Kingsford Charcoal

[smokeguy]

I was watching the Unwrapped TV show titled "BBQ" (http://www.foodnetwork.com/unwrapped/bbq/index.html for upcoming shows) and one of the places he visited was the Kingsford plant at Springfield Oregon about 4 minutes into the show. They show this big pile of wood chips ready and waiting and then the spokesman says that the pile is made up of Fir Wood, Cedar and Alders.

I went to Kingsford's site and sure enough, it just says that the briquets are made of 100% wood and 100% natural; nothing about hardwood unless it's added in like the + hickory briquets. The only thing that talks about being made out of hardwood is the lump (they call it charwood) and that is only available in the southern states.

Even the competition briquettes are just all natural and wood, but not hardwood.

I guess since they turn it into char first (and then add coal, so now it's charcoal) it cooks out all the sap and resins...

[blues_n_cues]

kingsford's largest plant is about 20-30 minutes from me & i see a lot of oak & probably maple going that way.there's a pallet factory right beside them so i'm sure there's some byproduct going in there from that.

[lynsey123]

Isn't there somone on here who's boy or girl is allergic to Alder?