Charcoal trade notes
Short pieces on the charcoal and briquette industry for buyers inside Indonesia. They hold sourced figures, a working order and questions you can take to any producer’s sales.
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What Is Coconut Shell Charcoal Used For? Uses and Limits
What is coconut shell charcoal used for? From grill fuel to a feedstock for briquettes. The uses we can stand behind, and the ones we leave out.
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Lump Charcoal vs Briquettes: Which Suits a Grill Kitchen?
Lump charcoal vs briquettes for a grill kitchen: how they differ in shape, lighting, burn time and counting, with the figures producers print.
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Coconut Shell Charcoal Price per Kg: What Moves It
The coconut shell charcoal price per kg differs between quotations. See what moves it, how to compare two offers fairly, and what to ask sales.
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Trial a briquette sample on your own grill in two runs
How to test a briquette or charcoal sample on your own grill, what to write down and how to read the result before you approve a first wholesale order.
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Sizing a month of charcoal for a grill kitchen
How to size a monthly charcoal or briquette order from opening hours, grills in use and a safety stock, so a wholesale purchase is neither too big nor too small.
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Checking a charcoal delivery at the door: count, weigh, record
A fixed order for checking lump charcoal or briquettes at your warehouse door: count sacks, weigh a sample, look inside and record any gap.
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