I made charcoal in a closed pot to improve fuel efficiency. Controlling oxygen and heat maximized carbon content.

Don't be fooled by viral BBQ chicken recipes. This tangy 75-year-old recipe is a well loved favorite for a reason.

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The lengths to which chefs will go to customize the dining experience are astounding: fermenting their own soy sauce, burning vegetable scraps for ash salt, curing fish charcuterie — it’s all in a day ...

Close up of charcoal grill and hand turning meats on it. - Outdoortravelfun/Shutterstock Although grilling may be one of the simplest forms of cooking, it requires a ...

Although grilling may be one of the simplest forms of cooking, it requires a little bit of preparation, patience, and observation. An overlooked part of charcoal grilling is making sure the charcoal ...

If you’ve scrolled through TikTok lately, you’ve probably seen people swearing by sleek black tubes promising whiter, brighter teeth with the help of activated charcoal. But does toothpaste with ...

Man cooking on a charcoal grill - Kathrin Ziegler/Getty Images For many, firing up the grill is synonymous with good weather, social gatherings, and mouthwatering food. Whether it's a simple backyard ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Charcoal is one of the more straightforward items to craft in Minecraft, but it still requires some legwork. It can be used for various vital things ...

When Gibril Ali talks of “black gold”, he does not mean oil. He buys it in sacks, not barrels. He sells it to his customers in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, from a metal shack. But in Kenya there is ...

What’s better, charcoal or gas? That’s the eternal question of the grilling ages, one that backyard chefs have been asking since the first suburbanite lit a match to cook supper outdoors. It is also, ...

Charcoal has been used as a drawing material for 30,000 years, by artists all over the world. In contemporary times, it is primarily encountered in art supply stores in a highly regularized processed ...