It looks like a mix of cherry, White oak and aspen. It lit easy with 2 sheets of news paper and took about 10 min. to get down to coals. I think the biscuit thing comes from there cut, They all are rounds a inch and a half thick. Kind of like hocky pucks. That bag was a freebie from a friend just to check it out, Weight is 11 pounds it sells for $10.00 a bag so I won't be useing it. I just got to try it out and do a review of it for a friend that has a bbq store.