How Do You Cook Baked Potatoes On A Charcoal Grill?
A versatile charcoal grill allows you to cook many different dishes at once. Both meat and potatoes can cook on your grill: meat over direct heat and potatoes over indirect. Grilled potatoes can take less time on the grill than in the oven if you pre-cook them in the microwave. The potatoes will cook in a shorter amount of time to match that of your meat. Once you have made your potatoes, see Resources for some topping ideas. Remove the rack to allow access to the bottom of the grill. Open the grill vents on both the lid and base of the grill. Light the charcoal in the chimney starter and pour the coals into one half of the grill. Replace the rack on the grill. Decrease grilling time by microwaving whole potatoes for 2 to 4 minutes before placing on the grill. Stab each potato several times with a fork, rub cooking oil over the surface of the potato. Sprinkle salt over the potatoes. Do not add pepper until after cooking as it will burn on the grill. Wrap individual potatoes in aluminum
