This was the first bag of charcoal I ever bought, simply because the store where I bought my Egg had it on display. After reading on the Naked Whiz site how much ash it produced, I put off using it for about a year.

I've found it's not that bad. Like the bag says, they're briquets, so after being accustomed to using lump, it kind of threw me to see a bagful of uniform pieces. I've not used it for a long cook, so I can't answer your question regarding that. I can say it seems to burn the same as regular lump, at least from my experience.

My conclusion is it's OK, but I wouldn't buy it again.

 

I got a couple of cases last year of the hexagon extruded rods.   They take longer to light than lump and will burn hot a looong time.   I got them for pizza cooks as they seemed to be great at high temp maintenance for longer than most lump fuels

No smoky flavor, i am about out of my supply and unless i see these really cheap locally at hd or lowes, i wont be buying.  Wanted to try them out.  Never used them as heat source for low temp long term cook but i think youd get a lot of mileage out of coconut husk charcoal

I recall it being pricey but amazon prime helped defray shipping costs

If i lived in hawaii id have all the coconut husk i could possibly burn.   But being in az its best for me to use what i have available as an unlimited and free fuel source: mesquite and pecan wood

I bought some 5 or 6 years ago and used about half of it. Wasn't impressed, especially when considering the price.

Still have a box somewhere in the garage. Should probably dig it out and finish it off.