The way you make heat ends up in the food. Petroleum lighter fluid and quick-light briquettes soaked in accelerant leave a chemical note on everything you grill. You can get a hotter, cleaner fire without any of it.
The clean setup is simple: real hardwood charcoal or additive-free briquettes, lit with a chimney starter and a natural fire starter instead of lighter fluid. Add wood chunks when you want smoke that tastes like wood.
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