Although I love Kingsford charcoal for my grilling activities, I also learned another way to enjoy charcoal. About 8 years ago I moved into a fairy new house complete with appliances, slightly used. For some reason the refrigerator had an terribly obnoxious smell that I couldn't identify or find anything it could be coming from. I tried absoltely every cleaner somone suggested to me.  I took the back panel off and searched everywhere to no avail. I heard somewhere that charcoal would take out odors, but was skeptical about this odor. I tried putting charcoal in and into the bottom of my refrigerator and the smell went away...Thanks Kingsford!!

HI CATHY AND KINGSFORDS CHARCOAL FANS:

ARE YOU READY FOR THE BRAND WE TRUST TO TOP "KINGSFORD MATCH LIGHT" BY COMMING OUT WITH "KINGSFORD FAST & READY" !?!? I KNOW I AM!!

Have you ever hated how long it always takes briquettes to be temperature ready before you can put steaks on the grill? I usually have to wait 20-35 minutes from the time I light my briquettes until the time they are coals cool enough for me to put a steak on the grill without scorching it. It has to have a little ash on the top as to top crust cools. But what if I know a way to get the briquettes to cool down and be ready from the time you light the birquettes and put your steaks on the grill in just 9 minutes? More than 50% faster!!

Now you can when KINGSFORD APPROVES MY IDEA TO CREAT THE NEW "FAST & READY" BRIQUETTES. They are Match Light as well for easy lighting up. Only difference is their shape. By making a DOUBLE PYRAMID SHAPE (octahedron) the briquettes get ready for steaks faster than ever (as they get more oxygen to each briquette) because this new scientfic approach to changing the shape of each briquette made makes a hell of a lot more sense than the common pillow shape.  See image of charcoal below: ***THEN PLEASE LIKE MY IDEA 5 STARS SO THEY CAN MAKE THIS SOON!*** 

Thank you!

Charles

 Instead of worrying about where to put that half empty bag of Kingsford charcoal, remember that these wonderous black lumps of coal have many uses other than Bar-B-Queing your favorite meals. Charcoal is also wonderful in your compost pile. Keep it in a weatherproof container near your compost and when the vegetation smells too much of ammonia, add some charcoal to it. My invention would be a container with a bottom lever and slot to distribute the charcoal. This handy storage bin distributes the black magic evenly over the top of the compost and keeps the charcoal off hands and clothing.   

I love to grill! i would grill everyday. however, i find that if you are usuing a charcoal grill you have to cook everything fast. or use too much charcoal. I would love to see it last longer without having to use more charcoal. i cook everything on it when i grill, and it always burns up to fast. 

Due to a space problem, last year's Kingsford bag was stored in a cabinet on my deck.  This Spring, when I pulled out the bag, I discovered my briquettes had turned green.    The earthly remains went in the garden.  To top it off, I buy big bags and either end up covered in soot scooping out the charcoal or wrecking my back trying to upend the specified amount into my Weber.  Hence, my idea for a multi-purpose charcoal bin.

This bin would be big enough to hold the large (20#) bags of charcoal, act as a seat, allow the user to push it around using a retractable handle (think rolling suitcase), have a pull out drawer at the bottom for a humidity control product such as Damp Rid, include a removable storage rack for fire starter, lighter and cooking tools, and include a pull down door on the back with which to access the charcoal.