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Best briquette for kettles
FormBriquette
Source woodHardwood char, no added fillers
BurnLong, consistent
AshLow for a briquette
Pillow-shaped and slightly larger than standard, made with hardwood and starch rather than coal dust and petroleum binders. Long burn, clean smell, low ash. Designed around Weber's own charcoal baskets and chimney, so quantities in Weber's instructions assume this fuel.
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