Preparing Coals For A Barbecue

Even though the convenience of an electric grill is difficult to beat (after all, what could be easier than flipping a switch and grilling!), many people still prefer a charcoal grill, as they are able to sacrifice the convenience for what many feel is a much better taste.

If you have a charcoal grill, one of the first things you need to realize is that starting your coals with lighter fluid is the wrong way to do it – if you use lighter fluid, you will give your food a “lighter fluidy” taste, which completely nullifies the benefits of grilling your food on a charcoal grill!

The first thing you need to do is remove both of the metal grates inside the grill, and to ball up some sheets of newspaper and place them in the bottom; make sure these balls of newspaper are not clumped so tightly together that the fire cannot get going, also!

Replace the lower grate, and stack your coals over the newspaper in a pyramid formation; there should be enough coals to cover all of the grate if you spread them out, without any of them stacking on top of others at that point.

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At this point, you can light the newspaper, and this should also get the coals going; keep an eye, however, as it might take a couple times to get the coals to catch fire – and you might need to open the air vents at the bottom of the grill to get some air flowing through the coals.

You are just about ready to cook at this point; give the coals about ten or fifteen minutes to get hot from bottom to top, and then you can spread the coals out across the bottom grate, put the cooking grate over the coals, and throw your meat on the grill! By following these steps, you will end up with coals that will be hot and ready for cooking; and in no time at all, you will have a delicious meal that cannot be created in any way but by charcoal grilling!

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