, spindle with tines, motor drive, and a big pan for the briquette/charcoal fire) in the New york City area that won’t cost an arm and a leg? We are hoping to find an outdoor alternative, because roasting the little bugger...

delicate grill needs, ie, fish, chicken, vegetables, you should also keep a bag of briquettes on hand. The briquettes don’t burn as hot, but last longer.

. It is a reddish ring that develops just inside the crust. This is a good thing – it is layer of flavor complexity that you can’t get as deeply in the oven or with a gas grill. You should only use real wood charcoal,...

I’ve heard that baking soda is largely ineffective but that charcoal works. Never tried it myself though and I don’t know if regular briquettes work or if you need something special.

hardwood charcoal briquettes at very low prices. —NancyB

i grill them using the indirect method. my grill takes about 55 briquettes piled on one side to kick it off @ about 300-350 degrees. i add 2-3 soaked hickory chunks at the outset then again 1 hour later. i turn the ribs...

, but the heat is likely escaping around the lid leaving the actual cooking temp lower. You should also consider cooking with briquettes, adding some hickory for flavor— many Qers will tell you that smoking for long periods...

Yeah, man, we saw some fine rockabilly there one Sunday, stuffed ourselves stupid on totally wrecked, charred-out burger briquettes, and drank beer with homeless people. The place is a SALOON, like a real honest to God DIVE. Great...

" charcoal briquettes on. The beef ribs come out raw in the middle, which is fine if that is your idea of barbecue. The pork ribs are tasty, and the guy takes real good care of them. As he explained to me, "I’m not claiming...

is the fuse. BBQ competitors will see this as a modified Minion Method. Create a “fuse” of briquettes, like dominoes that have fallen over, around 3/4 of the fire grate. Do another set next to them. Do another set on...

.) Eight briquettes on the bottom arranged in a circle and 16 briquettes on the top scattered randomly. Rotate pan and lid every 10 minutes.

That’s pretty sweet, in previous years they only had cowboy and some royal oak briquettes (really bad quality).

bag the last I checked (think BGE wanted $13 or so). I’m not a huge fan of Cowboy- it’s been a while, but I remember it tending to burn up pretty quickly. If you can get it, the Rancher briquettes (ground lump w/ yucca...

Like everyone else says, gas is clean, quick and easy (like moving your stove outside). Cooking over charcoal (don’t use briquettes) or wood can be messy and it will take a few years to really get the hang of it, but if...

In my experience, the amount of a briquette that remains after half an hour of baking isn’t enough to be worth keeping. For longer DO use you may need to add fresh lit briquettes. It helps to have a grill or chimmy starter...