The most important thing to know about lighting up a portable charcoal grill is to get the charcoal burning, but leave it until the coals are red hot embers. You should never cook on charcoal before this happens, because the temperature won´t be right and you will end up burning the meat. To get the coals going, all you need to do is scrunch up a bunch of paper, put charcoal on top, and light the paper. This should get it going pretty good. NEVER use gas to start the charcoal, unless you are willing to wait at least an hour to burn off all of the fuels. It lends an awful taste to the meat.
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