With our warm evenings stretching out late, the time is right for barbecuing. Even an experienced chef can pick up a few tricks now and then. It takes 30 briquettes to grill one pound of meat. Spread them out to see if they cover the entire cooking surface, then stack them in a pyramid.
Most people make their first mistake with the lighter fluid.
Use 1.5 ounces for every pound of briquettes. And let it soak in for three or four minutes, at least. When the coals are at least 70 percent ashed over, you're ready to go. You don't need them standing on top of each other. Spread them around on the base of the barbecue, one row thick.