Quick light Charcoal Coal Premium Quick light Charcoal Coal 50 cubes 10 roll (25mm Cubes)

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Good qualityQuick to lightTidy and doesn’t break to small piecesLovely packaging

The “Premium Quick Lighting Charcoal Cubes” from Q4U are a pack of 50 small, compacted charcoal cubes that are designed for use with lighting indoor log fires and the like with.To be honest if you’re looking for a quick and easy firelighter, these might not necessarily be what you’re looking for. They do light well, and they last far, far longer than a standard firelighter block. However, to light them you need to hold a flame to them for that much longer than a normal firelighter and they don’t necessarily burn with a flame, but rather they burn with a heat kept within them like a piece of coal.This is ideal for smaller fires, say if you’re out camping or the like. Or up a mountain. However, the purpose for me was to get my indoor log fire started quickly and easily. These don’t really do the job I hoped they would. They’re more a case of retaining the heat within rather than being a firelighter per se.Nevertheless, throwing a few into the fire at the beginning ensures a good heat is maintained with good coverage across the width and depth of the fire. So they definitely have a use for me. Just not quite what I was expecting.

I ordered these to give smoke to my gravies and kebabs. Its not as great as i thought. I feel its leaving its own oil and a chemical sort smell alongwith bbq smell.However, it gets burn v quickly as mentioned by seller. I used basic lighter to lit for 1 min.

I have no ideal what these are originally for, but they seem to have a few applications. I've seen these; or similar, used for the following.*Ignition source as "shisha coals"*Heat source for religious or meditative incense burners.*Fuel source in mini BBQ's & heaters.*Used as firelighters for fires, BBQ's, stoves & chimineas/chimeras.The cubes arrive in a nicely printed & glossy cardboard box inside of which you will find 10 silvered paper wraps that each contain 5 of the 25mm x 25mm x 25mm quick lighting compressed charcoal cubes.The cubes are impregnated with what I can only assume is saltpetre [there are no ingredients listed]. I assume this as saltpetre aids combustion & tend to give off pretty little sparkles as it does so. A quick ignition with a match. lighter or coal will see the sparkles & ignition glow race over the sides of the cube. Always have the cube sitting on a heatproof surface or container, or hold in metal tongs when you do so as its quite rapid. Each cube will glow/give off heat for up to 90 minutes. They also hold their shape during combustion.As I said at the beginning I've seen them used for various things. I personally use them in a little Chinese incense brazier where I use them to burn Sandarac resin from the Tetraclinis articulata tree. They give off a lot of heat, so it's worthwhile having a small brazier on a heatproof surface or mat as it'll heat up the metal. I used to use charcoal discs, but I found they had a tendency to go out quite quickly, the cubes really do burn for a long time. [NB, take care in disposal of the spent cubes. They retain heat internally for a good time after the appear to be spent, if put into the rubbish they could smoulder & cause a fire. I don't dispose of mine until the next day.]Price wise £6.99 for 50 long burning cubes is really good value, that works out to £0.13 per cube/90 minutes & they always seem to stay lit. I'll definitely buy this brand from this seller again.

I mainly use these to start up our smokey joe bbq. They light fairly easily, but I use a small kitchen blow torch and they do burn well. You may need a few matches if using them.I have found that I only need to use a couple to get things moving and I do like the fact there is no paraffin type smell to them, so the food doesn't get tainted.

fast lighting.

I've been using these to get fires going in my Chimenea. They do take a bit of persuasion to get lit, but one they are they definitely help keep a fire going. There is a little chemical odour in the fist half hour or so, but that eventually burns off.