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Hello
I'm new in England and have just got myself a smoker. I bought some charcoal from a service station and it tastes like it's soaked in gasoline. I just wanted to know where you guys get your charcoal. Is chemical-free charcoal available here, or will I have to get it sent over from the states? (could be expensive)
James

James it is likely to be self lighting.

I would avoid using it if you can. Where a bouts in the country are you? Welcome to the forum by the way.

Beers

Adie

I'm staying in Exeter for a few weeks, but I'm travelling around the country a fair bit. So I can pick it up from other places if necesary. It wasn't that self lighting. Needed a lighter

Lol,

There are a few types, restaurant grade lump is usually he best and as your new the UK you probably won't have a wholesale card to pick it up.

Find a decent garden centre that stocks either Heat Beads or cocoshell. It may be worth calling into a bookers and asking for a day pass, explain your new to the UK and the manager may take pity on your plight. If you do get access to a bookers, you want the blue bag restaurant grade:

Your nearest Booker is Bittern Road, EX2 7LW

Like I say a good garden centre may help. You can mail order decent charcoal from the UK to UK which might be cheaper than hauling some kingsford across the pond

Beerz

Adie

Liverpool Wood Pellets also do restaurant grade charcoal by mail order. Someone here has used them, but I don't recall who, offhand.

Royal Q Use them a lot, same Charcoal as Bookers, but they do better prices than Bookers based on quantity.

Heh - I see that Adie have already mentioned this on another thread tonight - I'm not copying, honest!

Chris__M wrote:Heh - I see that Adie have already mentioned this on another thread tonight - I'm not copying, honest!

As long as the info gets out buddy... It's the message that's important not the messenger

Have just ordered some more pellets from them, which is why they came to mind. Having been slightly disparaging about them (albeit guardedly so) yesterday, I ate my words today, along with a pork sandwich.

I do feel for thePellet community on her. There is a worry about the longevity of good consistent supplies.

I hope you guys can find a good stock or between you come up with enough demand to import a container.