how-to fill the chimney with charcoal and place it on top section with newspaper and light until you start to see flames poking through the top of the charcoal carefully pour the coals into the base of your grill and cover with ready to grill! gather your tools the most important item in your grilling arsenal is grill-sesh with clean grates! brush each time you're done grilling while it's still clean grill that's ready to go for next time diy grill brush foil ball will quickly rub the grit off of your grates sheet of aluminum foil into ball in between a pair of be sure to wipe the grates down with a wet cloth afterward to ensure you don't have any small stuck-on pieces of foil propane charcoal quicker start-up time the dials and you're good to go! no waiting around for coals to get hot easier clean up give the grates a good brushing and wipe them down with a wet rag-no ashes propane when you're done more fuel-efficient about 18-20 hours of cooking time whereas a 20-pound bag of charcoal will only yield three grilling sessions easier on your wallet charcoal grills cost significantly less choice for beginners hotter than hot perfect sear on any meat more flavorful when drippings from your meat and infuse the smoke that goes right back into your food carton starter if you don't have a chimney cardboard egg carton and the entire carton inside your to emerge from the carton add some additional coals grill in no time! find the hotspots set your grill on medium-high heat and place a single layer of sliced bread across the the best places to position your more delicate cuts of meat ditch the fluid never use gasoline or lighter fluid to light your charcoal—it's dangerous and not the flavor profile you want to infuse your steak with tame the flame you can also keep a spray bottle filled with water handy to extinguish any flames that get out of hand this method allows you to dampen flare-ups without compromising temperature check your propane pour a glass of hot water down the side of your propane tank and feel it with your hand to find the point where it changes from hot level of propane left in the tank make clean-up a breeze it's important to clean the ashes out of your hauling the grill over to a good dumping spot keep an ash bucket and shovel close by grate and shovel out the ashes before wiping the inside clean • a good pair of tongs • a metal spatula • wooden or metal skewers • a meat thermometer
