When lighting a charcoal grill for the first time, put on your protective gloves and load up your grill or chimney with charcoal. Before firing up the grill, open the vents, which supply the charcoal with the oxygen it needs to stay lit. Then you can start the grill using lighter fluid or the charcoal chimney, which we have outlined above for your convenience. Make sure to properly care for your grill so it lasts a long time.