Charcoal can be broadly divided into three types.
Each type has different characteristics based on the manufacturing method and the type of wood used as raw material.
Kurozumi charcoal is easy to light, has a strong heat, and is elegant. It is made from oak, sawtooth oak, pine, and other woods.
White charcoal (shirozumi) is hard, burns for a long time, and the heat can be adjusted freely. The raw material, ubamegashi wood, is slowly carbonized in a charcoal kiln.
This charcoal is made by pressing additive-free sawdust into rod-shaped “Ogalight” at high temperature and pressure, then baking it in a kiln. It’s affordable yet high quality…
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| raw materials | Oak, Japanese oak, pine, etc. | Ubamegashi, Oak, Maitiu, etc. | Cedar, pine, bamboo, etc. |
| Manufacturing method | ・Fire extinguishing inside the kiln (after carbonization, the kiln mouth is closed to cut off air and extinguish the fire) |
・Extinguishing the fire outside the kiln (at the end of the carbonization process, the charcoal, which is scorching hot at over 1000 degrees, is removed from the kiln and extinguished by covering it with ash or sand) |
“Ogalight” is made by pressing additive-free sawdust under high temperature and pressure into a rod shape, which is then baked and carbonized. Depending on the baking temperature, it can be baked to produce either a white charcoal finish or a black charcoal finish. |
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| Main Scenes | Yakiniku/Yakitori/Izakaya/Steak/Genghis Khan/Robatayaki/Hamayaki/BBQ/Irori/Indian cuisine | Yakitori/Eel/Yakiniku/Italian | Yakiniku/Yakitori/Eel/Izakaya/Steak/Indian food/Italian/Genghis Khan/Robatayaki/Hamayaki/BBQ/Irori |
| merit | ・It catches fire easily (because it is soft) ・It has strong heat (because it is soft, it burns vigorously) |
-Long burning time (because it is hard) -Freely adjust the heat with a single fan (adjustable by how hard you fan it) |
・Long burning time (because it is hard) ・You can choose between white charcoal finish and black charcoal finish ・Safety as it will not fly off ・Economical (because it is made from sawdust produced during lumber processing) |
| Disadvantages | – Burning time is relatively short (because it is soft and flammable) | ・It is difficult to ignite (because it is hard) ・It will burst if heated suddenly (it needs to ignite slowly) |
・It is difficult to ignite (because it is hard) |
