100% mesquite charcoal

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100% mesquite

El Fogonero was founded over fifteen years ago, on one simple but sure principle - The best barbecue requires balance. A perfect barbecue displays the full flavor of the meat, spices, and smoke without any taste overpowering another. Accomplishing this balance requires top-quality local meats, superior spices and sauces, and the simplest and best cooking fuel: charcoal.

With this founding principle, El Fogonero released two types of charcoal - briquets and lumps.

We prioritize the purity of our charcoal and run regular quality-control tests and ingredient checks to ensure our charcoal is of the highest possible purity. Our products are made from an all-natural single ingredient - Mesquite Wood. This hardy wood is procured locally, in north region of Mexico, to guarantee the wood has been in optimal conditions for consistent performance and better burning. Unlike our competitors, we do not add any fillers and guarantee our products are 100% natural and chemical-free.

Regardless of if you use a traditional charcoal grill, a ceramic, non-ceramic, or a custom smoker, we are sure that once you use El Fogonero Charcoal, you’ll never need to use anything else.

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Mesquite Briquets and Lumps

Charcoal has more potential energy than raw wood because of its high carbon content. This means that it can burn hotter, longer, more consistently, and cleaner than wood.

When it comes to charcoal, you have two choices - Briquets or Lumps?

Below, we compare and contrast the pros and cons of each to help you decide which to use when.

Lumps

is charcoal at its most basic that is basically wood that has been partially burned to basics, through a process called carbonization, until only carbon is left. This 100% all-natural carbonized hardwood burns hotter but faster, irregular shape can mean irregular inconsistent burns. It also adds more smoke flavor to food than briquets.

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Briquets

are compressed sawdust that is carbonized and converted into a single uniform shape. While briquets are often known to contain fillers and binders, El Fogonero briquets are 100% natural and chemical-free. Briquets burn cooler but for longer and burn consistently due to uniform shape. They add a low smoke flavor to food.

Both lumps and briquets can be used in most grills and smokes. However, Lump Charcoal is better for high heat searing and grilling, and where you want to add the most flavor. Briquets are better for controlled, low and slow-smoking cooks.

While both lumps and briquets have pros and cons, choosing your charcoal is personal, subjective, and depends on various other factors like the type of grill, where and what you grill, how you grill, etc.

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Where We Sell

El Fogonero Mesquite Charcoal products are sold across the United States and in Mexico. We sell our products to both wholesalers and retailers. We have a network of distributors and stockists in both countries so that you can access our products easily.

As an end consumer, you can find our mesquite charcoal products at your nearest retail stores.

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Contact us:

You can contact us at:

info@elfogonero.com
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