Lump Charcoal

Start by Picking Up a Bag and Feeling How Heavy It Is

Two weeks into spring, it's grilling season here in northern Vermont (despite the snow).

“People only need to know so much about charcoal,” I’ve been warned. But I’ve been meaning to say a little something about charcoal that might be useful. Fifteen or 20 years ago, I realized that most of the bags of charcoal I bought in the US felt heavy for their siz…