Tips on how to simply use a charcoal BBQ

Want to make the most amazing BBQ but you don't know how to use your charcoal grill?  Me too!  
So, I decided to ask my Dad to teach me how.  

 

  Here are the picture steps he took me through.  To make the best BBQ.

 

Materials:

1 & 2. Grill, charcoal, matches, grill brush, and fire fork.

3. Clean the grill with your grill brush.

4. Pile up the charcoal into a mountain on top of the lower grate.  Old briquettes can still be useful so just pile the new coals on top.

 

6. Take your charcoal fluid and squeeze it over all your coals evenly, just a small touch on each with the fluid.

7. Then cover the grill and close the vent to let it soak up into the briquettes for about 5 minutes.

8. Re-drizzle the grate and briquettes with just a quick spray of fluid.

9. Make sure the vents under the grill are open.

10. Get your matches or grill lighter and set the coals on fire. There is no special place to set it alight it because it is all saturated with fluid.

12. Pull the grate back over with your fire fork and then wait for the fire to burn down.

 

13. The coals should be white and red on the inside of the mountain but, not still on fire.

14. Spread your coals with the fire fork across the bottom grate.

15. Re-brush the top grate.

16. Wipe the grill down with a cooking oil soaked paper towel to create a non-stick surface.

 

17. Put you meat of choice on the grill.  Depending on the meat will depend on the cooking time.  In this case we are using chicken breasts which have been cut in half and marinated in a Hoisin sauce, mixed with garlic, lime zest, soy sauce and other ingredients.

18. Cover the grill and leave the vent open. Leave it for at least 3 minutes.

19. Flip the meat.  There should be nice grill lines across the meat.

20. Repeat steps 18 and 19 until meat is cooked through.  We cooked the chicken another 8 minutes or so.  Flipping it 2 more times.  With chicken it is very important that the internal temperature is at 165 degrees before it's done.

 These are the most basic techniques but for a beginner this should be pretty helpful.

 

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