The foundation for delicious food success and cooking is the highest quality charcoal. The result partly depends on the type of charcoal you use, but one thing is certain: the flavor of food cooked over hardwood charcoal is unparalleled.

Big Green Egg charcoal is 100% natural hardwood charcoal made from beech and white ash. This type of wood provides a neutral base, allowing you to choose the ideal combination of flavors each time. Want more smokiness, a hint of hickory, cherry, apple, or pecan wood? By adding Big Green Egg wood chips or chunks, you have plenty of options and can consistently create surprising dishes.

The 100% natural charcoals, without chemical additives, flavorings, or fragrances, are produced in Europe from waste wood or specially grown trees sourced from sustainably managed forests. A new tree is planted for every tree that is cut down. Large charcoal pieces burn for a long time, produce very little smoke, and unlike many other types of charcoal, they create exceptionally little ash. Clean wood burns for a long time, which is beneficial when slow-cooking pulled pork.