Set Up A Charcoal Grill For ANY Cook

Learning how to set up your Weber Kettle or other charcoal grill for different cooking methods can be daunting, but I'll show you three ways to set it up that will work for almost any cook from low and slow, direct grilling, and high temperature searing. This is meant to be a beginners guide to grilling on a charcoal grill along with other videos in this playlist:

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[HeroofSomething]

Whaaaat, the closer you are to a fire, the hotter it will be? 😂😂 i never would have guessed. Good video tho

[TwoSnailTom]

You are jerry rig everything for grills. I love your videos, super informative!

[mikehines]

Thank you for another great video back to the basics even the well seasoned Chef can learn something new have a great day and keep the home BBQ's lit All Summer Long

[TheDrunkenBBQ]

Great video and so relevant. I always use direct and indirect in 1 session and so there are more cooking trick you have to apply to get good results. Thanks for sharing and keep on grilling .

[dgblac]

I've never been disappointed by your videos, great tips.

[rajaadawood]

Best accessories free charcoal set up method 👍 Thanks 🌸💕🌹

[GetGooder]

Great video man! I had no idea you could cook pork like that! Man your wife must love you hahaha

[Jeff_F]

@Grill Top Experience I've just recently discovered your videos and they're exactly what I needed as I am new to charcoal grilling (family had one growing up but I wasn't the one grilling then, and it wasn't a kettle). I was wondering if you have a video or plan on releasing one using the rotisserie kit. I love the results of rotisserie grilling, and I love how many types of food you can put on a spit. I remember having rotisserie whole chicken or cornish hens growing up when my family had a charcoal grill and it was just about the most perfect chicken I've tasted, with moist meat and crisp skin with a smoke flavor. But I want to make sure that I do it right. Would you consider doing a video using the rotisserie kit? I know there are videos already out there, but I'd love to see a video from you, being that you have a great methodical way of explaining the how's and why's.

[FNProductions]

If you're using a chimney, how do you set up the snake

[easybackyardbbq]

The best way is the snake method. Snake method keeps even and low temps.

[kayslei]

Hi! All great videos! But i got a doubt: when you set the bbq for snake method, won’t the coals keep igniting during the process and thus will expose food to bad smoke throughout to entire cook?

[ulyssesmullins]

What are you recommendations for wanting to cook chicken wings? Low and slow? Or indirect? Also, what if you need to add more charcoal? Do you just ignite it separately in like a chimney before adding it to the grill? Also, what’s a recommended measure for the chimney for what temps? My grill doesn’t have a thermometer on it

[moosefromhell]

So, one thing I don't understand about this is how the snake method is valid considering that you're supposed to wait for the white smoke to dissipate. Since you're lighting the coals at one end of a bunch of unlit coals, won't they just release a bunch of white smoke the whole time you're cooking? Is it different for indirect cooking?

[SoundBoss]

So I just watched your video about using smoked wood chunks and letting them fully combust before adding the food… but how does that work with the Snake Method? Won’t you just be getting dirty smoke after the first big chunk goes out?

[bsilentmusic]

Sorry if you already answered this…I recently started using my Weber grill…but now of course I’ve been reading that charcoal grilling is bad for your health and environment….what r ur thoughts?

[mulletdad]

If you are snake method would the wood chunks create dirty smoke, or this way okay.

[MistahDubCat]

Everything was looking good till he put a London broil on the grill. Makes everything I heard irrelevant.

[Spring]

Why don’t you just say when you cook closer to the coals you have a better Sear it’s common sense everybody should know that I don’t know why he spent a minute and a half explaining that

[MrJustliketht]

You have no Idea what a dozen means apparently.

[TheEASTSIDECHICANO]

Please help! I hear the charcoal has to face away from the top vent. What exactly does it do?