Namchar Lumpwood Charcoal?

[noworries]

Having trouble finding decent charcoal over here in Dublin, just as much as I'm having trouble finding a firewood supplier
for cooking with (oak).

I prefer cooking with lumpwood and a few small pieces of hardwood. All the brands of briquettes I have found are terrible and
lose heat extremely quickly as well as just being left with lumps of sandy crap!

Anyone got any experience using this stuff- http://www.namchar.co.za/
Can get it over here at €6 per 5kg bag, so going to try it out I reckon. Heard it burns very hot and for very long.

THanks,

A

[Swindon_Ed]

I've not heard of Namchar, but i belive that a lot of the blue bag resturant grade charcoal we get in the UK comes from Namibia, and a lot of people over here use it with no problems.

[noworries]

I've not heard of Namchar, but i belive that a lot of the blue bag resturant grade charcoal we get in the UK comes from Namibia, and a lot of people over here use it with no problems.

Good stuff, thanks for that.
Do you have a link for the stuff you buy in the uk? Does it burn long? Good temps?

Cheers!

[Verminskti]

The Blue bags can be found in Makro/Bookers. http://store.makro.co.uk/p-6101-bar-be-quick-restaurant-charcoal-12kg.aspx