 The inconsistency will produce a lower percentage of carbonized material than briquets.\u00a0 So know you may get some minimal flavor from lump hardwood due to poorly carbonized larger pieces of product.\u00a0 This is the reason there is more ash production with lump hardwood charcoals.<\/p>\n

Specialty charcoals, generally made in other countries, are a particularly hard substance, light in weight product, that can be a challenge to lite.\u00a0 Once they are ignited, however, they produce a lot of heat \u2013 often more than the standard briquet.\u00a0 Very little ash is produced and there is no flavor from this product.<\/p>\n

Char-wood- Benefits<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

When SmokinLicious\u00ae<\/strong> made the decision to manufacture a charwood product, we researched extensively why the Japanese binchotan charcoal, also called white charcoal, was so popular and expensive.\u00a0 We found that though it could be a challenge to lite, it burned extremely hot, clean, leaving little to no ash, produced no smoke and no flavor.\u00a0 We produced a similar set up to the Japanese direct-fire method with our charwood production.\u00a0 Instead of using miniature branches, we use consistently sized wood blocks.\u00a0 Unlike the binchotan, we do not do a complete carbonization.\u00a0 The result is you get the ease of lighting like a lump hardwood charcoal, the flavor of premium hardwood.\u00a0 Plus, the reduced ash production of a briquet, and reduced smoke output than burning wood alone.\u00a0 We see this as the best of all the options out there.<\/p>\n

Now, instead of viewing your charcoal as just a heat generator, when you use SmokinLicious\u00ae <\/strong>charwood<\/a> you have one product that can be used as fuel for temperature while the reduced carbonized center portion produces the flavor.\u00a0 A premium product that gives premium results!<\/p>\n

What is Japanese charcoal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Binchotan charcoal is made from the Japanese direct fire method of making charcoal with a kiln that has been around for centuries. Japanese charcoal is very expensive and burns longer than lump hardwood charcoal!<\/p>\n

Is charcoal made from wood?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charcoal briquets and lump charcoal are made from recycled materials such as old pallets, lumber scraps from flooring, cabinet, and furniture makers. Some charcoal products may contain binding agents as well as accelerants to make for easy lighting.<\/p>\n

Is wood better than charcoal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cooking wood can offer an ease of lighting and flavor to your foods while its fuel performance is more consistent than that of many carbonized charcoal products. Plus, wood produces less ash than lump charcoal or briquettes.<\/p>\n

SmokinLicious\u00ae products:<\/h2>\n

Char-Wood<\/a><\/h3>\n
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More Related reading on this subject<\/p><\/div>\n

Additional reading:<\/h2>\n

-WHY CHARCOAL IS NOT AN INGREDIENT<\/a><\/h3>\n

-WOOD-FIRED APPLES MAKE THE BEST CAKE<\/a><\/h3>\n

-6 TIPS FOR A HEALTHY OUTDOOR COOKING SEASON<\/a><\/h3>\n
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