For Sale: BlackBear Charcoal Hex Logs - pure coconut hexagonal briquettes
Final edit:
so gents, apparently, starting a niche luxury goods business right at the start of what’s shaping up to be a decade of global economic chaos wasn’t a recipe for success. Blackbear Charcoal is no more, if you ordered any and have not received it please PM me or @ me here and I’ll make sure to get some out to you (along with a refund) when I head up and clear out the storage unit of remaining stock. Thanks for all y’all’s support, I’ll always be appreciative of both the kind words and sales.
Thanks again everyone,
Nick
Hello to all my fellow Pit Members!
I am extremely proud to introduce my new product, available as of today on my website http://www.blackbearcharcoal.com.
This is a new product that I'm bringing to market, which I have worked extremely hard to make happen in spite of the current difficult circumstances all of us are facing with the virus. After trying every type and brand of charcoal I could get my hands on and being disappointed with all of them in some way. I started this journey with a simple vision, to make the charcoal I wished was available at a price better than the competition.
Although a CPA by profession, I didn't have a clue what I was getting into when I jumped into the deep end of international business, logistics, online retail, and online marketing and I've gotten quite the "education" along the way to put it mildly. Adding in a pandemic was just the cherry on top.
However, with the help of some good people, the support of my wonderful wife, and a lot of hard work. I have what I believe to be the best product available and I hope ya'll will agree after trying it.
Enough with the back story, on to the nuts and bolts.
My charcoal is sold in 11lb thick cardboard boxes with a plastic strap for durability and ease of carry, the charcoal is wrapped in an inner plastic liner to protect against moisture, it is made from the shells of mature coconuts recycled from the food and beverage industry, and each box consists of 18 pieces roughly 4.5in long x 2.5in (diameter). Why coconut? Because coconut shells are extremely dense and thus provide an extremely high fixed carbon % in the finished product, superior to all but a handful of a rare woods better suited for making furniture than ribs.
My product is eco-friendly / sustainable, has superior burn characteristics to every other product I've tested, and being truly "lump charcoal" formed into a briquette will burn both consistently every time like briquettes & clean enough to use in kamados like lump. Being a premium grade fully carbonized briquette smoke output will be very low, allowing you complete control over the amount of smoke in your food.
The dense blocks will produce extreme heat for quick sears or exceptional burn time when going low and slow. Like lump, expect 2-4 uses per piece if snuffed after use.
The price I'm offering these at, are fair for the quality of materials used and in line with other boutique makers (Fogo, Rockwood etc) and significantly lower than my direct competitors Charblox and Pok Pok Thaan. For the more "price conscious" among us, keep in mind you're looking at anywhere from double to quadruple what you could expect from the same weight of Kingsford. And they make outstanding supplements to your regular charcoal, 1 or 2 logs thrown in the bottom of an SNS with KBB piled on top will drastically increase your time between refills. Same with a stick burner, toss a Hex Log or two in to increase consistency & decrease refills without affecting the flavor in the slightest.
What you can expect in every box is the highest grade alternative to traditional Japanese binchotan charcoal, made to the exacting standards of that market, and designed by yours truly to balance the best burn characteristics with a size that makes sense for the grills we use everyday.
Our moto is Burns Long, Burns Pure, Burns Hot and we stand by that.
Where to buy:
They're available now on my Shopify website: www.blackbearcharcoal.com for $30
They will be available on Amazon with Prime shipping next week for $28.
However, for everyone here in the Pit, AMZRIBS2020 will take 20% off your first order from my website. This code will work until August 31st.
https://www.blackbearcharcoal.com/discount/AMZRIBS2020 This link will take you to the website and automatically apply the discount code at checkout.
If anyone has a very active social media presence and is interested in being part of Team Blackbear, I'd be happy to discuss it in a private message.
PS: I'm still working on putting the finishing touches on my website, due to Covid I was unable to acquire products for marketing purposes. Long and not very interesting story, I got product samples but not in my box design so I'm playing catch up with product photos/ videos. The Charcoal tips / lighting instructions looks very Win 95 without pictures LOL, but I'm taking Friday off to get that fixed.
PPS: I got about 5.4k of these so tell a friend, haha. But seriously, if you decide to buy and like the charcoal please leave a review or tag me on social media (#BlackBearCharcoal #BlackBearHexLogs) every little bit helps.
If you hate it that's fine too and I'm sorry in advance I wasn't able to leave you a satisfied customer.
UPDATE: Blackbear Charcoal Hex Logs are now available through Amazon. Unfortunately, due to issues still being sorted out we are not Prime at this time.
However, we do ship via FedEx home delivery and even going all the way to Washington State you should expect no more than 4 days. AND the Amazon price is set at $27.99 with free shipping.
This link will take you directly to my store: www.amazon.com/shops/blackbearcharcoal
so gents, apparently, starting a niche luxury goods business right at the start of what’s shaping up to be a decade of global economic chaos wasn’t a recipe for success. Blackbear Charcoal is no more, if you ordered any and have not received it please PM me or @ me here and I’ll make sure to get some out to you (along with a refund) when I head up and clear out the storage unit of remaining stock. Thanks for all y’all’s support, I’ll always be appreciative of both the kind words and sales.
Thanks again everyone,
Nick
Hello to all my fellow Pit Members!
I am extremely proud to introduce my new product, available as of today on my website http://www.blackbearcharcoal.com.
This is a new product that I'm bringing to market, which I have worked extremely hard to make happen in spite of the current difficult circumstances all of us are facing with the virus. After trying every type and brand of charcoal I could get my hands on and being disappointed with all of them in some way. I started this journey with a simple vision, to make the charcoal I wished was available at a price better than the competition.
Although a CPA by profession, I didn't have a clue what I was getting into when I jumped into the deep end of international business, logistics, online retail, and online marketing and I've gotten quite the "education" along the way to put it mildly. Adding in a pandemic was just the cherry on top.
However, with the help of some good people, the support of my wonderful wife, and a lot of hard work. I have what I believe to be the best product available and I hope ya'll will agree after trying it.
Enough with the back story, on to the nuts and bolts.
My charcoal is sold in 11lb thick cardboard boxes with a plastic strap for durability and ease of carry, the charcoal is wrapped in an inner plastic liner to protect against moisture, it is made from the shells of mature coconuts recycled from the food and beverage industry, and each box consists of 18 pieces roughly 4.5in long x 2.5in (diameter). Why coconut? Because coconut shells are extremely dense and thus provide an extremely high fixed carbon % in the finished product, superior to all but a handful of a rare woods better suited for making furniture than ribs.
My product is eco-friendly / sustainable, has superior burn characteristics to every other product I've tested, and being truly "lump charcoal" formed into a briquette will burn both consistently every time like briquettes & clean enough to use in kamados like lump. Being a premium grade fully carbonized briquette smoke output will be very low, allowing you complete control over the amount of smoke in your food.
The dense blocks will produce extreme heat for quick sears or exceptional burn time when going low and slow. Like lump, expect 2-4 uses per piece if snuffed after use.
The price I'm offering these at, are fair for the quality of materials used and in line with other boutique makers (Fogo, Rockwood etc) and significantly lower than my direct competitors Charblox and Pok Pok Thaan. For the more "price conscious" among us, keep in mind you're looking at anywhere from double to quadruple what you could expect from the same weight of Kingsford. And they make outstanding supplements to your regular charcoal, 1 or 2 logs thrown in the bottom of an SNS with KBB piled on top will drastically increase your time between refills. Same with a stick burner, toss a Hex Log or two in to increase consistency & decrease refills without affecting the flavor in the slightest.
What you can expect in every box is the highest grade alternative to traditional Japanese binchotan charcoal, made to the exacting standards of that market, and designed by yours truly to balance the best burn characteristics with a size that makes sense for the grills we use everyday.
Our moto is Burns Long, Burns Pure, Burns Hot and we stand by that.
Where to buy:
They're available now on my Shopify website: www.blackbearcharcoal.com for $30
They will be available on Amazon with Prime shipping next week for $28.
However, for everyone here in the Pit, AMZRIBS2020 will take 20% off your first order from my website. This code will work until August 31st.
https://www.blackbearcharcoal.com/discount/AMZRIBS2020 This link will take you to the website and automatically apply the discount code at checkout.
If anyone has a very active social media presence and is interested in being part of Team Blackbear, I'd be happy to discuss it in a private message.
PS: I'm still working on putting the finishing touches on my website, due to Covid I was unable to acquire products for marketing purposes. Long and not very interesting story, I got product samples but not in my box design so I'm playing catch up with product photos/ videos. The Charcoal tips / lighting instructions looks very Win 95 without pictures LOL, but I'm taking Friday off to get that fixed.
PPS: I got about 5.4k of these so tell a friend, haha. But seriously, if you decide to buy and like the charcoal please leave a review or tag me on social media (#BlackBearCharcoal #BlackBearHexLogs) every little bit helps.
If you hate it that's fine too and I'm sorry in advance I wasn't able to leave you a satisfied customer.
UPDATE: Blackbear Charcoal Hex Logs are now available through Amazon. Unfortunately, due to issues still being sorted out we are not Prime at this time.
However, we do ship via FedEx home delivery and even going all the way to Washington State you should expect no more than 4 days. AND the Amazon price is set at $27.99 with free shipping.
This link will take you directly to my store: www.amazon.com/shops/blackbearcharcoal
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