CHECKING YOUR CHARCOAL
Your fire is ready when the charcoal is light gray. Test the heat by holding your hand, palm side down, ...
Your fire is ready when the charcoal is light gray. Test the heat by holding your hand, palm side down, over the coals at grid level and counting the seconds you can hold it there. Five seconds indicates a low temperature fire, four seconds – medium temperature, three seconds – medium-high, two seconds – hot, and one second indicates a fire that is too hot. — Carolyn Flournoy, Gannett News Service
12/2/16