For such a simple cooking technique, it’s astounding how many get the grill all wrong. Here are 10 tips for an easy day over the coals
If we had one piece of advice for the novice griller, it’s simply not to fear the fire. So many of us think there is a mystery to cooking on a grill but, in fact, it is the opposite – cooking over live fire or hot coals is the simplest, most elemental form of cooking. We’ve been doing it a lot longer than we’ve been cooking on stoves, and it’s much simpler than using a smartphone or a spreadsheet. All you need is fuel (that’s charcoal) and oxygen (that’s air). You can use a fire starter, gas flame or make a little fire from kindling and paper; whatever your initial heat source, just put a mound of charcoal on top (heat always goes up), wait for the coals to heat and you are ready to cook. On our travels, we have picked up a few simple rules that’ll make your grilling life that much better.
1 Take your time You don’t light up a grill to get a quick dinner on the table – the whole point is to slow things down and gather lovely people for a leisurely while. Make a day of it, or at least half.
