How Do You Prepare A Charcoal Grill Fire?
So you’re planning on doing some grilling, huh? Well remember, it’s all about the heat, and building your charcoal fire is more than just dumping in the charcoal and dousing them with lighter fluid. This may be how many people do it, but do it that way and you’ll probably end up with burned burgers or raw chicken. Even heat is the key to great grilling. The only time you should have any variation in heat is when you plan for it. If you evenly distribute the coals you can minimize any variation and get good, even grilling. This is very important when you are cooking a large amount of food on the grill. If you just dump your coals in randomly you will have hot and cool spots. As a general rule of thumb, plan on using about 30 charcoal briquettes to cook 1 pound of meat. You want to make sure that you have enough briquettes to cover the grill’s pan in a single layer and extending out about 2″ beyond the area of the food on the grill. The first step is to place the briquettes in the grill’
