that's right,
Kingsford uses
anthracite coal aka mineral carbon.
sorry about that.
the stuff is great for cooking in a dutch oven, etc. and ok for "grilling" a hamburger and some hotdogs.(the Anthony joke is to low, even for me
) but to me, it's just not hot enough.
and for longer cooking times, i start tasting coal in the food. if you like that, it doesn't bother me, just don't invite me over for supper.
the other stuff has some drawbacks, but then every thing does. gas is to wet, wood can be to wet, and is expensive, heavy to haul to the cooking site, and slow to get into action, electric can be to dry, to wet, and has a tendency to cut out right when you needed it. lump pops, takes some experience/technique or time to get going, can be costly, doesn't like getting wet, can spontaneously burst into flames(if you're storing rail cars full and it gets wet) etc.