Easiest Way to Start BBQ Fire

 How to start a BBQ fire

Starting a fire on the charcoal is invariably the first step to begin the BBQ party. Often, it can be a tedious process. Our suggested methods will ease the tricky, but imperative step. Below we have listed two ways to start charcoal fire, one with the use of fire starter, the other without the use of fire-starter. This awesome  method is from BBQ Wholesale Centre, results guaranteed if you adhere to the steps closely. Tested and proven!

1) Start BBQ Fire with Fire Starter

Step 1: Put the fire starter at the center and surround it with charcoal

Step 2: Stack up charcoal into a pile until the fire starter is almost covered.

Step 3: Light up the fire starter with a piece of burning rolled paper or match stick.

 Step 4: Leave it burning for about 10 minutes  or until the coal is red hot. Spread coals evenly and start grilling.

1) Start BBQ Fire without Fire Starter

[Extracted and edited from Wikihow.com]

Step 1: Roughly rolls the crumpled full page of the newspaper or other large piece of paper into a rough cylinder.

 Step 2: Shape a rough cylinder into a ring shape and place it on your BBQ Grill or Pit.

Step 3: Wet the paper ring with just about one tablespoon of cooking oil

Step 4: Place about 10 to 15 pieces of charcoal around and middle of your DIY Paper Ring.

Step 5: Light the paper in few points around and from below of your DIY Paper Ring.

Step 6: Set the DIY Paper Ring and let it fire up for 10 minutes or so. By about ten minutes, your charcoal should be smouldering with weak flames.

Step 7: Pour any extra charcoal you may need for your barbecue and allow it burn for an additional 10 minutes.

Step 8: Finally, arrange and spread out the red hot charcoals on your barbecue grill or pit after they have all turned into red hot charcoals. They are then ready to heat your BBQ foods.

Tips and Caution

Ö        Thoroughly cleans out the grill to remove ash and grease before every grilling session for better BBQ experience.
Ö        Cleaning the grill before each use can reduce the bad smoke, preventing an undesirable taste on foods.
Ö        Adding some pieces of new charcoal to still weak burning charcoal will save you the trouble of starting a fire on new charcoal again. Especially, if you wanted your grilling session to last longer.

Ö      If you choose to opt for lighter fluid to start a fire on the charcoal, be aware that its chemical component can easily impart an undesirable strong flavour to your grilled food. This method is strongly not recommended. Also, it is dangerous to pour lighter fluid on the smouldering charcoal. The lighter fluid’s stream could be easily ignited, travel up the stream of fluid to the container, and explode.
Ö    Make sure you have read your grills manual instructions and that you understand them. We hold no responsibilities for accidents arising from using the recommended methods.