Bob Correll
R.I.P. 3/31/2022
Walmart sells RO All Natural, and sold Premium All Natural last Memorial Day. They claim they are one in the same, I've used both and I believe them.
Home Depot sells RO Embers, so I was curious if they were also the same. My little burn test says no.
They look exactly the same, except a lot of the natural stuff has what looks like a few tiny wood slivers embedded.
Embers on the left in all photos.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48665701416_9ea1d343cd.jpg)
Five of each lit at the same time.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48665169773_50cac6b8fd.jpg)
After 30 minutes.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48665514246_13f26068f6.jpg)
After one hour.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48665515906_a09768d030.jpg)
A lot of the ashes fell through, but notice the difference in colors.
The natural always seems to take quite a bit longer to get going than Kingsford regular, burns with less heat, and burns out pretty fast like Kingsford.
Embers on the other hand took even longer, but lasted much longer.
I had no way to measure the heat output from each. No other conclusions by me.
A member here said he uses Embers for smoking, but not for grilling. I think that's what I'll try.
Have a great Labor Day everyone!
Home Depot sells RO Embers, so I was curious if they were also the same. My little burn test says no.
They look exactly the same, except a lot of the natural stuff has what looks like a few tiny wood slivers embedded.
Embers on the left in all photos.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48665701416_9ea1d343cd.jpg)
Five of each lit at the same time.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48665169773_50cac6b8fd.jpg)
After 30 minutes.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48665514246_13f26068f6.jpg)
After one hour.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48665515906_a09768d030.jpg)
A lot of the ashes fell through, but notice the difference in colors.
The natural always seems to take quite a bit longer to get going than Kingsford regular, burns with less heat, and burns out pretty fast like Kingsford.
Embers on the other hand took even longer, but lasted much longer.
I had no way to measure the heat output from each. No other conclusions by me.
A member here said he uses Embers for smoking, but not for grilling. I think that's what I'll try.
Have a great Labor Day everyone!