Light Your Coals With Ease

You can use a gas or charcoal grill to make these recipes. If the thought of grilling over charcoal sends you running indoors, fear no more. Lighting the coals is easier than you think. Consider purchasing a charcoal chimney, available at any home-improvement store for about $20. It eliminates the need for lighter fluid or treated charcoal, which can affect the flavor of your food. Just follow these simple steps, and you'll have hot coals in no time.

1. Pack the bottom of the charcoal chimney with newspaper, and fill the canister with untreated charcoal.
2. Place the chimney upright on the grill food grate. Light the newspaper through the chimney holes at the bottom.
3. Let the coals smolder in the canister until they turn completely ashy in color. Remove the food grate, and carefully pour the hot coals onto the bottom of the grill. Replace the food grate, and start grilling.

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