Charcoal Grading – How do we do it?

At direct charcoal our quality control system is used for multiple aspects of our charcoal products. One area of focus is the grading within our products and it is something that we regularly test to ensure our products meet the national standards and our own professional standards.

We test this using a granulation test, which involves taking a finished product and processing it using a sieve. By using a range of mesh sizes we can work out what percentage of our products are within the specified grades.

Restaurant Charcoal

Restaurant Charcoal has the following sizing criteria which we strive for and achieve within our products:

0% shall be larger than 200mm,

80% shall be larger than 40mm and no more than 10% shall be larger than 150mm,

No more than 20% shall be smaller than 40mm and no more than 10% shall be smaller than 20mm.

Barbecue Charcoal

Barbecue Charcoal has the following sizing criteria which we strive for and achieve within our products:

0% shall be larger than 150mm,

80% shall be larger than 20mm and no more than 10% shall be larger than 80mm,

No more than 20% shall be smaller than 20mm and no more than 7% shall be smaller than 10mm.

Charcoal Briquettes

Charcoal Briquettes have the following sizing criteria which we strive for and achieve within our products:

No more than 10% shall be larger than 20mm.

These criteria are all something we test thoroughly within our products, guaranteeing that our products are the highest quality charcoal that our customers deserve and that we are proud to sell to the businesses all around the world.