Ignite Charcoal & Braai Products Durban
Briquettes in Durban

Manufacturers and distributors of specialised braai and barbecue.
BBQs, briquettes, instant light charcoal, charcoal, fire lighters and fire logs etc.
products, disposable.

Wherever you are and whatever the occasion, Ignite products are there to kickstart every moment. From fire logs to firelighters we’ve got everything you need to set off the occasion. Lamb neck is a meat that is hugely underrated, and believe me it works well in a potjie. Ignite acts with integrity and always shows respect to all clients, business partners and employees. We believe that open and honest communication is the best foundation for any relationship. Passion is at the heart of our brand and will always guide everything that we do. We continue the development of ideas and solutions to provide innovative products and services. At Ignite we strive to adhere to these core values in everything that we do. Ignite Products is based on a timber farm in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa where we started making charcoal products twenty-five years ago and the business has grown substantially. With its experienced management team and skilled local workforce, Ignite now exports its superb range of niche charcoal and related products and has earned an outstanding reputation with international customers. Ignite’s incredible success can be attributed to a solid and plentiful base of raw product, a good management infrastructure overseeing highly productive staff and a product range that caters to all its customers’ needs. Across all boundaries of race, language, status and gender; people come together to enjoy our South African tradition. Although it’s impossible to trace the origins of the word braai, some interesting information was found on the art of braaing and how the tradition of cooking meat over a fire began. The debate on exactly when humans started to control fire is unknown, however, we do know that it was some time before modern man. The coal that had been dug up indicates that they were not not all natural fires, which goes to show that humans(homo erectus) have been controlling fire before our time. How this came about, was because these specific coals burned over temperatures that could not be reached by a natural fire. Meaning these coal-burning fires were being repeatedly fed with firewood or some other fuel. Either way, it was some time shortly after humans took control of fire that they began to cook over it. As to how they realised cooking over a fire was better than eating raw meat, remains unknown. Firstly, it’s easier to chew and digest, it tastes a whole lot better, and it offers higher nutritional value.