Thai-Style Thaan Charcoal is natural ultra compressed log charcoal for longer grilling sessions, offering 4-6 hours of grilling fun. It is a long burning, clean and natural alternative to commercial charcoal briquettes. Made sustainably from fruit wood orchard trimmings, it has a mellow sweet aroma and imparts a neutral flavor to your grilled foods. It is ideal for long grilling sessions, or live fire cooking in a restaurant. Thaan Charcoal's high consistent heat will give you that perfect char every time. It is a great choice for any style of live fire cooking.
Solid firestarters only. We recommend Thaan Fatwood Fire Starter. Do not use lighter fluid, it leaves chemical residues that affect flavor.
Best for
Yakitori, hibachi, high-heat searing, long grilling sessions
Binchotan equivalent
Yes, the closest thing to traditional Japanese binchotan
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I’m a stove princess with grill dreams, but I couldn’t commit to a huge grill unit. I’ve been seeing Thaan charcoal being used at Snow Peak events, and when Thaan announced they were coming out with a mini grill, I was sold. So easy to use, so fun, it smelled great cooking, and it was a piece of cake to tear down. It gives me tabletop KBBQ grill communal eating vibes with great quality charcoal.
Used Thaan’s charcoal for a pop up dinner my business did, and it had a great cook temp and flavor. Held their heat for quite a lot longer than the classic charcoal we’ve used. Looking forward to using it more.
Store owner replied:
Wow, I love the grill you are using on top of the Takibi. Is that custom?
-Toby
love this stuff. i run a popup, Sidekicks, in charleston, south carolina and use it every time. it’s pop up revolving around charcoal grilling. this is the only stuff i’ll use.
I really enjoy using Thanh Charcoal for my outdoor cooking and have been using the product for over 5 years. My last cooking experience was to use this product for smash burgers. My best experience this past year was to prepare Thanksgiving Turkey for 20 people. It was outstanding. The Turkey was prepared perfectly.
It arrived, box was damaged and taped up by UPS. I have not had a chance to use it yet. The high hasn’t been above 14 above zero. The low is in the negatives at night. Need a couple of months before I put into use.
Store owner replied:
Hi Dennis,
Thank you for the purchase! Sorry to hear that the box was damaged on arrival. We'll review our processes to address this. When you do get a chance to fire it up, we're eager to hear how it goes!
-Thaan
The product is amazing. However, it is why the charcoal isn’t really for us. We are a barbecue joint. The charcoal is not ideal for our gravity smoker. In terms of shape and smoke.