Customers might not know what they are actually buying, potentially affecting their purchasing choices and even their grilling experience.

An expert analyzed bags of lump charcoal and found that did not give buyers as much effective grilling fuel as their labels promised.

People dedicated to the art of grilling often choose lump charcoal—actual pieces of wood that have been turned into charcoal—over briquettes, which are compressed charcoal dust with other ...

Nearly half of all the lump charcoal we examined was oak or mesquite, which are both hardwoods that grow in North America, including in the U.S. and Mexico.

Nearly half of all the lump charcoal we examined was oak or mesquite, which are both hardwoods that grow in North America, including in the U.S. and Mexico.