Kingsford Professional Charcoal Briquettes

Kingsford Professional briquettes are engineered for higher density and longer burn times, typically lasting noticeably longer per load than standard Kingsford Original. They are designed to maintain consistent high heat for extended low-and-slow smoking sessions as well as high-heat searing.

You can technically use Kingsford Professional briquettes in a ceramic kamado grill, but most kamado manufacturers recommend against compressed briquettes because they produce more ash than lump charcoal, which can restrict airflow in the tight ceramic firebox. For kamado cooking, natural hardwood lump charcoal is generally the preferred fuel.

Kingsford Professional briquettes do not contain added lighter fluid—no Kingsford briquette does—but they do use a starch-based binder to hold the carbonized wood together, unlike pure lump charcoal. This is standard for most briquette products and is what gives them their uniform pillow shape and consistent burn.

Kingsford charcoal is produced at manufacturing facilities located in the United States, with plants in several states including Kentucky, Georgia, and Oregon. The brand has been producing charcoal since its founding by Henry Ford in the 1920s.