He loses a lot of material by not having an airtight retort and sealing it to extinguish it.
@psygnale3 жыл бұрын
He's not doing it that way because that's how westerners make their traditional black charcoal. That's not what this is. Binchotan (Japanese white charcoal) has been made the way you see it here since the 17th century. It includes a refining step known as "Seiren"...where >after< the wood is pyrolyzed, instead of being suffocated to extinguish it... it's slowly allowed MORE air. They bring the temp UP slowly over hours to about 1800 degrees F...then they immediately remove it from the kiln and extinguish it by burying under a mix of earth and ash and allow it to cool. Binchotan burns cleaner, hotter and about 4x longer than regular black charcoal. It is HIGHLY sought after by the best restaurants in the world and commands a VERY high price...a "Kingford"-sized bag amount (16lbs) of Binchotan will run you anywhere from $80 - $250+.
@drivestowork3 жыл бұрын
@@psygnale fascinating, thank you for the info!!
@RiontRR3 жыл бұрын
@@psygnale I can make for this product. if I produce it. where can I sell it at a high price...?
@psygnale3 жыл бұрын
@@RiontRR Literally anywhere. Hop on Amazon and search for "bitochan charcoal"...the first page of hits is full of stuff $18/lb and up. Same for ebay. Although like any expensive item, a lot of these prices comes from the "clout"...in this case, specific makers or "brands" of charcoal...or the simple fact that the makers are in Japan (using the proper traditional Japanese materials and techniques). I imagine if you can get your name out there and undercut some of the more well known makers in price while offering similar quality, there's no reason why you couldn't make some decent sales. Can't hurt to try!