Building the perfect pyramid of charcoal briquettes is an art form practiced primarily by weekend barbecue chefs who also make their own marinades and have large bags of hickory chips in their garages. This is fine if you want to spend your entire Saturday slaving over the barbecue, but if you simply want to grill up a couple of salmon steaks for dinner, try this charcoal starter from Charcoal Companion. Place it in the barbecue, fill the bottom chamber with newspaper and the top with charcoal. Light the paper. Go have a lemonade or a beer. Come back in 20 minutes and pour the heated charcoal into the grill. Easy.
