Akrotiri 71,
Odd, I find briquettes to be hugely inferior to lumpwood. The briquettes are full of sawdust, coal, saltpeter etc, and generate a huge amount of ash. I remember the days of using the lever thing on the bottom of a Weber Kettle trying to get it all out. High quality lumpwood (I use Nature-glo or BGE brand) is much superior. Much reduced ash burden, far superior consistency of heat (as the lumps are MUCH bigger than briquettes) and much better recycling of unused fuel. If you jog the unused fuel about with an ash tool, the loose ash falls off to the bottom, and the unburned charcoal is ready to live another day. Briquettes are too small to do that with. Once it's alight, it's almost certainly going to burn through, or be so small as to make it not worthwhile re-using.
Here's a comparison of various charcoals and Kingsford briquettes.