{"product_id":"holm-oak","title":"Holm Oak","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eOK, OK.  When we talk about rare charcoals that are made from trees grown in Britain, this must be the rarest.  Again a first for House of Charcoal, we are delighted to offer this single species charcoal made from British grown Holm Oak trees.  Holm Oak is one of the most popular charcoals in the US because it is unrivalled for low and slow cooking and we are so lucky to be able to offer it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe evergreen Holm Oak used to make the charcoal, is more commonly found in Mediterranean countries and is not a UK native species.  This batch comes from Norfolk and was introduced by the First Earl of Holkham in around 1770.  The Holm Oak charcoal we are used to in the UK tends to come from Spain and Portugal where it unusually thrives in coastal settings as it flourishes in sand, sea air and salt.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBritish grown Holm Oak is more than twice as hard as English Oak and 1\/3 more dense. The charcoal it makes is unique and outstanding and takes a lot longer to get going than our other charcoals - circa 20 minutes.   When it does though, it just goes on and on - for up to 4 hours in an open grill or to the end of time as we know it in a Kamado.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYou will not be able to buy a more dense charcoal that has been made from trees grown in Britain.  This is the longest burning charcoal of its type and perfect for those low and slow fans.  We only have a limited stock as there are only a certain number of trees that were thinned as part of the woodland coppicing by the Norfolk charcoal team.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSo this really is a grab it while you can, savour its light smoke, raw and even heat and the long long long burn time!\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Norfolk Charcoal","offers":[{"title":"5KG","offer_id":46798789902524,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/1877\/8300\/files\/norfolk-charcoal_3.jpg?v=1778768237","url":"https:\/\/houseofcharcoal.co.uk\/products\/holm-oak","provider":"www.houseofcharcoal.co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}