There are many ways to light briquets. If you prefer to stay with the all-natural lighting method, we recommend using a well-ventilated charcoal chimney. Pour in the charcoal, place a couple of sheets of crumpled newspaper at the bottom and then light the newspaper. Place lit chimney on nonflammable surface. The briquets will be ready to pour out in about 10-15 minutes or shortly after the flame reaches the top of the chimney.

Kingsford ® Competition Briquets light the same as Kingsford ® Original Briquets (with lighter fluid or a charcoal chimney). The Competition Briquets will be ready to cook on fast, so be ready to place your food on a little earlier than with Kingsford ® Original charcoal.

The number of briquets you use should be based on the size of your grill, what you are cooking and how you are cooking it. Because everybody's grilling experience is unique, we recommend that you control the amount of heat you need by adjusting your grill's air vents. In general, if you want equivalent burn time compared to Kingsford ® Original charcoal, use the same number of briquets.

Yes, Kingsford ® Competition Briquets do burn hotter than Kingsford ® Original charcoal. Grillers should pay special attention to temperature control inside the grill, arranging briquets and adjusting grill vents accordingly. The new briquets provide grillers with maximum versatility in cooking methods - whether grilling, searing or slow cooking.

The weight of the briquet is only one aspect of performance. While Kingsford reduced the weight of each briquet, we added wood char and increased airflow. That extra wood char provides the heat and cooking time grillers want. The increased air flow helps the briquet get to cooking temperature faster.

No. Our new briquets light the same way as the old Kingsford ® Match Light ® Charcoal briquets did. You still get the same great smoky-tasting food and authentic grilling experience you have come to expect from Kingsford ® Match Light ® Charcoal, but the briquets are ready faster while burning just as hot and just as long as before.

New Kingsford ® Match Light ® charcoal briquets burn as hot and as long as our old charcoal. Kingsford ® Match Light ® charcoal briquets are now ready to cook in 10 minutes. This is about 25 percent faster than other charcoal available today. As a result, you will need to put the food on the grill earlier to take advantage of the extended cooking time that Kingsford ® Match Light ® charcoal provides.

The number of briquets you use should be based on the size of your grill, what you are cooking and how you are cooking it. Because everybody’s grilling experience is unique, we recommend that you use the same amount as before. The primary difference is that the briquets are ready to cook on faster, which does not influence how many you use.

While the weight of each briquet has changed, there are roughly the same number of briquets as in our previous packages. This means grillers can expect the same amount of cooks as with previous bags of Kingsford ® Match Light ® Charcoal.

Kingsford constantly strives to make its charcoal even better for both seasoned experts as well as new grillers. In January 2015, Kingsford is adding wood char and increasing airflow in its Match Light briquets, so Kingsford ® Charcoal will light easier and heat faster, but burn as long as ever. The formula changes make each briquet slightly lighter in weight, but the amount of usages per bag remains the same.

I’ve heard that Kingsford® charcoal has changed. What’s different? See Answer + Kingsford constantly strives to make its charcoal even better for both seasoned experts as well as new grillers. In January 2015, Kingsford is adding wood char and increasing airflow in its briquets, so Kingsford® charcoal will light easier and heat faster, but burn as long as ever. The formula changes make each briquet slightly lighter in weight, but the amount of usages per bag remains the same.

The bags of Kingsford® charcoal weigh less than they used to. Are you removing briquettes? See Answer + While the weight of each briquet has changed, there are roughly the same number of briquets in a 16.6-pound bag of our old briquets as in a 15.4-pound bag of the new product. This means grillers can expect the same amount of cooks as with previous bags of Kingsford® charcoal.

If the charcoal performs better, should I grill with fewer briquets? See Answer + The number of briquets you use should be based on the size of your grill, what you are cooking and how you are cooking it. Because everybodys grilling experience is unique, we recommend that you use the same amount as before. The primary difference is that the briquets are ready to cook on faster, which does not influence how many you use.

I noticed that the new Kingsford® charcoal briquets do not burn as long. See Answer + New Kingsford® charcoal briquets burn as hot and as long as our old charcoal. Kingsford® charcoal briquets are now ready to cook in about 15 minutes. This is about 25 percent faster than other charcoal available today. As a result, you will need to put the food on the grill earlier to take advantage of the extended cooking time that Kingsford® charcoal provides.

Do I do anything different with the new Kingsford® charcoal compared to the previous Kingsford® charcoal? See Answer + No. Our new briquets light the same way (with lighter fluid or a charcoal chimney) as the old Kingsford® charcoal briquets did. You still get the same great smoky-tasting food and authentic grilling experience you have come to expect from Kingsford® charcoal, but the briquets are ready faster while burning just as hot and just as long as before.