Charcoal Barbecue Grill

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Portable Foldable BBQ

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Stainless Steel BBQ Grill Charcoal

Type:Grills. Place of Origin:Zhejiang, China. Brand Name:OYLI. Model Number:OL-B16. Grill

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Stainless Charcoal BBQ

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Small Portable Charcoal BBQ

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What Is Charcoal Barbecue Grill？

A charcoal barbecue grill uses charcoal to cook your food directly over high heat, infusing it with a smoky flavor. With a few adjustments, you can grill, smoke, bake and sear your meat at virtually any temperature. The steel grates give you plenty of room for meat and vegetables while collecting the drippings underneath. Select grills come with features like removable ashtrays and gravity-fed charcoal.
With a charcoal barbecue grill, you'll develop your cooking style that produces seared vegetables and hot, juicy meat. Direct, indirect and dual-zone cooking bring out different flavors and textures in your favorite dishes.

Benefits of Charcoal Barbecue Grill

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High Heat
Unlike gas grills, charcoal pits have no max temperature setting. That means you can get them as hot as you want (within reason, of course).

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Versatile Cooking
Charcoal can produce both direct infrared heat and indirect heat. Depending on the grill’s design, you can grill, smoke, sear, bake and more.

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Incredible Flavor
When direct-heat grilling, charcoal instantly vaporizes food drippings into smoky, aromatic flavor particles that work wonders for flavor.

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Juicier Meats
Charcoal placed below food cooks it using infrared heat, which results in less moisture loss when compared with other types of heat transfer.

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Easy Wood Flavor
By simply adding wood chips to the top of your coals, your pit becomes filled with wood-fired flavors. No need for smoker boxes here!

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Less Expensive
Because they lack highly priced components like burners and valves, charcoal pits generally cost less than gas grills at the point of purchase.

Type of Charcoal Barbecue Grill

Pellet Grills

Wood pellet grills are an increasingly popular style on the market. They use hardwood pellets as their heat source and offer a combination of desirable features from both gas and charcoal grills.

Gas Grills

Gas grills are the most popular outdoor barbecue grill and are loved for the convenience they offer. They are a smart option for those who want to grill frequently and without fuss. Gas grills are also one of the easier grills to clean.

Electric Grills

Electric grills can't be beaten for convenience or user-friendly features. Thanks to their smaller size and lack of charcoal or gas, electric grills are an excellent option for those living in condos or apartments with small outdoor spaces—and grill safety restrictions.

Portable Grills

Portable grills are tiny versions of their grown-up cousins. You can find portable grills with different fuel types: charcoal, gas, and wood pellets.

How to Light a Charcoal Barbecue Grill

Just like there are different charcoals to choose from, there are plenty of methods for lighting a grill to choose from, too, including many different charcoal starters.

Lighter fluid: This is the method most people think of when starting a charcoal barbecue grill. Start by pouring your charcoal into the belly of the grill and shaping them into a mound. Then spritz the lighter fluid evenly over the coals and let it absorb into them for about 20 seconds. Then toss a match into the bowl and let ’em go. When the coals are white-hot, you can shift them around in the base of the grill and get to work.

Chimney starter: Picky grillers are sensitive to the flavor of lighter fluid, so fluid-free methods of starting a grill are very popular, including the chimney starter. To use, crumple a sheet or two of newspaper into the bottom of the chimney and fill to the top with charcoal. Light the paper at the bottom and let this heat up until the coals are white—about 20 minutes. When ready, pour them into your grill kettle and start to cook.

Electric charcoal starter: If you’re a gadget-loving griller, try an electric charcoal starter. To fire up the coals with one of these (our Test Kitchen likes the Looft Lighter), mound your charcoal in the kettle of your grill and touch the gadget to your coal. The starter will help the coal catch and you’ll be ready to grill in no time.

Strike-able fire starters: You can also try a strike-able charcoal starter like these from. These fire-starting sticks ignite like a match and burn down with your charcoal. To use them, form a well in your charcoal, strike the fire starter and let it do its work. When the coals are white-hot, redistribute them in your grill as needed and grab some brats.

Color is a great indication of how hot the coals are. Aim for white to glowing red for cooking (you don’t want to see a lot of dark gray or black when you start to cook).

You can also tell if the grill is ready by hovering your hand about four inches over the coals. If you can comfortably hold it there for more than five seconds, your coals still need to heat up. If you can keep your hand hovering for about two or three seconds, that’s the sweet spot for grilling.

How Much Charcoal Should I Use?

Hot and Fast Grilling
Regardless of which grill you have, a full chimney of either lump or briquettes is usually perfect.
If you’re only cooking for one or two people, you could use a bit less, but it’s better to use too much than not enough. Plus, if you have any coals left when the food is done, you can save it for your next cook by closing the vents on your grill. They will go out quickly when starved of oxygen and can be reused.

Low and Slow Cooking
This can be a bit tricky, but it becomes easy with some practice and once you get to know your grill. When you’re using a Weber Kettle to cook low and slow, there are two methods which are very popular. They are The Snake Method and The Minion Method.

The Snake Method
This method gets its name because it resembles a fiery snake slithering along the edge of the charcoal grate.

2x2x1 charcoal snake about to be lit in a weber kettle grill
A charcoal snake about to be lit in a 26″ Weber Kettle grill

Depending on the desired temperature and the size of your grill, you carefully layer coals in specific amounts next to and on top of one another so that it slowly burns down like a long fuse. Anywhere from 8 coals to a half-chimney are then lit and placed on the “tail” of the snake which starts the slow chain reaction.

A 2×2 snake means two coals on the bottom layer with two coals stacked on top. A 2x2x1 snake is the same with an additional single row on top. Wood chunks are then placed on top which will burn as the lit coals reach them and produce smoke.

This is my preferred method for its ease and consistency. With the snake almost forming a full circle, you can hold those low and slow temps for several hours.
If you’re cooking a full packer brisket and want to go 15-18 hours, you can safely add more unlit coals to the “head” of the snake and rotate the cooking grate so that the meat is opposite the hot coals.

How to Use a Charcoal Grill

Charcoal Grilling Preparation
Prepping a charcoal grill takes a bit more work than a gas grill, but the process isn’t difficult. It just comes down to following the right steps. Here are the four things you’ll want to do when preparing your charcoal grill for your next barbecue:

Empty any old ash from the grill.
Clean all the grill grates, removing as much grit and grime as possible.
Preheat the grill grates.
Oil down the grill grates with a brush while they are still hot.
Because charcoal grilling can be a little messy, these steps are vital to finishing with clean, well-cooked food at the end of your grilling session. Nobody wants any ash on their otherwise perfectly grilled steak.

Choosing the Right Charcoal
The first step to charcoal grilling is choosing quality charcoal. Food tastes better when cooked over charcoal because charcoal imbues the food with flavor—which makes choosing the right charcoal all the more essential.
You may use lump charcoal or briquettes in your grill. Lump charcoal is considered the “premium” option, as it consists of 100% natural, additive-free wood that has been burned down to a pure carbon state.

Determining the Charcoal Amount
The next step in how to charcoal grill is determining what amount of charcoal to use. The amount of charcoal you put in your grill will depend on the type of meat you’re grilling. Less dense meats like fish will take less charcoal.
Red meats like burgers or steaks are usually grilled with about three-quarters of the chimney filled with charcoal, allowing you to get the grill hotter. The general rule is that the more charcoal you use, the hotter and faster you can cook something.

Lighting the Charcoal
There are a few different ways to light the charcoal in your grill. The method you use will depend on what works best for you and what equipment you have at your disposal.
Since this is an important part of how to use a charcoal grill, we’ll go over a few of the best lighting methods in the following sections.

Using a Chimney Charcoal Starter
A chimney charcoal starter is essentially a metal tube that holds your charcoal until it’s lit. It’s easy to use and an effective way to get started.
Once the charcoal on top has begun to burn, pour out the chimney onto the charcoal grate. Make sure the charcoal is evenly arranged, replace your cooking grate, and start cooking.

Using Instant-Lighting Charcoal
When learning how to use a charcoal grill, a great way to bypass the hassle of lighting your coals is to use instant-lighting charcoal. This specific kind of charcoal can be lit with just a lighter or a match.
Stack the instant-lighting charcoal in a pyramid and light it in several places. This should start the fire. Let it burn for about 10 to 15 minutes until the charcoal is ready for cooking.

How To Clean A Charcoal Barbecue Grill

One thing I discovered on social media is that there’s a die-hard group of kettle owners who scoff at the idea of cleaning their grills. They say that the carbon, creosote, and grease build up is “seasoning”. I personally don’t agree but hey….you do you.

Cleaning a charcoal barbecue grill can seem like a dirty, time-consuming chore, but it’s really not as bad as all that. With a little regular maintenance, it can be a breeze.

If you have the discipline, the best time to clean the grates as well as the inner walls of the kettle is right after the food comes off. With everything nice and hot, you can hit the grates and walls with a grill brush and make easy work of it. I hate to say it, but I’m not that guy. As my wife will tell you, I’m lucky if I remember to bring in all the dishes and seasonings after I cook.

What I do is before I fire up my coals, I will scrape the inner walls with my grill brush and a plastic putty knife (these are a game changer) and then sweep all the ash from the last cook and whatever I got off the walls into the ash catcher which gets emptied into a plastic grocery bag.

Occasionally I will do the same to the lid and inside the ash catcher itself which can get gunked up after a particularly greasy cook or if it gets wet.

That’s really all there is to it. A little regular maintenance and then once or twice a year, I will give my grills a deep clean with soapy water and a steel scrubby to really bring back the original shine. If you’re not a fan of elbow grease, you could also take your grill to the do-it-yourself car wash or use a pressure washer.

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Q: What's better, a gas or charcoal grill?

A: The heat from charcoal grills is also more concentrated, which can result in a crispier exterior on meats and vegetables. Propane grills, on the other hand, tend to produce a more consistent and even heat, which can result in more evenly cooked food.

Q: What are the benefits of a charcoal grill?

A: Charcoal allows for a hotter and longer-cooking fire without having to add more fuel. The flavor imparted by charcoal grilling is more well-rounded than gas but less so than wood. As your food cooks, juice drips on the charcoal, creating steam that will add more flavor to your food.

Q: Is charcoal BBQ healthier than propane?

A: With charcoal grills, the fat that drips from the meat creates much more smoke than propane grills, coating your food with carcinogenic PAHs. Charcoal flames are also quite a bit hotter, which can create a nice sear on your meat but will also increase the number of heterocyclic amines (HCAs), another nasty carcinogen.

Q: Does charcoal BBQ taste different?

A: Given the same heat output and cooking time, you won't be able to tell the difference between a burger cooked on gas versus one cooked on charcoal. For long-cooking foods cooked via indirect heat, like ribs, brisket, and other types of barbecue, you get a noticeably smokier flavor in foods cooked over charcoal.

Q: Is it healthier to grill with wood or charcoal?

A: One of the main benefits of wood grilling is that it gives food a unique flavor that cannot be replicated with other methods. Additionally, wood grilling is considered healthier than charcoal grilling because no chemicals or additives are necessary to start the fire.

Q: How long does it take for a charcoal grill to heat up?

A: How long should a charcoal barbecue heat up for? For best results, you need to get your barbecue to temperature before cooking. Heat up your barbecue for around 10-15 minutes with the lid on before putting anything on the cooking grates.

Q: Is it OK to use charcoal on a gas grill?

A: For the majority of gas grills, you should not be adding charcoal. They are designed to handle the heat created by burners and not the heat created by burning charcoal. That's a very important distinction to make and it could save your grill.

Q: How can you tell good charcoal?

A: In order to be sure to buy quality charcoal, it is better to choose a clean charcoal rather than a regular one. It will then be purer, meaning that it will contain as little organic matter, moisture and tar as possible and will burn much better. Its carbon content must be over 80%.

Q: Is a charcoal grill hotter open or closed?

A: To reduce the temperature: Close the vents on your grill to reduce the flow of oxygen. To increase the temperature: Open up the vents fully to allow more oxygen in to increase the flames.

Q: Is it safe to eat food cooked on a charcoal grill?

A: Gas or electric grills may pose a lower risk of introducing carcinogens in foods than charcoal grills. Charcoal itself is not a carcinogen, but cooking with charcoal has been linked to two types of cancer risks. First, charcoal grills tend to cook at very high temperatures.

Q: Why do people prefer propane over charcoal?

A: Propane is colorless, odorless and nontoxic. It's one of the cleanest burning of all fossil fuels. Temperature Control: With a propane service grill, you get better heat consistency, and temperature control is a cinch. You just adjust the heat control with a dial based on what foods you're preparing.

Q: What is the healthiest charcoal to cook with?

A: On the whole, lump charcoal is known for being healthier to use because it's just pure hardwood (with no additives)… But it also tends to burn hotter and cleaner, making it a smart choice for high heat grilling and searing. Compare this to charcoal briquettes, which essentially have the opposite qualities.

Q: Should I put aluminum foil on charcoal grill?

A: Don't line the grill grates with foil either. It restricts the airflow in the grill which can be a fire hazard. You can wrap smaller foods like potatoes and vegetables in aluminum foil to grill them. But a cheaper environmentally friendly alternative is to use a cast iron skillet on the grill.

Q: Why does food taste better on a charcoal grill?

A: As the fat drips off the meat, it hits the coals or the hot metal and creates smoke. This smoke then rises and bastes the food, infusing it with even more flavor. Getting a grill with a built-in smoker is the best way to maximize this flavor!

Q: How long should a charcoal grill last?

A: As long as you use your grill normally and keep it out of the rain, you can expect years and years of use. 'The lifespans of gas and charcoal grills are roughly the same if you treat them well. However, cheap charcoal grills tend not to last as long because they're made with thin steel that rusts easily.

Q: Should you cover charcoal grill while cooking?

A: With charcoal, the rush of oxygen can burn the food. You'll want to close the lid for things like barbecue chicken, steak, and ribs, and should try not to open it until it's time to flip or remove the food (though you may need to move food more frequently if your grill has hot spots).

Charcoal Barbecue Grill

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Portable Foldable BBQ

Stainless Steel BBQ Grill Charcoal

Stainless Charcoal BBQ

Foldable Barbeque Grill

Small Portable Charcoal BBQ

Small Outdoor Charcoal Grill

Benefits of Charcoal Barbecue Grill

Type of Charcoal Barbecue Grill

How to Light a Charcoal Barbecue Grill

How to Use a Charcoal Grill

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