Binchotan Charcoal for Japanese BBQ 11lbs. Premium Hardwood, High-Grade for Yakitori - 100% Natural Wood, Clean Burn, High Heat, No Smoke (11.00, Pounds)

Worth it. Took a gallon size bag of this camping and the charcoal lasted nearly five hours. A little goes a really long way. The sound when you knock them together is like glass tinkling. Very dense, heavy, and easy to light in a chimney. I'm definitely purchasing again.

This is a must when you need a very hot grill to sear things like a steak. It's hard to believe how hot it gets and it would burn for a very long time. Fortunbatly Bincho Grills has a great stainless canister that snuffs out the charcoal very quickly so I'll likely get several uses of each piece of the Binchotan Charcoal.

There is no problem except that it is expensive

On a price per pound basis, this is a good alternative to the higher grades of Japanese binchotan. I didn't have a way to measure the heat, but I don't believe it got as hot as the more expensive grades, which was not a problem. People still loved the food and I'll buy another box. There was a bit of popping on some of the sticks, which probably indicates a bit of moisture in some of the pieces. There was very little smoking once the coals got hot and there was no foul odor. The charcoal was a mix of sizes, ranging from small scraps about the size of a pinkie finger to larger chunks of about 7" long x 3" diameter.In summary, this is a perfectly acceptable alternative to the oak tree Japanese binchotan. I think I may experiment by adding a bit more than with the Japanese product and will be more aggressive about rotating hot coals. I'll update my review after using the next box.

Great buy, used for an event at our catering co

I could not get the charcoal to start up and I tried everything even the charcoal starter too

I'd been using the thaan charcoal for a while now which is inexpensive and works ok. However the bricks are not reusable and I hated wasting the product. These are definitely an investment, but you're going to get a consistent burn, and the pieces can be used over and over again until they are truly spent. I think in the long run you can end up saving money using these as opposed to single use thaan style charcoal.

I’ve compared the Bincho Grill charcoal to a real Binchotan. In the photos, Bincho Grill is on the left, Binchotan is on the right.Bincho Grill smell: very slightly smokey and woodyReal binchotan smell: imperceptibleDensity: about 20% less dense than real Binchotan by my estimationBincho Grill colour: black to whitish surface, shiny black on fresh cross sectionReal binchotan colour: never whiter than dark gray, darker insideSound: the real binchotan resonates much better. It has a higher pitch when struck against each other, with a much firmer rendition. Bincho grill is lower pitched and muted in comparison.Users give Bincho grill lower marks on flavor than comparable options and I agree.The lower density and muted pitch indicate that Bincho grill is not dense enough to burn as hot as the real binchotan. The smell and colour differences indicate that it may impart too much flavor on the food and thus takes away the full potential of your dish and also breaks away from the Japanese grilling tradition.However, it’s still charcoal 😉