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It all starts with recognizing that nothing  gets past a charcoal grill! Charcoal grilling is lots of fun. Even just watching food cook and listening to the sounds of sizzling steaks or hot crackling coals warms you up! The whole neighborhood also gets filled with that unmistakable aroma. How about creating a variety of great tasty foods? Another big plus! Whether you want to cook steaks, whole turkeys, brisket, hamburgers, chops, chicken.... you name it, the charcoal fire has an application for that! You want to prepare delicate foods like fish and vegetables? There is a solid place for that on the charcoal grill. Use your favorite smoking wood chips to step it up and enhance the hardwood flavor of your food on a charcoal grill. Charcoal Briquettes burning in a pyramid shape Grilling with charcoal mostly employs the direct grilling method. In…

Before you cook anything, start off the right way with a grill and grates that are clean and ready for action. Two minutes of easy prep will make a big difference on your food. 1 Empty any old ash A mountain of ash in the bottom of the grill can obstruct vents and make temperatures difficult to control. If you have a pile of leftover ash in the bottom of your grill from the last time you cooked, get rid of it now. Put the ash into a bag and dispose of it in the trash. 2 Clean the grates Use a stiff bristled wire brush to clear any rust or residue off your grill grates. For extra-clean grates, use [S.O.S® Grill Mates], which contain cleaning agents that help cut…

We all love to barbecue but how many of us really know much about the fuel we’re using? Apart from doing your best to light it quickly and hope you’ve lit enough for the cook your about to do! Most people have heard of the main BBQ charcoal terms, briquettes and lump, but do you really know the difference? And why should you care?  If our 20 years in the business of producing BBQ Charcoal has taught us anything, it’s to be educated about the product you buy and the fuel that is going under and around the food you are about to eat! So here’s the low-down for you, the difference between briquette charcoal and hardwood lump for the BBQ. Briquette fuel is charcoal that has been given a shape or a…