When the charcoal in the chimney smolders, place an ample pile of charcoal beside it. After the pieces in the chimney begin to gray, after about 10 minutes, dump them on top of the charcoal pile. Allow the pile to gray also, about 15 to 20 minutes. You're ready to grill. However, there are some general guidelines you can follow, give or take a minute, that will get you in the medium-done range.
Turkey burgers take six minutes per side.
By the way, the simplest way to check if your food is done is to look. Just slice into a piece of your meat or chicken or fish and see if it's how you like it. I'm about to try making my own pasta. Without getting specific about recipes, here are before, during, and after hints. If you're using a hand crank pasta-maker, clean out any oil or accumulated dust by putting bread through the roller.