Long Burn BBQ Charcoal Briquettes, Use for charcoal barbecues and smokers. Natural and sustainable, quick lighting and long burn time, 4kg

Disclaimer: I have never tried Green Olive's really fancy charcoal. I've tried numerous cheap disposable barbecues, a few automatic-light bags, and the Green Olive cheapest option (it's called "Garden Grill"). This is far and away the best. The Garden Grill wouldn't even light properly when I used my Weber chimney (I think partly because all the odd different sizes meant there weren't many gaps for air to get in), and gave a weak and short-lived burn.This charcoal (only about £4 more expensive) does what it says on the tin: gives a long enough, hot enough burn. If your BBQ base is a long way from the grill, I recommend bulking it out with something to move the coals a bit nearer (I use firewood). But after doing that, one medium sized chimney-full in my little travel BBQ (13 inches long) gave me 40 minutes of proper cooking heat, and I was still able to boil a pot of water from cold afterwards. Not the 2 or 3 hours advertised on the pack, but long enough to feed six people comfortably. I might try the 'professional' charcoal at some point, but right now this is my go-to.

These are fantastic for long and slow bbq cooks - I have done two now and they maintain heat really well. My only gripe would be how long you have to wait to get it up to temp (in a kamado) - took nearly 90 minutes!

This is the 2nd time of purchasing this coal and I find it easy to light, very good quality, they don't let off too much smoke like some I've tried and they don't have any smell to them. They are ready to use for cooking on in 30 minutes and lasts for just over 3 hours which is good for us when we have a bbq as we don't go over the 3 hours. Highly recommend these coals for bbqing on.

Not effective enough

Burns really well. I use a "chimney" with this charcoal and it creates a great flame and the coals last a good length of time

Most important no nasty fuel taste to the food. Burnt evenly and lasted for ages, long enough to cater for a large party this weekend! Will definitely buy again

Slow to light, but burn very hot when it gets going

liked everything - used them last year with great success - bought them again and now hoping for some sunshine for a real party