charcoal
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Grill Tender Vegetables Right on Your Charcoal Chimney
If you cook with charcoal, you need a charcoal chimney. It’s not that you can’t get your coals hot without one, but using one really speeds up the process, and ensures your coals are consistently scorching every time. Even with a chimney, it takes about half an hour to get them white hot and ready…
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Stop Soaking Your Wood Chips Already
To grill is human, but to smoke is dad-like. Smoke is the so-called “third leg” of BBQ. It adds flavour, and helps build that sought after bark, and is what makes BBQ taste like BBQ. To make smoke, you need to burn some wood (or pellets), and nearly every smoking tutorial will tell you that…
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Get a Better Sear With a BBQ Brick
I don’t know how to build anything with them, but I do keep a few bricks around for cooking reasons. Foil-wrapped bricks are super useful in the kitchen, especially when you need things to be flat and keep still. Bricks are also very useful in my new outdoor kitchen (which is comprised of a single…
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The Best Type Of Fire To Build In Your Grill For What You’re Cooking
If you’re a grilling newbie, you probably use the “toss in charcoal, lighter fluid, light it up” method, but better grilling comes with learning to bank coals and the benefits of direct and indirect heat. This guide walks you through — and how to set up your grill accordingly.