Grills of Japan Binchotan White Charcoal, 2kg
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Product Info
This White Binchotan is considered 'The King of All Charcoal' and a favourite amongst grilling chefs in Japan, burns without smoke or smell and has a longer burn time than conventional charcoal. Binchotan is the ultimate charcoal for barbecuing, whether you are using a Grills of Japan Japanese Hibachi or Konro grill, Big Green Egg, Everdure, Kamado Jan, or a Weber.
- Binchotan White Charcoal
- 100% natural, hand-cut African Binchotan charcoal sticks packed by hand
- Binchotan is a firm favourite amongst Yakitori bars all over Japan due to its very long and clean burning properties, and the amazing aroma and flavour it imparts when grilling
- Due to the unique infrared nature of the heat, food grilled over binchotan results in a much juicier texture and heightened flavours compared to other black charcoal
- There is little to no smoke and it is odourless when burning, so the flavour of the food is kept pure and there are minimal flare ups
- To use Binchotan Charcoal, a Chimney Starter or Starter Pot is an essential tool
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About Grills of Japan
Grills of Japan offer brilliantly clever grills that bring cooking fun and live food theatre straight to the heart of your own home. Understanding the artistic flare that cooking needs, Grills of Japan supplies beautiful, uniquely crafted ceramics for the culinary arts, blurring the line between cooking and art.
Specifications
- Weight: 2kg
- Material: Acacia
- African Binchotan
- Burn time: 4 hours
Care Instructions
Tips and tricks for lighting your grill
How to light your binchotan charcoal:
- For best results, use a chimney starter pot
- Fill the pot with binchoan
- Hold it over your gas hob or open flame until the charcoal is fully lit. It should take about 10 – 15 minutes until it is glowing — patience is key!
- Once fully lit and glowing, transfer your binchotan charcoal to your grill and wait for a minimum of 10 minutes for the binchotan to fully build the heat and insulate your grill. If using a bigger grill, place additional binchotan on top of the already lit charcoal and wait for it to be fully lit before you start grilling.
How much charcoal should I use?
You'll likely need more than one bag of binchotan charcoal to heat the grill to a high enough temperature — don't be scared to add more to the grill! You should have enough to cover the base of the grill.
How do I increase the heat of my grill?
Use the vents to adjust the heat — open vents mean more oxygen will reach the coals, which in turn means a higher temperature. Binchotan lasts a long long time, but if you do need to add some, only add enough to keep the bottom of the grill covered.
How to extinguish your binchotan:
- Binchotan burns way longer than natural hardwood charcoal so when you’re done grilling, you can simply extinguish your coals and use them again
- To extinguish, put your charcoal in an extinguishing pot or dip in water for 30 seconds and leave to dry in the sun
- You can store your charcoal in the extinguishing pot, ready for your next grilling adventure!
Drying out your charcoal:
- If you hear cracking or popping sounds you’ll need to dry out the charcoal first — this is because binchotan absorbs moisture from the air and expands when heated
- You can pop it in the sun to dry or if you want to start grilling right away, put it on low heat for around 10 minutes and then increase the temperature
- Additionally you can place a metal grill net over the top of the charcoal chimney or Starter Pot for the initial heating phase
Can I use normal charcoal with my Hibachi grill?
- Yes! If you use normal charcoal it's recommended you use the grill outside as normal charcoal will release carbon monoxide.
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How to light Binchotan Charcoal
Customer Reviews & Ratings
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Completely useless.
Wasted nearly two hours trying to light these, no matter how long I held over an oven flame, all but the smallest pieces would just die.
A complete waste, rather just use regular charcoal.
I would not recommend this product to a friend.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you?
We're so sorry for your disappointing experience. We have added further information to our product page with details on how to most effectively light your charcoal.
We hope this helps – happy grilling!
Charcoal not burning.
Charcoal is still not hot enough to grill after 1 hour on open gas flame. Gave up after 90 minutes and had to grill meat in a pan on the stovetop. This is disappointing after spending a considerable amount on a setup — where an ordinary grill could have been used.
I would not recommend this product to a friend.
Did you find this review helpful?
Thanks so much for sending us your feedback, we really appreciate that you took the time to do this. Your feedback has prompted us to look into the quality of the product with the supplier. We've also updated the product page to better reflect how to use the charcoal and the grill.
We hope you have used your vouchers to find something that suits you better.
Dangerous product — charcoal exploded and caused damage.
Purchased in-store and used this charcoal twice. On both occasions, the charcoal exploded, sending burning shards across the kitchen — some landed in the dining room — damaging the carpet and chairs. I preheated new coals in the oven (as previously advised by the owner of Grills of Japan) and used a fire starter pan over an open flame, as I always have.
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I would not recommend this product to a friend.
Did you find this review helpful?
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience — and we’re very sorry to hear about this incident and the damage it caused.
Binchotan is 100% natural, with nothing added to the wood in the process. Because it is pure carbon, it can naturally draw in moisture from its surroundings. The most likely explanation is that a moisture or air pocket may have been trapped inside the charcoal, which unfortunately can cause the reaction you described.
We’ve passed your feedback along to our supplier, and as a small apology, we’ve sent you a voucher. We hope it brings back some of the joy of your hibachi cooking, and we truly appreciate you bringing this to our attention.
