Oak Wood Charcoal

This charcoal burns hotter, lasts longer, and produces less ash than nearly every other briquet we tested. In tests, this charcoal sustained average temperatures of about 900 degrees Fahrenheit for an hour and lasted for a total of 80 minutes of cook time—the second-best results of any charcoal we tried, and plenty of heat to produce excellent charring and searing. These briquets left behind less ash than Kingsford Original Charcoal, and didn’t impart any unpleasant flavors to our burgers.