Abstract: There is disclosed a technique for packaging charcoal briquettes which may or may not be impregnated with a flammable liquid. The briquettes are placed in an impermeable plastic bag which is filled with an inert gas atmosphere and then collapsed closely about the briquettes. The bag is sealed and then wrapped in a paper covering impregnated with a flammable liquid. The partially completed unit is then placed and sealed in a second gas impermeable plastic bag. One or more of such unit handled masses are then placed in a conventional paper sack for delivery through ordinary channels of commerce.