Royal Oak Classic Briquets vs Royal Oak Hardwood Lump Charcoal

These two options dominate the market at the $18 budget range. There are virtually no better Charcoals at this price point than the Royal Oak Classic Briquets and the Royal Oak Hardwood Lump Charcoal.

The Royal Oak Classic Briquets was loved by reviewers at Wirecutter, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The Best Charcoal for Grilling" roundup where it was named its "Ranked 1 out of 2", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

As for our analysis of the Royal Oak Hardwood Lump Charcoal - it's considered to be a great product by two reliable sources that do their own hands-on testing - it earned the "Ranked 1 out of 3" award from Gear Patrol and "Ranked 2 out of 8" from The Spruce Eats, which is no small feat.

As a last step, we wanted to do a head-to-head Royal Oak Classic Briquets vs. Royal Oak Hardwood Lump Charcoal comparison of their review performance but, unfortunately, weren't able to find any review ratings on either product.