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Ash Charcoal

Blackdown Charcoal
£28.00   5KG /5KG
£28.00 £28.00   5KG /5KG
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From a lovely family business in Devon’s Blackdown Hills, Blackdown’s Ash charcoal brings together carefully managed Grown in Britain certified British woodland, small-batch craftsmanship and a hellbent commitment to produce wonderful charcoal. Everyone gets involved, with Ali and Kelly Gregory’s two children already declaring themselves charcoal experts.

Ash is a great choice when you want to cook on fire and a chefs favourite. Quick to light and capable of reaching high temperatures, it’s ideal for searing steaks, grilling chicken, cooking whole fish or giving vegetables a beautifully charred finish. Blackdown takes extra care over every batch, producing clean heat that allows your ingredients to shine.

  • Single-species British Ash charcoal
  • Quick to light and capable of reaching high cooking temperatures
  • Great for direct grilling, searing and charring
  • Clean heat with a subtle smoke profile
  • Crafted in small batches using a high-efficiency retort
  • Wood sourced through careful woodland management and coppicing
  • Grown in Britain certified for a transparent, traceable British supply chain

*The purchase of each bag of British charcoal secures our forests, woodlands and the beasts that live within for future generations.  We do this together, one bag at a time.Unnecessary charcoal imports are damaging tropical ecosystems and polluting the planet, not to mention the humanitarian impacts in some territories. Back British Charcoal!

Flavour Profile

Ash delivers a gentle smoke profile that allows the natural flavours of your food to come through. A lovely match for chicken, fish and vegetables, with the heat needed to put a proper crust on a steak.

For Blackdown, good charcoal and well-sourced food belong together. The aim is clean heat that complements your ingredients. If you fancy a deeper smoke flavour, add smoking chunks to suit your cook.

Origins & Production

Blackdown Charcoal is made by Ali and Kelly Gregory in Devon’s Blackdown Hills, with the whole family lending a hand. They manage their woodland through coppicing, taking only what the land can sustainably provide and encouraging healthy regrowth.

Their Ash charcoal is carefully crafted in small batches using a high-efficiency retort, yielding around 1kg of charcoal for every 4kg of wood. Every batch receives the time it needs, with no compromise on purity for the sake of speed.

Grown in Britain certification gives confidence in the charcoal’s British origins and traceable supply chain. Availability follows the rhythm of the woodland, making each bag a reflection of the place it comes from.

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*Excludes bank holidays.

Free Express Delivery for orders over £70.00

  • UK Mainland Express Delivery £9.95
  • UK Mainland Saturday Delivery £12.95

Express delivery is next business day for all orders placed before 13:00pm, Monday - Friday. Any orders placed on Friday after 13:00pm will be sent out for delivery the following working day.

Saturday delivery is the next available Saturday from when the order is placed up to 13.00 p.m. on a Friday.

Express and Saturday delivery orders are shipped via DHL. You will receive your tracking number via your given email with an estimated delivery window, followed by a confirmed delivery window. You can track your order at any time using DHL’s track and trace or download the DHL app on your device to manage your delivery.

Unfortunately, we cannot send express delivery to Northern Ireland, Jersey, the Hebrides, Orkney, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Felixstowe, Aberdeen, Northern Highlands, Republic of Ireland, Argyll, Glasgow, Dundee, Guernsey, Shetland Islands, Isle of Scilly and Cornwall. However, it’s worth the wait.

*Please note, things sometimes happen out of our control. Our express delivery option may experience delays during promotional or peak periods.

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