Briquet for gas and electric grills

A partially combustible briquet having good flavor producing characteristics and which does not shed ash as it burns, consisting essentially of about 50 percent by weight of a clay selected from the group consisting of montmorillonite, bentonite, kaolinite, ball clay, and mixtures thereof, and about 50 percent by weight of a carbonaceous material selected from the group consisting of charcoal, coal, and mixtures thereof.

A partially combustible briquet having good flavor producing characteristics and which does not shed ash as it burns, consisting essentially of about 50 percent by weight of a clay selected from the group consisting of montmorillonite, bentonite, kaolinite, ball clay, and mixtures thereof, about 25 percent by weight of a carbonaceous material selected from the group consisting of charcoal, coal, and mixtures thereof, and about 25 percent by weight of a fibrous material selected from the group consisting of oak, hickory, mesquite, maple, alder, cherry, sassafras, spice hulls, nutshells, spices, and mixtures thereof.

A partially combustible briquet having good flavor producing characteristics and which does not shed ash as it burns, consisting essentially of about 40 percent to 80 percent by weight of clay, from about 20 percent to 60 percent by weight of at least one combustible flavor producing material, and from about 10 percent to 20 percent by weight of a hydraulic cement.

A partially combustible briquet having good flavor producing characteristics and which does not shed ash as it burns, consisting essentially of from about 40 percent to 80 percent by weight of clay, from about 20 percent to 60 percent by weight of at least one combustible flavor producing material, and about 1 to 15 percent by weight of a starch binder.

A partially combustible briquet having good flavor producing characteristics and which does not shed ash as it burns, consisting essentially of about 40 percent to 80 percent by weight of clay, from about 20 percent to 60 percent by weight of at least one combustible flavor producing material, from about 10 percent to 20 percent by weight of a hydraulic cement, and from about 1 to 15 percent by weight of a starch binder.

A partially combustible briquet having good flavor producing characteristics and which does not shed ash as it burns, comprising at least 40 percent by weight of clay and at least 40 percent by weight of at least one combustible flavor producing material.