As a mom I like to save (time, money, childrens artwork, etc). Although, this brand can be $1-2 more expensive its worth it. Ive tried the generics from many stores and ive tried all the leading national brands. Nothing lights better or lasts longer than Kingsford.
I've been using Kingsford Briquettes for the past 45 years. This last batch I bought was double bags wrapped in plastic and the price was fantastic. I bought 20 units which came out to 40 bags. I've noticed the briquetts no longer have the small pieces of wood in them like they used to and the texture of the briquett is quite smooth, not coarse like they used to be. The big thing is that they just don't seem to last as long as they used to either. In the past, after grilling a steak, I would close up the grill and smother the coals to use again. Most times I could get a second grill out of the used coals by adding just a few new briquettes. I now find that I have to lower the steaks or chicken after about 25 minutes as the coals are already loosing their heat and a second batch of meat on the same coals takes forever to cook. Understand that now I use a fresh batch of coals for every grill. In addition, if I want the great flavor I used to get from Kingsford, now I have to purchase an additional bag of one of the flavored briquettes. Kingsford still outperforms (but not by much) any other brand I've tried, it's just that Kingsford doesn't seem to be as good as it used to be.