"The real stars of a backyard barbecue aren't the people armed with secret marinades or those turning the meat over every few minutes with the studied concentration of scientists in a lab. The real stars are the group of people huddled around the grill to get it started while everyone else is sipping on their sangrias. These are the true experts; the ones who know how to get the charcoal grill fired up."
"For far too long, getting the grill going used to be a process that involved a certain level of skill, patience, and copious amounts of lighter fluid (which, as it turns out, you should be skipping anyway). Despite everyone's best efforts, only the coals in the center would catch fire, while those on the fringes - watched by an increasingly restless and hungry crowd - stubbornly refused to join the party. This is exactly the kind of situation where this egg carton hack will save the day."
"It's super simple: Take the cardboard carton your eggs came in, place a piece of charcoal or briquettes in each compartment, place it on the grill, and set it on fire. By the time the cardboard burns, the coals will be beautifully lit. Use a couple of 12- or 18-egg cartons and you'll have enough coal lit to get the grill going."
A simple egg carton hack lights charcoal briquettes evenly and without lighter fluid. Place a piece of charcoal or briquettes in each cardboard egg compartment, set the carton on the grill, and ignite it; the burning cardboard lights surrounding coals. Proper air circulation is essential for steady combustion, which the carton method and a pyramid briquette pile both provide. Using one or two 12- or 18-egg cartons produces enough lit coals to start cooking. Skipping lighter fluid avoids chemical taste and safety risks while achieving evenly ignited coals for reliable grilling.
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