LotusGrill charcoal has been specifically designed for the Lotus Grill barbecue. This beech wood charcoal burns cleaner and enables your LotusGrill BBQ to be virtually smokeless. The LotusGrill will work with other charcoal, but it will not burn as cleanly and will not be smoke free if this branded charcoal isn't used. This coal will not make any other charcoal barbecue smoke free as it is the patented, fan design of the LotusGrill, combined with the charcoal which almost completely eliminates smoke.