Cooking Charcoal

You wouldn’t opt for less-than quality cooking ingredients and you wouldn’t cook food without the right tools – so why choose anything other than the best fuel to ensure quality cooked cuisine?

At Cooking Charcoal, we provide people in the food industry with excellent smokeless charcoal. Impeccably designed, our professional-grade cooking charcoal has a central hole feature which allows adequate air flow, even burning, and results in mouth-watering dishes. Ideal for pizzerias, curry houses, steak joints, BBQ kitchens and other restaurants, our fuel will make for more pleasurable cooking and dining experiences.

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What charcoal do chefs use?

Professional chefs use lumpwood charcoal or briquettes with no additives. Some charcoal contains chemicals that have been added to make it easier to light or create a uniform shape for even burning and easy storage. However, these additives can also impart unwanted flavours to the finished food. For this reason, for the best results that give only the finest, natural smoky taste, you should always use professional grade charcoal. Here at KG Smith & Son, we supply restaurants and steakhouses across the UK with top-quality charcoal they can trust to deliver great results every time.
What’s the difference between restaurant grade charcoal and household charcoal?

Household charcoal will often contain fillers and binders that mean the briquettes have an even shape and are easier to light. That uniform shape makes them easier to store and stack, as well as providing a more reliably even heat. Another benefit for the average home chef is that these briquettes will nearly always be cheaper than pure charcoal. However, those additives can impart a small chemical taste to the finished food, while a higher water content tends to produce more spit and smoke. For the professional chef, on the other hand, the quality and flavour of the cooked food is everything, which is why they always go for restaurant grade charcoal. Restaurant grade charcoal also usually comes in larger lumps than charcoal for home use, which should give a longer, hotter heat.
How long does restaurant grade charcoal last?

There are a number of factors that influence how long your charcoal lasts, including the size of the lumps, what you’re cooking and whether you need a low or high heat to get the results you need. Restaurant grade charcoal does tend to burn quicker than those with additives, but as it burns hotter as well, it’s perfect for home barbecue favourites such as steaks and burgers. However, you should be able to expect three hours’ worth of cooking from your restaurant grade charcoal.
What tips do you have for cooking with restaurant charcoal?
- Light your coal in a chimney – your charcoal will ignite quicker
- Wait until the charcoal is ready before emptying it into the grill – it needs to be ash-white
- Cook in zones – distribute your charcoal so there’s more where you’re cooking food that needs a high heat, and less for food that needs a lower heat
- Learn to use your vents effectively – they are there to give you more control over the heat, allowing you to raise or lower the temperature as necessary

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Sharon

Very happy they were able to deliver within a few days when I said I explained I had almost ran out of fuel. Helpful delivery guy.

Tracey

Lovely lady on the phone, super helpful. Good price and excellent fast delivery. Good to use an independent

Mrs T Smith

Had some compost delivered to us today as we are currently in lock down. I just wanted to say a big Thank You to KG Smith for such a prompt…

Rita Carroll

Thank you, once again, for your excellent service. Even in the midst of this dreadful pandemic you have delivered my coal today. The driver was extremely good and I want…

Mick Lamb

Just a quick message to thank K.G Smith & Son for the great/swift service on my order. I didn't catch the delivery lads names, but they were excellent (a little…

david

friendly as ever, and despite turning up in their lunch break, everyone was very willing to help find & load my bags of coal.

Derek Crane

I have used KGS for over a decade. During that time they have supplied all of my solid fuel. Delivery is spot on, overall service excellent and price competitive. Unbeatable…

Still Waters, Mercia Marina, Derbyshire

Helpful and polite staff, delivery drivers go the extra mile to help you.

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Professional Cooking Fuels

At KG Smith & Son (Coal Merchants UK), we’re specialists in supplying top-quality charcoal for professional-grade cooking, including for: Steakhouses Barbecues Tandoori ovens Pizza ovens And a lot more! In fact, we’re such charcoal specialists that we have a whole site dedicated to the different types of charcoal we supply. To find out more, why not take a look at our site Cooking Charcoal now?

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