Would this be good charcoal for yakitori?

4 comments

1. From the description it sounds like it could work but will burn faster than binchotan, and maybe not burn as hot. You are using it outdoors right?

2. I use this, it takes longer to light but I use a heating element which works much better than a chimney imo. It burns hotter and longer, and can be reused. They sell ogatan too, but I’ve never used it.

   https://thaancharcoal.com/products/thai-style-charcoal

3. I’m sure I’ve seen oga-tan used at cheap(er) yakitori places. It’s very common for yakiniku. It’s much less smokey than other charcoal which is what you want for yakitori.

   I personally use it as my go-to for regular grilling. I prefer it to briquettes.

4. This type of charcoal is better for yakitori than regular lump charcoal but not as good as binchotan. A good binchotan alternative is binchotan style eucalyptus charcoal, it performs well and is half the cost of traditional binhcotan. But again.