
Chef John Manion Cooked Over The Good Charcoal at Elawa Farm
Chef John Manion cooked a live fire menu over The Good Charcoal at Outstanding in the Field's Elawa Farm dinner in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Chef John Manion cooked a live fire menu over The Good Charcoal at Outstanding in the Field's Elawa Farm dinner in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Food & Wine names The Good Charcoal the best charcoal for grilling for the fourth year in a row. 100% acacia hardwood. No chemicals. No fillers.

Serious Eats names The Good Charcoal the best lump charcoal for the second straight year. 100% acacia hardwood, tested against the full category.

The Good Charcoal is featured on Now We Know, the nationally broadcast series, in a segment on charcoal sourcing, forests, and invasive acacia.

Ranked number one Best Overall Lump Charcoal by Serious Eats for its quick lighting, steady heat, long burn, and clean flavor. Every bag is 100% acacia hardwood with zero chemicals or fillers, pure fire that makes grilling easier and food taste better.

Two of our GOOD Charcoal teams scored big in July. Bourbon & Blues BBQ took 1st in Chicken at Dillon Days in Montana, while Sticks & Stones BBQ grabbed 1st in Brisket at Chillin’ & Grillin’ in Virginia. With strong cooks, good vibes, and clean-burning fuel, these teams showed what it means to finish strong with The Good Charcoal.

Anonymous Q BBQ swept the Bills Mafia Steak Cookoff with two 1st place wins, five perfect scores, and six stage walks. Smokin’ Volts BBQ Co. claimed 1st in brisket at Blaze of 47 in Salt Lake City. Fueled by The Good Charcoal. Built to win.

Our mission to bring clean, chemical-free grilling to families across the U.S. The article dives into how we’re flipping the script on the charcoal industry—from fighting food insecurity to making healthier grilling more accessible in big box stores nationwide.

Time Magazine recognized The Good Charcoal for its planet-positive green efforts to restore native grasslands using sustainably harvested overgrowth acacia bush from Southern Africa and Namibia. At Sam’s Club, Lowe’s, Target, and other retailers.

The Good Charcoal's Good Pros Smoke'n Magic and Chunky BBQ competed against 83 other top grillers at the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue in Lynchburg, Tennessee.

We firmly believe that humility is an essential characteristic as we seek to improve every day.

The Good Charcoal and Home Depot tent up to meet and greet the Good People of Tennessee at the annual Memphis in May 2023 World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

Meet The Good Pros, our first competition-grade crew.

It was a great weekend at the @pigfestlakeland competition for our pro team @bourbonandbluesbbq who won their first Grand Champion. There were 54 Backyard teams and an additional 51 Master’s teams who competed and our team came 1st in Chicken, in 3rd Ribs, 19th in Pork and 12th in Brisket.

Lindsay from @sinistersteakcompany won Steak A at @theshedbbq Steak Showdown for the second year in a row!

Using a charcoal grill can be daunting, but with this easy to follow guide you will be up and running in no time just like the pit masters.

Good Charcoal Ambassador earns 1st overall Grand Champion at the Commander's Cup.
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Showing the competition circuit how good The Good Charcoal can be.

"Good" luck to three amazing Good Charcoal teams competing at the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue.
Serving a hot meal of "Good" to the Good People of Tuscaloosa.

USAID and The Good Charcoal support Namibia’s sustainably harvested hardwood lump charcoal industry. It’s the only Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified charcoal sold in America.

ChunkyBBQ and The Good Charcoal keep on winning. Latest stop: Hanover, Virginia.

Supporting American families facing food insecurity throughout the US with our 20,000th free BBQ meal served in late August.

At the Good Charcoal, good weighs 8 lbs. Profits from your purchase of every of 8 lb bag sold at homedepot.com goes toward fighting food insecurity right here in America (free shipping is included). #8pounds4good

We’re proud to announce this year’s grand champion at the Smoke in the Spring competition, Travis Duffy took home the award while grilling with our premium acacia hardwood lump charcoal.