What is Big Green Egg 100% Natural Lump Charcoal?

When you cook on a Big Green Egg, you’ll experience full-flavor cooking over live coals that are pure, all-natural carbonized hardwood.

Does Food Cooked With Lump Charcoal Taste Better?

Your food is simply going to taste better when you cook with lump charcoal … in fact, many chefs consider Big Green Egg’s lump charcoal to be the “secret ingredient” to the fabulous flavor of food cooked on an EGG. You put a lot of effort into creating your favorite recipes and meals, so don’t stop short when it comes to selecting the best fuel for your EGG … and your food.

What is the difference between briquette charcoal and natural lump charcoal?

Pure, all-natural lump charcoal lights quickly and heats the EGG to cooking temperature in minutes – the same as most gas, pellet or briquette grills. Lump charcoal produces less ash than chemical-laden briquets, so there is minimal cleanup and charcoal that remains in the grill after a cook can be used for the next cook, delivering more performance and value in every bag.

Is Lump Charcoal Better Than Regular Briquette Charcoal?

Big Green Egg has long been committed to eco-friendly and natural products – what else would you expect from a company whose middle name is “Green”? Our lump charcoal is a renewable fuel – we do not cut forests to produce this all-natural product – and unlike briquettes, it is carefully sourced to ensure it contains no fillers, nitrates, chemicals, treated wood or petroleum products.

Oak and Hickory Lump Charcoal

Moderate in profile, this traditional blend adds a delicious live-fire flavor to foods. You can pair this blend with smoking chips and chunks for subtle flavor variations.

Natural Hardwood Charcoal

The neutral profile of eucalyptus charcoal lets the flavors of your ingredients shine, and works well when adding smoking chips and chunks to add a variety of flavor profiles.

What Customers Have to Say...

I love the flavor that this adds to my food. I don’t taste the chemicals that I get from other brands. I was able to smoke low and slow with complete consistency. The temperature didn’t change. I also didn’t always need to add every time I grilled, if I was doing a quick high temperature sear on my meat. I would absolutely recommend this charcoal over any other brand out there.

Burns clean and American made and sourced – there are many other lump coals out there that make claims to be better or a better value. Most are sourced and manufactured outside the US. I have much more confidence that with BGE natural means natural.

Nothing Better! I have used some other brands and always come back to the BGE charcoal, it burns so consistent and easier to control low temps with. This stuff lasts FOREVER!! I can get numerous cooks out of a 20lb bag… save yourself time and just buy BGEC…..

BGE lump is and has been very consistent for me. I tried a few others, but was not impressed when finding plywood and other construction debris mixed in. I have no issue with BGE lump from that standpoint alone.