How to grill with charcoal

[FiAirChief]

With both my wife and I working we never seemed to have the time to wait 30 minutes or more for charcoal to be hot enough to cook. Reluctantly, we switched to propane gas years ago. But we missed the charcoal flavor we'd grown to love. Recently, we SWITCHED BACK TO CHARCOAL all because what I created gets me grilling in just 8-12 minutes.

Please check out my FiAir videos here on youtube to see just how fast and fun grilling can be.

And visit FiAir.net to learn more.

Thanks

[SMBwings]

Wrong, use a chimney. No need to tarnish your food with accelerants.

[barto249]

got enough coals to cook the whole cow!!!

[lrbaseball15]

Food will taste better without adding starter fluid to charcoal. "Dry start" using a chimney starter and newspaper to start coals. Takes about 30 minutes for coals to get hot, and no petroleum flavor.

[Hopper830]

Way too much charcoal, you would easily overheat the grill using that much.

[ExtremeBlueSky]

Is gasoline a cleaner burning substitute for low octane lighter fluid?

yes?

[KevinKayotic]

ew briquettes and lighter fluid XP it should be done with natural wood charcoal and a charcoal chimney 

[MagMonsta]

I just bought that same grill and came on YouTube looking for grilling tips!!!! How funny is that?! Now I know how to use my grill. First time tomorrow so wish me luck

[idlecalvin83]

@MagMonsta did this work for you? it worked for me and it was my first time too.

[AgentCell]

Awesome!

[PatriotCondor]

Is he gonna cook a side a'beef with all that coal? Holy Smokers!!!

[haluakhan]

thank u ... i knew nothing till i watched this....

[mopbrothers]

thank you.

[MrTorontomario]

don't use lighter fluid use a charcoal chimney they work very well

[jaystus]

@MrTorontomario

This man speaks the truth, recent convert. Plus don't have to pay for lighter fluid

[vaibanez17]

mine never gets "glowing red" ever it just flames out no matter how much fluid I use...i just give up on grilling and cook on the stove

[norb1937]

I like gas fired grills because of the ease of use. Charcoal is hard to start without a fire starter. If you use too much the food gets the fire starter taste in it. You have ashes to dump after the fire is out. With gas fired grills all you have to do is clean spider webs out of the orfices once a season. And clean the grill as you use it.

[stevenkh1]

@norb1937 If you're getting fire starter taste, then you're not allowing the fire starter to burn off before applying food. You light your charcoal as above, keep the lid to your grill open/off until all of the coals turn white (which ensures all the fire starter has been burnt away), THEN apply food to your grill. If you do not follow the above basic grilling directions before applying food, then you deserve to eat fire starter. Propane gas isn't much different than the kitchen gas stove.

[norb1937]

@stevenkh1 Cooking with charcoal is roughing it. I dont want to go camping and roughing it in my own back yard. I did that down the bay when I was a kid. We cooked meals over a fire in the Bay's rocks. Its what they call Roughing It. I used to use fat instead of fire starter to make the charcoal more flammable. I like cooking with a stove. The gas co I used to work for used to sell outside grills that used natural gas, no tanks. They ran an underground pipe to the outside grill.

[Xx1kro5xX]

What brand of charcoal is that? name?

[holidaykitchen]

@Xx1kro5xX Kingsford

[Xx1kro5xX]

@holidaykitchen Thanks !



[JOENUPE]

Why not just use a starter chimney?

[Sugabear1976]

thank goodness for some simplicity! =)

[913cholo]

charcoal is the best. i dont like the smell and taste of propane on my meat.its worth the time and clean up when every one enjoys it.

[TheLolfest100]

i think they should be useing propane 

[proptopkus]

@TheLolfest100

Why? Because you prefer it? That is silly.

[norb1937]

I like a gas grill better. I used to use charcoal. How do you put the fire out when you're done? Throw water on it. With gas you turn a valve off and thats it. You can also regulate the heat easier.

[BrainEatingApe]

@norb1937 How do you put the fire out when you're done? Put the lid on the charcoal grill and close the vents. The fire will go out very quickly.

[norb1937]

@BrainEatingApe I still think charcoal is primitive.

[BrainEatingApe]

@norb1937 You're right - it is primitive. But that's part of what makes it fun. Each time I grill, especially at night, it's almost like camping out. There's something very relaxing about building a fire, smelling the smoke and watching the sparks fly while sipping on a drink and waiting for the fire to burn down.

[norb1937]

@BrainEatingApe I used to use charcoal but then I got a gas grill. I like the gas grill better. The girl next door felt that way about charcoal. She believed the fire cleaned the grill. As a result when she was grilling a scent permeated the whole area of something like a rubber fire. I clean the grates on my grill every time I use it. I replace the brikettes once a year. I use oven cleaner on the grill once a year. I dont like to cook with rancid fat smoke all over the place.

[norb1937]

@BrainEatingApe I dont grill food outside for fun. I do it because its hot as hell in the house. I dont have central air either because I'm a retired individual and on a fixed income. I dont grill food outside in the winter I use the stove. Or the microwave. So much for fun.In fact I don't use a skillet or a frying pan to make an omlet. I use a big soup bowl and a plate to make an omlet. Less dishes to wash. No pots to wash. I dont consider washing pots fun either.

[projectgoatse]

@norb1937 Do you want some cheese to go with your whine?

[norb1937]

@projectgoatse I dont want to wait for the charcoal to get hot enough to barbque. I turn on the gas and light it with a 99 cent store lighter and it does'nt take long for the briquettes to get hot enough to cook over.

[proptopkus]

@norb1937

You don't directly put the fire out when you're done. It burns itself out after you close the vents. And as far as regulating the heat, that is part of the art of grilling. Gas grilling is convenient, but it's not the same experience nor the same flavor. I personally do not understand why so many people feel like there needs to be a debate between the two fuels. They are both entirely different in my opinion and should not be compared.

[kacper11]

I think she is grilling for the whole army

[robertc190]

way too much charcoal. 

[fam0usboy]

lighter fluid? ....

[xXHowsthisXx]

lighter fluid is only for noobs

[btocp]

stopped watching as soon as she said "douse with lighter fluid".  Should call this video "How to make your grilled food taste like ass".

[frenchfrys12]

I really want to pour liquid oxygen in that...

[junkman4720]

way too much coals unless she's cokking for an army

[Hopper830]

way too many coals. Using that much, You would easily over heat the grill and possibly burn your meat.

[1982FMJ]

whats the difference between flame grilled and barbequed as they say never to put the food on the barbeque until the flames stop. what are the differences between these two cooking methods

[proptopkus]

@1982FMJ

There is a lot of debate about the differences between grilling and barbecuing.

[schnel127]

how much frigin charcoal did you put?? sheesh..... im a 14 year old and even though I grill on charcoal many times a week and im very good at it, WTF.... sheesh.

[my89tube]

@schnel127 i kno its like god dammit sunofabitch.....sheesh

[ParkAQNick]

Nice technique but an awfully lonely grill. No More lonely grills see our video at ParkAQ dot com

[BrainEatingApe]

First, use mesquite charcoal, not briquettes - your food will taste much better. Second, lighter fluid adversely affects the flavor of your food - especially the cheaper store brands. Use a chimney starter or an electric coil starter. Third, using soaked wood chips makes your food taste like wet wood. Instead, place one or two dry wood chunks up against hot coals on the edge of the fire, where they will smolder and smoke but not catch fire.

[Mrjoshuadh]

Ahh... yeah lighter fluid is nasty stuff.. literally it taste horrible, use the chimney. Also I do not soak my wood chips I just toss a little on the hot briquettes before I cook.

[MultiAREE]

@Mrjoshuadh I dont cook like that, I put alot of fluid on the coals but let the coals burn out and turn grey so the searing heat is present, but not the flames, and that way u get awesome steak

[lintonchapman]

horrible, why do need lighter fluid? use a chimney. and why do you need a foil pocket for wood chips? its wood, put it directly in the fire! soaking is ok but not overnight! if you put those water logged chips on the fire, or even in foil, they wont smoke until they are dry! all you get is STEAM! you ever try setting something really wet on fire? it aint happening! just my 2 cents!

[Retna891698]

If you liked this video check out: "How to light your Charcoal Grill with only 1 match"

Shows how its done w/o lighter fluid.

[StThomasForever]

Thank you this was a great "how to" video.

[redbutterflynine]

ty for this i enjoyed it - i am new to grilling

[Jsmith858522]

Hello summer.... gay

[generfeld]

great video! thank you

[lak76sunner]

i just brought my first bbq thought i'd get few tips of youtube great i just saw this i am now qualified thanks

[joeybognar]

its a demonstration lol, if they only used two briquettes it would be less dramatic....

[blindbykorn1994]

what is the best charcoal grill

[lak76sunner]

@blindbykorn1994 i hear webber range is the best

[bleeb129]

too much charcoal and use a chimney starter, no lighter fluid

[moakley]

jesus did they use enough coal ?

[1EVILZ06]

@moakley

LOL

[generfeld]

@moakley LOL

[bigbowser101]

@moakley nope

[BigGreg82]

@moakley LOL, I was thinking the same thing.

[userss00]

thanks for the video :) very helpful

[888564342432]

Lighter fluid won't make the food taste weird because it burns off quickly. If you started cooking meat the instant you lit the charcoal then maybe, but just wait till the flames die down.

[derekbegins]

but lighter fluid give the food that taste too.. i would rather use some small pieces of paper =)

[dOnKeYpUbEs]

jeez that biotch need to get some MATCHLIGHT shit. STEP IT UP!!!!

[melloski69]

Our future generation(s)=Douche Bags...

You need some SERIOUS grilling and BBQ education, possibly some grammar too.

"STEP IT UP!!!!" To what? You are already using a liquid fuel for a starter that makes food taste bad, even MatchLight. I am a loyal Kingsford user but please use a Weber Performer or a chimney starter for your fire. Kingsford Original or Competition please!

[dOnKeYpUbEs]

OH here we go again! A little baby dicked faggot trying to talk shit over the internet, YOUR SOO COOOLLLL! Idiot! I bet you would't say that shit to my face you little BITCH! Get a life and quit being a Fag!

[wx5nco]

You just ruined your dinner by using lighter fluid. Use a charcoal chimney instead

[BboyGrimm]

eww lighter fluid

[therealkidfrombrookl]

um... no. To grill, use a chimney starter on lump charcoal, not some chemicals on cellulose nuggets.

[JacFlash]

[sarcasm]Mmmm...Lighter fluid! I love that flavor! [/sarcasm]

Chimney starter, and lump charcoal. Only way to go.

[VonMilash]

so, please tell me more about these lump coals. I'm a newb with charcoal. Another thing I don't understand.. do you have to use an entire bag of charcoal every time you cook a few burgs? I mean, $10 every time you grill? Or can you "stop" the coals from burning? Add water to stop them? Thx.

[pscans321]

if you even have to ask about gasoline. i recomend you should just order a pizza.

[tybo09]

LIGHTER FLUID?!?

Ugh.

[OS253]

Do people use gasoline as lighter fluid or what? I I think my neighbor is using propane gas. It stinks! It smells like gas People don't make fire pits anymore?

[brtshstel]

gasoline is very dangerous to use and will ruin your charcoal because it burns a lot hotter. very unstable, and the residual gasoline vapors will make your food taste really bad.

[shaochiavang]

gasoline BBQ? that is for wusses, a real BBQ uses charcol..

[neothematrixhacker]

I think it's best to have the coals at a slope to one end. That way you constantly have a variety of different temperatures.

[djmrbrown00]

how long do the coals stay hot????

[MacsCanfly]

at least 2 hours somtimes up to 4 hours

[leslihilton]

Yes, Kingsford! NO to 25 minutes of waiting! Let me show you how to start cooking within 60 seconds! You'll never have to wait again!!!!!

[Regboy10]

Use a charcoal chimney! You'll save the price of the chimney in no time by not having to use expensive fluids or lighters. You can use newspaper and it is more reliable than any other method.

[HFsan]

thx... b4 watching this... my friend held a party and messed up with the BBQ... guess what they burned the newspapers when they couldnt make big fire!

[FaysalFadly]

i grill every Tuesday & Friday no matter what u do natural is always better!!!!!!!!!!

& i grill all year long because here the weather is perfect & windy at night so i almost tried every method of grilling!

[FaysalFadly]

never use lighter fluid or any kind of gas!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it will lead to a gas smelling meat chicken or whatever ur cooking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and it will lead to a weird taste in the food

[Melkay1Z]

Have you ever grilled before? When the coals are gray or white, after approximately 30 minutes, you have burned off all fuel of any sort.

[jst2k09]

I bought a charcoal chimmney and used it the first time yesterday. i love it. No more lighter fluid for me!

[signingupisretarded]

Better idea: Use real charcoal and never use lighter fluid.

[OnTheRun167]

Why so many briquettes?? We're not trying to burn down Rome here, we're trying to cook. Unless I'm cooking for an Army, I fill half the grill with charcoal. I start with searing in direct heat, then wrap up with indirect. My steaks come out very juicy and tender.

[ismaelillo3]

good tips

[DarkStar109]

Thank you, super helpful :)

[blah1983]

loves it, now i know how to grill xD