Most of the time when you’re grilling, you don’t think about the history behind it – just how delicious the food is going to taste when you’re done. I explored the history of Kingsford charcoal and was surprised to find a rich history, interestingly tied to Ford Motors.
In the 1920s, Henry Ford had scrap wood from building the Model T. So he looking to make even more money and hired someone to determine a new use for the wood scraps. Those men then learned about a process for turning wood scraps into charcoal briquets
Ford then built a charcoal plant. Since its development, Kingsford charcoal has been made with the same quality, using real wood to make charcoal briquets and producing the real taste and smell of charcoal grilling.
The Ford Charcoal Company was formed when E.G. Kingsford, a relative of Ford’s, brokered the site selection for Ford’s new charcoal manufacturing plant. The company, was later renamed for Kingsford.
Even today The Kingsford Products Company retains an 80 percent market share. More than 1 million tons of wood scraps are converted into quality charcoal briquets every year.
Most of the time when you’re grilling, you don’t think about the history behind it – just how delicious the food is going to taste when you’re done. I explored the history of Kingsford charcoal and was surprised to find a rich history, interestingly tied to Ford Motors.
In the 1920s, Henry Ford had scrap wood from building the Model T. So he looking to make even more money and hired someone to determine a new use for the wood scraps. Those men then learned about a process for turning wood scraps into charcoal briquets
Ford then built a charcoal plant. Since its development, Kingsford charcoal has been made with the same quality, using real wood to make charcoal briquets and producing the real taste and smell of charcoal grilling.
The Ford Charcoal Company was formed when E.G. Kingsford, a relative of Ford’s, brokered the site selection for Ford’s new charcoal manufacturing plant. The company, was later renamed for Kingsford.
Even today The Kingsford Products retains an 80 percent market share. More than 1 million tons of wood scraps are converted into quality charcoal briquets every year.