- BBQ Flavour Binchotan White Maitiew burns at a constant temperature and does not produce smoke or splatter. The total burn time is an average of 6 hours. This Binchotan has a carbon percentage of 96-98%. The charcoal bed can reach a temperature of 1000 to 1200 °C.
- Compared to Marabu charcoal, Binchotan is much quieter. It doesn't crackle and is completely odorless and smokeless when you light it. It burns much longer than Marabu and also achieves a higher temperature. Therefore, no chemicals were added during the traditional production process.
- The ash content is about 1.8%. Binchotan is a type of charcoal with an unearthly high carbon percentage, which makes for an almost pure composition. And you can taste that.
- Binchotan is made in Japan in a traditional way, in kilns made of stone and clay. The burning of this charcoal requires such great expertise that there is a separate profession for it: Binchotan burner.
- The best way to get Binchotan to burn is to first make a softer charcoal bed with, for example, Acacia charcoal. You then place the Binchotan diagonally on the hot charcoal bed. This way you can easily light Binchotan.
- It is also possible to light Binchotan with a gas burner, which takes about 15 minutes to do.