House of Charcoal

We only burn British

The Essential Ingredient
Big flavour starts with pure British charcoal. This is a fact.
All Natural
No nasty chemicals, ever. Petrol isn’t a seasoning.
Made in the UK
Big love to our artisan makers and forest.
Clean
Sustainable throughout production, transport and use.

Fire-cooking has Risen from the ashes.

House of Charcoal exists to kindle the curious, guide the novice, upskill the amateur and cater to the master of fire-cooking. Our commitment to sustainability and community journeys from the forests, to our house and then to your home.

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WHY YOU SHOULDN’T BUY SH*T CHARCOAL

Toxic Fumes
Soaked in petrol which absorbs into food during the cooking process. Gross.
Unknown Trees
Unknown species and origins are irresponsible to nature and unpredictable in burn.
Carbon Emission
Transported half-way around the world from negligent and unsustainable sources.
Cheaper is not Better
Not for your palette, our planet, or UK rural communities. For the cost of a pint, buy British.

Our British Charcoal. Your essential ingredient.

Bring out true food flavours, wow your guests, reduce the carbon footprint.

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Ash Charcoal

Stag Charcoal

One of our all-time favourites and a go to charcoal when you need a solid all-rounder to barbecue different types of cooks. Mixed lump size but graded for larger pieces, lights with ease, no fuss or drama, very neutral flavour profile, burns beautifully with no hissing or popping. A proper good charcoal this one and great for just about everything

£28.00 6KG

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Purechar Whittlebricks - box of 12

Whittle & Flame

This is the first small release from Whittle and Flame since their devastating arson attack last summer and we could not be more thrilled to offer a small quantity. Grab them while you can but more are on the way. These are best kept secret in British Barbecue! These smokeless, 100% natural purechar bricks, made from British trees, love to get hot and deliver a clean heat and extends burn time for up to 4 hours. Perfect for low and slow, long grilling, kamdos and fire pits. Game changers!!!

£26.00

Mixed Hardwood Charcoal

Dorset Charcoal

This fine charcoal, expertly made by arguably the UK's king of charcoals from deepest Dorset, is an amazing all-rounder for all types of cooks and delivers a subtle, smokey flavour. This is truly great charcoal!

£25.00 5KG

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Sweet Chestnut Chunks

Whittle & Flame

Sweet chestnut smoking chunks are a beautiful addition to any barbecue, delivering an aromatic sweetness into meats and vegetables. Perfect for adding a sweet smoke to meats or fish – a great all rounder.

£16.00 2.5KG

Mixed Hardwood Charcoal

Yorkshire Charcoal Company

An exclusive from god’s own county and our founders beloved Yorkshire, this medium density mixed hardwood charcoal delivers consistent heat, with subtle smokey flavours - just loves to get hot. Krakin'

£33.00 8KG

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Flamers Fire Starters

Certainly Wood

These flamers are made from natural wood wool with natural, renewable, untreated wood shavings.

From £4.00

Oak Wood Chunks

Whittle & Flame

Oak smoking chunks pair perfectly to raise the smoky infusions to any barbecue food. Delivering a deep smoky flavour associated with American barbecue, these chunks are a strong flavour enhancer.

£16.00 2.5KG

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Wild Cherry Charcoal

Stag Charcoal

There are charcoals and there are charcoals… and we love all British grown and produced charcoals. Then there is wild cherry. It does not get better than this! A proper treat to be able to offer this from the Fire Wizard of the Charcoal world. Epic epic charcoal!

£37.00 6KG

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Wild Cherry Chunks

Whittle & Flame

Wild Cherry smoking chunks deliver a subtle smoke that is great for all meats and fish – especially chicken. It delivers a lighter smoke that is quite aromatic and beautifully sweet.

£16.00 2.5KG

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Ash Charcoal

Slate Hill Charcoal

Oh we love this charcoal - truly! This is a brilliant single species charcoal that tends to have larger chunks but a great all rounder. The fire takes easily, burns quietly with no hissing or popping, delivering a light smoky taste. Wonderful charcoal that will change your game and lets your food taste like it should!

£28.00 6KG

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Hornbeam Charcoal

Stag Charcoal

Hornbeam charcoal became known as Hertfordshire gold and is still regarded one of the best there is. Super rare - so hurry - you will utterly love it!

£28.00 6KG

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Mixed Hardwood Charcoal

Scottish Charcoal

Truly outstanding charcoal; perfect for all types of barbecue, loves to get hot without any fuss or bother. Super subtle smoke profile - we love this stuff!

£28.00 5KG

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Hazel Charcoal

Crwys Charcoal

Hazel is quite rare as a charcoal but one of the very best. Tight and dense, it is a great all rounder but excellent for low and slows - burns long and even with a subtle, low smoke flavour. Comes as 2 x 3kg bags.

£28.00

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NO ONE DIES MAKING OUR CHARCOAL.

If that grabbed your attention, good. It should. We hold ourselves accountable to preserve British woodlands for generations to come. Until now, most charcoal consumed in the back garden of UK households is mass produced, soaked in chemicals and imported from questionable origins. We’re on a relentless pursuit of changing the narrative of what we barbecue with by making British charcoal the first choice for British barbecuers. For its quality, versatility, sustainability and ability to deliver game-changing cooks.

Our purpose

Kindle your curiosity

Become a master of fire cooking

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Lighting Your Charcoal
The fastest and easiest ways of lighting your BBQ
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Direct Cooking
Learn about the favoured classic cooking technique
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Baby back ribs
Learn how to cook the perfect Baby back ribs on your barbecue
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Smoke flavours
Smoking is a great way of adding flavour to any food
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Ash Baked Roots
Cooking the perfect root vegetables
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British Charcoal that is loved by those in the know

Don't just take it from us, hear what some of our Fire Friends say

The provenance of the fuel we’re using to cook with is just as important as the provenance of the ingredients themselves; they both have an impact on our environment, House Of Charcoal are making sure that impact is a positive one. Cooking over sustainably sourced lump wood charcoal is an absolute pleasure. Not only does everything I cook taste so much better, I know that I’m supporting small scale, craft producers doing their utmost to change the industry for the better.

Gill Meller

Cook, Writer, Sailor, Gardener, Beekeper

Cooking with really good charcoal is quite simply a non-negotiable for me. I won’t set light to anything that’s not British, militantly demanding good fuel at any demo I give or pop up I cook for, and nobody comes through the doors of the Bristol Fire School without learning about the importance of good fuel.

Genevieve Taylor

Live Fire Cook, Author and Teacher

I consider charcoal to be as important an ingredient in the process of cooking over fire as the ingredient that is being cooked. For me, everything tastes better when it’s cooked over charcoal, but the charcoal must be of the highest quality to reap this benefit.

Josh Katz

Chef patron Berber & Q Group

Understanding where I source my charcoal from defines the quality of cooking I want to deliver to my guests. From the clearness and cleanliness of the smoke from the lumpwood charcoal to the burn time longevity, density and flavour of selected species. British charcoal always delivers the upmost quality and it’s imperative to me to have full traceability; a bit like you would with a line caught wild bass. Just think of the charcoal being as important as the produce you cook over the embers. Changing the way you consider the fuel will completely change the quality that you produce from your barbecue. Great British charcoal is a game changer, a real craft and passion.

Chris Mackett

Former Group Head Chef/Development Chef to Tom Kerridge

We should absolutely be using 100% British charcoal. Whittle & Flame is my absolute go to for all our fire cookery . We use a lot of wood from the estate were on, but almost all of the charcoal on the market is horrible stuff and non-sustainable as it is from hacked down rain forests. Your food, when barbecued, is only going to be as good as what it’s cooked over; single species and knowing where it’s come from. Charcoal is an ingredient and just like the deer we cook with, we know where it’s from and it’s the very best quality!

Nick Weston

Founder of Hunter Gather Cook. The finest foraging, game & fire cookery school in the UK

I was converted to proper charcoal 9 years ago by my good friend Matthew of Whittle & Flame fame and I haven’t looked back since. It blows my mind when I see people spend a fortune on great ethical meat and ingredients and then cook it over something that’s deadly to the environment but unethical too. For me, my charcoal is an ingredient and part of my story as is everything else, so helping to spread the gospel with HoC is a natural relationship and something I feel strongly about!

Andy Stubbs

Fire Chef, Texas BBQ and Modern Mexican

THE HOME OF British Charcoal

We only burn British

The Essential Ingredient

All Natural

Made in the UK

Clean

Fire-cooking has Risen from the ashes.

WHY YOU SHOULDN’T BUY SH*T CHARCOAL

Toxic Fumes

Unknown Trees

Carbon Emission

Cheaper is not Better

Our British Charcoal. Your essential ingredient.

NO ONE DIES MAKING OUR CHARCOAL.

So you have decided to be a live-fire cook?

Kindle your curiosity

Lighting Your Charcoal

Direct Cooking

Baby back ribs

Smoke flavours

Ash Baked Roots

Become a member of our fire club

British Charcoal that is loved by those in the know

Gill Meller