Briquettes made from small pieces of charcoal with a starch binder and compressed into uniform size
About Big K...
Big K Products UK Ltd has been importing charcoal products into the UK for the past 30 years. The company originally imported pre-packed products to supply the restaurant market. However, as the home barbecue market grew in the early seventies, Big K naturally expanded in this area. Importing in this way had it drawbacks, which prompted Big K to establish its own packing plant in Norfolk. In 2001 Big K installed its own briquette plant turning charcoal fines into briquettes, making it the only producer in the UK. Big K can therefore react quickly to the unpredictable British climate and enforce its policy to supply "Quality, Service and Value" to its customer. Big K has since diversified its operation to include a winter range of products such as coal products, hardwood logs and kindling wood.