Weber Performer: Charcoal Grill Tips – How to start the boot charcoal lighter

If you're like me, loves to cook outdoors in a grill or a barbecue. There is nothing better than sitting outside on a summer afternoon or evening in Nice, enjoying the warmth of your grill or fireplace, a glass and enjoy some delicious BBQ. The flavors and aromas of real coal offer are irreplaceable. A charcoal grill or a fireplace, and my favorite, because the real wood fire, smoke and perfumes, is. Do

However, the work of charcoal hardwood, especially if you do not have much experience with it. So you should simply leave the charcoal, the kitchen and buy a gas grill? Not yet! There are a few tips on how to go fast coal, which can easily contribute to the preparatory work on the grid.

I will be three kinds of coal starter can be used to cook with coal and '. Readbecause I have some advice on how to make better use of all my recommendations on the best in the group, their advantages and disadvantages.

Ok, let's go!

Lighter – Lighter fluid is the traditional way to start the charcoal. It works, but can be difficult and confusing.

Getting started – building a stack in a pyramid of charcoal in a grill or barbecue. It 'nice to have some' vacuum up as a point. Towerof lighter fluid on his head and firmly squeeze bottle for your second 3-5, the purpose of the liquid in the groove on top of the heap of coal. Close and save your lighter and light the charcoal with a match. I advise you to avoid long fireplace matches to burn your hands! The coal is burned in the flames immediately. However, the flames are not the goal, you want the coal, burn hot enough to start, heat development,GLUT. It will take some time.

Here are some tips for a certain period of coal and avoid the wind. The wind will blow your fire. However, it is necessary to cover your grill, because it needs oxygen to get fired. Your charcoal is ready, though most of the tiles have a layer of gray ash surface developed on most of them. If the charcoal fire to stop before it turns on and seems to progress, you can add more lightLiquid. Do not try to be careful too, is on as soon as you spray a little more on edge!

Benefits – Lighter fluid is available everywhere, cheap and it works now.

Counter – Lighter fluid is much less reliable in your bed of coal, and often several attempts before coals are ready. It may take longer than other methods. In addition, there are chemicals such as kerosene, charcoal to ignite. Although theseDo not burn the food before adding, in theory, certainly not I, flavorings or chemical fumes in or near my food.

electric charcoal starter – This is essentially an eye on a handle, which plugs into an outlet. The power supply generates a current in the loop of metal that heats up the heat very high, similar to an electric heater. This heat is used to light charcoal. The electric starter, coalhome and shops of any barbecue grill available and supplies are usually sold.

How to use – Apply a layer of charcoal on the grill charcoal in your grill. Then coal was the metal buckle your electric starter on top of this layer of coal. So from the beginning of more coal. Connect starter and wait. After about 8-12 minutes is the coal in the launcher have been litsufficient to produce a gray ash that covers the surface, start the rest of the carbon around them. Drag starter for charcoal and remove. It may take a while 'before the rest of the coal is turned on and most of the tiles have a layer of gray ash on its surface.

Benefits – The electrical grid starting charcoal is a simple way to start your own. Do not have to do with fire, matches or flammable. Nochemicals in question and is reusable.

Cons – Obviously you need an outlet near your grill for this to work. If the grid in a park, the beach or camping, this is not practical. Sometimes it may take a little 'more to start your charcoal faster, but are generally lighter than gasoline.

Grill Starter – This is a personal favorite way to start my charcoal mine! Chimney starters can be found in most homefood stores and anywhere grills and barbecue supplies are sold. I recommend you find the largest fire maybe your charcoal can be started in a step I personally use are the large fireplace at the entrance Weber brand, which is widely available. On the other hand, if the coal is dumped from the fireplace to add an original charcoal briquettes that are slower to fire. If you have a large grid is another optionThe use of two or more houses at the same time, your loan coal.

How to use – The fireplace is actually a cylindrical tube with a metal handle and a great big metal gate to keep coal in the middle. The lower edge of the holes in the pages of light metal on the fire. The first step is to fill the top of the chimney with charcoal. Fill just below the top edge, but avoid overfilling. Then, fold two or three pieces of newsprintand put at the bottom of the chimney from below (under the grill to keep your charcoal). They are not so much that is well packed, as it should be the light cycle and simple burn hot little oxygen. Set the fireplace in your grill over coals. Now light the newspaper. It 'better to do with the long fireplace matches you enter into the holes in the floor of the fireplace. The light in different places to ensure that all your The Daily is on. If you do not have long matches, you can move the fireplace and a match or lighter to light the small newspaper.

Now just sit and wait! burning in the fireplace log to light the fire, the less coal. Since this is the flame of burning coal, the highest in the stack. Keep an eye on, but wait until there is little fire visible from near the top of the chimney and you can see lower levelsCoal> is on. At this point, just above the fireplace and pour hot coals on your barbecue grill you. Are you ready for use if there is a layer of gray ash briquettes for the most part.

Benefits – The chimney starter is easy to use. Lights up all your cash quickly and needs no chemical inputs. And 'reusable and durable.

Cons – Very rarely, your charcoal will not ignitewith the first test and require the addition of one or two pieces of newsprint and more padding. Otherwise, the only drawback of an open fire starter that you have a couple of pieces of newsprint on hand need to get on!

Well that's it! Three options for starting your charcoal for easier, faster barbecues. These are not the only way to start coal, but are most common and, in my opinion, more reliable and more reliable.

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