Kingsford 2-Pack 16-lb Charcoal Briquettes and 2-lb Bag of Chili, Cumin Flavor Booster

LOUSY BAG PACKAGING

Have any of the experts in your packaging, design, marketing or sales departments attempted to successfully open a bag of your briquets, using the instructions on the bag "Open From End On Front"? I have tried many times over several years and this method failed, CONSISTENTLY!!! I would include an image but your system did NOT allow.

Killing and grilling

I’ve been using this product for the last 20 years, I won’t use anything else. It’s perfect. It’s just getting harder to find the 2-20 pound bag deals for cheap anymore..

disappointed

I've been using Kingsford Charcoal for over 40 years now. Kingsford has always been the best and totally consistant until the last couple of years. First you shrank the coals so they didn't burn as long. Cooking indirectly I went from adding coals after an hour, to having to add coals after the first 40 minutes. It was just inconvienent, I adjusted my times was all. Now two years ago you changed the charcoal again. You made it a bit larger and a little denser. For grilling the charcoal is ok, bu...

My Kingsford Fourth of July memory

It was the Fourth of July afternoon 2016 I got my wife to drop me off at the boat dock to do a little fishing I had eaten earlier that night at home barbecue with Kingsford at home and then I got my wife to take me and drop me at the boat dock so I can do a little fishing well I called about 5 beautiful Bass and as I was walking one fishing spot to the next these four I'll sleep pretty nurses came walking out of the restaurant and one of the gorgeous girls said look at those beautiful fish she s...

Charcoal Quality has Diminished

I am 54 years old and have been grilling with Kingsford for 32 years. I am an avid griller , using real wood, propane, lump charcoal and Kingsford briquets on a weekly basis. Around 3 years ago I noticed that the original briquets did not last as long and that the heat would die out sooner than I had remembered in the past. I thought maybe it was a fluke or a bad batch of charcoal. I have continued to purchase and use large amounts of Kingsford original charcoal but have found that I have h...

Great Price for a Great Product

Charcoal lights easily and evenly. I was surprised how steadily and evenly it cooked when compared to gas grilling. I did by a small pail to get the charcoal out of the bag. The only drawback for me is the weight and my bad back. With the pail I can get the amount I need without soiling myself and without lifting or bearing too much weight. There really isn't that charcoal lighter fluid flavor in my meat, which I learned to hate back in the 70's. I got a great deal on it 40lbs for $20 delivered ...

KINGSFORD ORIGINAL BBQ CHARCOAL

I ALWAYS BUY THIS BRAND AND AND THIS BRAND ONLY, I ALWAYS BUY "THE ORIGINAL" SOMETIMES I HAVE BOUGHT THE OTHER TYPES BUT THIS BY FAR IS BEST. I GREW UP WITH MY DAD BUYING THIS SAME BRAND AND TYPE AND IT HAS NEVER FAILED ME OR MY FAMILY. WE LOVE BBQ CHICKEN AND THE SMOKE FLAVOR WE GET FROM IT. WE ALSO TAKE THIS TYPE CAMPING FOR BBQ'IN. ITS ALWAYS STOCKED AND ALWAYS HAVE ON HAND. GETTING BUMMED SUMMER IS WINDING DOWN, BUT IT NEVER STOPS US FROM BBQ'IN. WE TEND TO BBQ 3--5 NIGHTS A WEEK. SO NEEDLES...

match light wouldn't light

we bought a new bag of Kingsford Match Light a week before Thanksgiving. We have a tradition of grilling our turkey, and have been using Kingsford for almost three decades. This year, however, it did not turn out well. I set up the grill, a Weber Kettle, as usual, put in the charcoal, AND IT WOULD NOT LIGHT. I finally had to resort to a sizeable dose of charcoal lighter fluid to start the coals, and even then, the coals did not get hot enough to adequately cook the turkey. I finally had to ...

Kingsford disappoints again

Two years ago Kingsford came out with a new formula. It would not create or maintain a grilling temperature. It seemed as though they responded to complaints and in 2022, the product was good again. Now, my first purchase in 2023, which is not only suffering from shrinkflation (16 lb bags instead of 20lb) we’re back to heat not achieving high heat (450 plus) but when it gets to 400 degrees, it will not hold that temperature for even 15 minutes! Very disappointed and probably will not purchase ag...

Good To Go

I stock up when it is on sale, a few times a year. I like to grill and smoke every weekend. I usually grill 2 or 3 times a month and smoke twice a month when it is nice out. I will buy a few double bag packs when they are on sale and put them in the shed. They are there for when I grill and I don't need to worry about running out. A quality product that burns pretty clean, doesn't smoke too much and leaves a nice flavor. When I want more smoke I will add some wood or lump charcoal, otherwi...