How Do You Make Barbecue Charcoal At Home?
Charcoal has been used as a fuel for at least 3,500 years. In modern times most people think of charcoal as something bought in a bag and used for barbecues. The best charcoal is the kind that you make yourself, however. Homemade charcoal starts faster and burns hotter than charcoal you buy. In addition, when you make your own charcoal you know exactly how and from what it is made. Making charcoal is something most any outdoor cook can accomplish. Use the hammer and hole punch to make five 2-inch holes in the base of the sides of the 55-gallon drum. Use a shovel to clear an area 6-by-6 foot of any grass or dry vegetation. When complete, the area should be bare earth or sand. Lay four bricks 2 feet apart at right angles to each other making an open-ended square. There will now be four bricks in an open-ended square laying on bare earth or sand. Place the 55-gallon drum on the bricks. Start a fire inside the bottom of the 55 gallon drum with crumbled newspaper, small pieces of hardwood a
