There's nothing like smell of a charcoal grill being fired up to get us salivating and ready to celebrate a big weekend of football — but charcoal grilling can be intimidating. How do you start it?

“One positive from the pandemic is that people were spending more time together,” is what George Preckwinkle, an owner of the Central Illinois Ace Hardware stores, said when I met with him recently on ...

Test results aside, let’s start with the intangible reasons we love The Good Charcoal Company: Its acacia charcoal is made from invasive trees in Namibia that are encroaching on grasslands; it’s ...

I love when summer rolls around and I can throw my favorite foods on the grill to get that coveted, smoky goodness during a family cookout. I'm partial to a charcoal grill, but I've recently learned ...

An aged steak being cooked on the grill over direct heat Photo by SIMON SCHLUTER. It’s the month of May and if you are a seasonal griller, this is the month that you take your grill out of storage, ...

As temperatures start to rise, many people are dusting off their patio furniture and getting ready for grill season. And now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s safe to ...

Grilling frequently can increase a person’s risk of cancer, as meat cooked at high heat and over smoke creates carcinogenic compounds. Charcoal also typically creates more smoke than gas. Share on ...