You’ve probably seen them in your public park, surrounded by picnic tables. Monuments to summer gatherings and shared meals with friends and family, public charcoal grills belong to the community—and that includes you. Here’s how to use one safely and respectfully to your fellow grillers.
Credit: Allie Chanthorn ReinmannIdeally, you’ve located a free charcoal grill and you’re come prepared with your marinated meats, skewers, fruit, veggies, or burgers.
What you'll need for grilling
Coal scoop, rake, or paper bag
Foil
Charcoal
Aluminum pan
In a perfect world, the folks last occupying this grill cleaned up their ashes and spent coals. In reality, you’ll probably roll up to a grill that looks like this.
Credit: Allie Chanthorn ReinmannNext, you're going to light your coals. You might be thinking: Wait, scrape the grate first ! But I save that for the next step because the grease from whatever is stuck on there will come off easier once it’s a bit warm. I like to use a charcoal chimney, but my dad prefers going the charcoal pyramid route. (The pyramid method requires stacking charcoal briquettes in a pyramid shape and lighting them from the bottom.) Use whichever method you prefer. Once your coals are ashy on the outside, you can arrange them in the area below the grill grate.
Your grates should now hot and cleaned off and ready to cook. Enjoy your afternoon of grilling and chatting with friends. Add more coals as needed to continue grilling.
How to clean up after you're done grilling.
I like to abide by the old saying, "leave it better than when you found it.” If you can see that your picnic guests are starting to slow down and food isn’t flying off plates as quickly as before, you can retire the grill. Stop putting food on and let the remaining coals run out. Wad up some more aluminum foil and scrape down the bars while they’re still warm so you can leave the grate clean for the next user.
Credit: Allie Chanthorn ReinmannDepending on how many coals you used or how big the grill was, you may have to wait a while for your coals to die out. This might be fine if the party is still going for hours after the grill has been retired. If the coals are still hot, be sure to extinguish the coals with some water from a water bottle. The ashes will be gross and a bit muddy, but once they’re no longer glowing you can scoop them into an aluminum pan and dispose of the ashes in a metal trash bin. (You can reuse the aluminum pan for this next time if you plan on doing this again.)
Credit: Allie Chanthorn ReinmannMost parks with grills will have a dedicated coal bin just for this purpose—it's completely metal like the one in the picture. Do not toss used coals into a plastic or paper lined bin just in case any of the coals haven’t been completely extinguished. Well done—your grilling day is finished. Pat yourself on the back for hosting a perfect summer outing.
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