If you’re looking to up your game and earn some compliments from your friends, cooking over coals is the way to go. While cooking over coals might seem difficult, it actually is quite simple as you don’t need pans, grill, skillets, and other gadgets to cook delicious food. Here’s all you need to know about cooking over the coals.

1. Make the fire out of natural wood or lump coat and not briquettes. Briquettes contain additives and negatively affect the final taste of foods like meat.

2. Fire up your charcoal and let it burn for at least 30 minutes before beginning the cooking process. You can tell when it’s time to start cooking when the charcoal reaches high heat (white hot), as this is what makes food easy to cook and clean.

3. Arrange your coals so there are no open spots and flatten the coal bed so you can get a nice cooking surface.

4. Use protective equipment like pitchforks, gloves, and more.

5. Prepare everything you need beforehand. Things cook quickly, and you don’t want to be flustered before your guests.

6. You don’t have to relegate your veggies to the extras when you can throw them on the coals for a smoky vegetable plate.

7. Most people tend to overcook their meat to avoid food poisoning. While the reason is tenable, make sure you don’t overcook your meat, so it doesn’t get burnt.

8. As you cook, there will likely be an ash buildup. Fan away the excess ash, but be careful not to cause flames to flare up.

Conclusion

By following the tips above, you can now go-ahead to create something delicious out of raw/natural food and fire. They will help ensure that your foods don’t go down in flames but that you enjoy, you’re the smoky flavored meal you’ve always craved.