*Please note: you may receive a brown bag, but with the Fire&Rook logo. This is the exact same charcoal!

The Black Wattle charcoal from Vuur&Rook ensures a very long constant burning and a horrible heat in your (ceramic) BBQ! This charcoal comes from South Africa and is made from the waste wood of the fast-growing and common exotic Acacia tree. Ideal for low & slow preparations in your ceramic barbecue. This charcoal is sold per 10 kg bag.

Charcoal is offered in various types. A good charcoal contains a coarse selection of infrequent pieces. This allows the charcoal to burn constantly and allows sufficient oxygen to pass between the pieces, allowing all the pieces to ignite.

A good charcoal is not mixed, but consists of one type of wood. This is also important to keep the temperature constant. If you have a kamado such as a Big Green Egg or a Bastard, then charcoal is the perfect fuel. Charcoal is able to continue burning with very little oxygen and is also able to become terribly hot.

Briquettes require a minimal amount of oxygen and often go out prematurely when used in a kamado.

Dammers Charcoal is made of Black Wattle wood. Very suitable for use in the ceramic barbecue. This type gives off little smoke and a neutral taste.

Jan Dammers The Story!

Since 1970 we have been active in the field of grill and barbecue products. Initially it was about pieces of charcoal soaked in alcohol, to light the coal stove. But in the 70s when the number of grill restaurants started to expand, we switched to charcoal especially suitable for the catering industry. In the beginning this mainly came from Germany but after a few years it became clear that the real top charcoal was produced in South Africa. After a long search and experimentation we ended up with the largest producer of charcoal in South Africa.

Only they were able to deliver the right quality charcoal, as our customers wanted. We have been importers of South African Acacia charcoal for many years now. In recent years, the Central American Marabu charcoal has also been added.

This is due to the great popularity of closed ceramic bbqs and charcoal ovens in the catering industry. The heavier Marabu charcoal is particularly suitable for these types of bbq activities.

It contains nice coarse pieces of charcoal (40-120mm), without too much grit and dust

When we talk about South African charcoal we are actually talking about wood from the Australian Acacia (Black Wattle). This is a fast growing, exotic tree that is common in South Africa. Our charcoal is only burned from waste wood. No trees are cut down for it.