re: Has anyone here tried that flavored Kingsford charcoal yet?

My wife accidentally bought a bag of the hickory Kingsford charcoal (not the natural wood stuff) last summer when I was grilling some steaks and burgers and it ruined the steaks.

I assume you're talking about the new stuff like the basil or cumin chilli...and after having that hickory shite, I can only imagine that kind of flavored charcoal is fricking awful.