bio-bean Coffee Logs – Eco-Friendly Fire Logs for Wood
bio-bean Coffee Logs – Eco-Friendly Fire Logs for Wood Burners and Multi-Fuel Stoves (16 logs), Brown,24cm x 14cm x 22cm
Burn 20% hotter than kiln-dried wood logs
Coffee Logs are made by bio-bean Ltd, a Certified B Corporation
Located in Cambridgeshire, UK, bio-bean is a Certified B Corporation. What does this mean? B Corps are for-profit companies that use the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. They meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
In 2022, bio-bean was named a Best For The World B Corp for the second year running, for its impact on the environment.
| Quantity | 16 logs in each bag |
| Size | Coffee Logs vary slightly in size but average around 72mm in diameter by 105mm in length |
| Aroma | There’s a slight aroma of coffee when you first open the bag but Coffee Logs don’t smell of coffee when they’re burning |
| Burn time | Coffee Logs will burn for approximately an hour depending on your appliance and air flow. Please consult your appliance guidelines to optimise the burn time |
| Packaging | Coffee Logs come in a fully recyclable bag |
| Storage | Store in a cool and dry place. |
| Weight: | 7.5 kg |
| Dimensions: | 24 x 14 x 22 cm; 7.5 Kilograms |
| Brand: | bio-bean |
| Model: | CL16 |
| Colour: | Brown |
| Dimensions: | 24 x 14 x 22 cm; 7.5 Kilograms |
Only had a chiminea for 2 months, tried store bought logs, had so much smoke I had to go inside just to not see yonder from smoke inhalation. Saw these logs on Amazon & oh my science were they a game changer. Put them on the burner, minimal to no smoke (depending on what I use to stoke the fire, though these logs created no smoke) extremely long burn and even then, when I think they’re burnt out from the outside, I open them up with my firepoker and the way they’re packed opens up creating intense (but not uncomfortable) lasting heat again. 100/10 would recommend, I’ve since bought twice as much as I did originally as they really do create a good effect with little to no smoke
I found the burn time about 30 min.
Burns hot and I like the eco side of it. These are much better value for money compared to them singular fire logs.
Only thing I wish was that they where bigger logs
I am hopeless with the fire but my husband does it really well.
He uses the kindling and one wooden log with the coffee logs. They seems to take a little long to catch alight. When they burn they kind of split so you wouldn’t be able to tell that they weren’t really logs. Until we got the hang of them they did smell a little but not overpowering or unpleasant. They also last a lot longer than would a give out more heat.
Use these alongside logs & coal. Ignite quickly & last ages. Minimal ash if you burn majority of these. Not sure I’d use all these due to cost but definitely eeks out coal & wood.
Good value fir money, each log lasts for ateast 45 minutes and the heat output is good
These are small so need two at a time
They last just under a hour so one bag doesn’t last long
The price is grea
I like these logs. They are easy to use, and light easily. Can be used on their own or with other fuels such as ecoal.
These need firelighters but once you get em going your ho
Throw out a good amount of heat.
Use with logs as they don’t last long.
16 logs in the bag for 8quid delivered is great. They burn well, great heat, better than kiln dried logs. Just don’t try to start the fire with them, best add them to an already well underway fire.
***Update March 2023***
I’ve consistently bought these logs as additional fuel to put into our inset stove. Again, not something to start a fire with but add them when the fire is out the way out and you have the air supply turned down low to get the most out of these logs
I made sure my fire was established and put one on with a small log next to it when the log had burnt through I put one on that as the other one was more than half way through burning. I can safely say I would buy again.
It’s nice to mix and match with your other fuel, but definitely nothing I’d use alone.
Not sure if I’d buy it again, perhaps yes because of the fair price.
Camr through the post really quick. Yet to use as weather is to warm for an open fire. The aroma when I opend the package was excellent and smelt great. Will submit a better review when I use them
I think that people who try to use them on open fires or fire pits and then complain that they don’t light have not read the instructions, which makes it clear that these are for wood-burning or multi-fuel stoves, not garden fires. Similarly I don’t think that they are supposed to smell of coffee – the point is that they are reusing a consumer waste product.
They generate a lots of heat and burn cleanly unless you really restrict the airflow, but this means that they get used up quite quickly. We did not manage to use them to get a slower burning (less environmentally friendly) flame.
Don’t poke them with a stick or try to move them around as they just disintegrate in a flurry of pretty sparks.
My only problem with them is that they burn quickly and therefore cost quite a lot to keep your stove going. I think they would prove very expensive to use as your main or only fuel.
I took a gamble on these for a fire pit camping fire.
Now if you do not keep the fire going hot. Like anything, it will smoke alot, however if you keep the fire going, we only used a few bits of kindling and eco fire starters. And the fire was roaring, quite impressed to be honest as I tried to cancel the order of these when I read the reviews others have had issue with fire pits,
My advise is if can can keep a fire going u will have no problems.
If you struggle to make fires it will go out and smoke.
Happy camping.
Oh and the logs smell lovely but not a coffee smell when burning, Unfortunetly.
These burn really well. They are a little smaller than I expected.
The heat coming off them is great.
Hopefully they are as environmentally friendly as it seems reusing old coffee.
Sadly the smell of fresh coffee doesn’t come out of the fire, haha
I love how cheap these are and how well they burn. Not to mention the environmental effect of having a by-product being used for heat in the home. But they stink to high heaven in the house when you’re not using them. It’s a really disgusting smell. Cannot deal with it.
Besides the smell though they do their job very very well. Burn hot and for a reasonably long time.
Like others have commented, the price isn’t super cheap, although that included Prime delivery (and they do weigh a bit). Similar price really to a 8-10kg bag of hardwood. Nice smell of coffee, but no smell when burning that I noticed (but didn’t risk my eyebrows getting in close)!
I like the fact that they use post-consumer waste in a useful way, so happy to buy them and supplement using with hardwood and charcoal where appropriate.
I’ve just used on an open fire pit, so probably burn faster than using in a closed stove.
I like the ethos behind this product. I will give to my sister who has a log fire in her cottage. I originally bought them as when I searched ‘smoke free fuel’ to use in a garden fire pit, these popped up and were very good value for money. They are NOT smoke free. So I cannot use them for the required purpose of purchase. They are still good for the money and will get used as stated above.
I can’t comment on a larger log burner, but they certainly seem to pump out a bit more heat than what I’d normally burn.
The logs do give a bit of a coffee aroma, but nothing too profound when burning, but they smell great when you first open the bag (just like opening a jar of coffee).
They due burn fairly slowly, so last a bit longer than other things I’ve used.
The downside is that they can smoke quite a lot if they don’t have something to keep them roaring, so I use kindling with these and the combination is great.
I’m not sure I could use these just on their own, but as I say, I’ve not tried them in anything larger than my shed’s burner.
A bit disappointed that the price fluctuating so much during the colder months; as the Corona Virus Pandemic struck us all, some stores were still selling at the standard price, but eBay and Amazon seemed to increase prices by about 30%.
I do respect that the coffee industry has gone quiet, so recycling the grinds hasn’t been an option, but the coffee shops still aren’t open and prices are coming down again, which suggests some profiteering. Stock is available now in most retailers at the original price.
They definitely burn well – going up with a nice flame, thanks partly to their wax coating – and they certainly pack a pretty hefty thermal punch too.
I do have a couple of reservations though: they seem to burn fairly quickly. Not loads quicker than an equivalent smokeless type log (compacted sawdust and the like), but certainly quicker than wood. They also seem to fall apart quite easily when burning, at which point they flare up and burn much quicker, releasing quite a lot of thick, acrid smoke (which I imagine my neighbours must love). I know they’re not officially a smokeless fuel suitable for burning in a smokeless zone, but you’d like to think that something so eco is in the spirit, if not the actual letter, of that law. Releasing plumes of dense smoke probably isn’t ideal from that point of view and I’d be interested to see if the manufacturers can get this stuff properly licensed for burning in those sorts of zones.
Will I buy them again? Yes, I think I will and that must say something… but if you decide to buy them too, just don’t expect them to be absolutely perfect. It is such a brilliant idea though, and I do get a worthy glow just from the eco-hipster cred I must surely be earning by burning these.