The best, as well as the easiest way to harvest wood briquettes, is to use a wood coal starter. This is an aluminum cylinder with a wooden handle on the outside and a metal shelf on the inside that separates the cylinder from the sections. The upper part is about 2/3 of the length of the cylinder, and the lower part - 1/3 of the length of the cylinder. There are round holes surrounding the bottom of 1/3 of the cylinder, as well as holes inside the shelf that separate the two sections.
To use a charcoal carbon starter, you need from 2 to 3 sheets of newspaper. Wad or roll the sheets together in a long cylinder. I do not wind it too tightly so that air can circulate during combustion. Wrap donut-shaped sheets with a hole in the center. Insert the paper donut into the bottom of the chimney starter. Try to get a few stray pieces of paper out of the holes. It eases the light. If you want, you can use paraffin cubes purchased from the store or made from something like a cardboard egg box in which you buy your eggs.
Fill the top of the cylinder with charcoal. I prefer to use briquettes in a chimney starter. A piece of charcoal burns too fast. Place the chimney starter on the floor or coal shelf of your barbecue grill and light the newspaper through the holes at the bottom of the charcoal wood starter. Coal burns pretty quickly and should be ready in about 15 minutes. Accelerated charcoal starts up much faster, but also burns faster, so I do not use it in the chimney starter. Charcoal is ready when you see a covering of white ash on almost all charcoal.
When the coals are ready, gently remove the coals on the grill and evenly distribute them around the grill. Remember to safely place hot charcoal for beginners from pets and children so that they are not burned. Also, do not put a hot chimney on the grass, because it may cause a fire.
The second method, to illuminate the charcoal, is paraffin cubes, bought in a store or made at home with cardboard boxes for eggs. Place some paraffin cubes in the middle of your grill bed or coal grill. Then build a pyramid of wood briquettes over paraffin cubes and around them. Light up the cube, and when all the briquettes are evenly lit and covered in ash, evenly distribute them around the grill bed.
I do not like or recommend starter fluid available in stores. These fluids can give a taste to wood charcoal that I don’t like, and I prefer a more natural non-chemical way to start my fire.
In the chimney, the starter holds about 90-100 briquettes. This should cover 2/3 squares of a standard 1/2 1/2 inch cup standard teapot, such as the widely used Weber grill. It is important to use the right amount of briquettes so that you get a steady heat. Charcoal briquettes should extend at least 4 inches in every direction beyond any food you cook. This will ensure uniform heating and give your kitchen evenly.
