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If you’ve never cooked over charcoal on a kettle-style grill, you might be a little intimidated. But pros recommend playing with fire. When it comes to charcoal grilling, the biggest fuel debate is ...

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The Goal: Find the best charcoal for your Fourth of July cookout. Grill masters from around the country turned us away from compressed briquettes (too many additives) and toward pure hardwood lump ...

The reverse sear method for cooking steak is arguably one of the best indoor techniques, and a similar concept can be applied when grilling steak outdoors on a charcoal grill. Instead of slow-cooking ...