BBQ-PDQ: OgreBurgers

Step 4 Fire It Up Baby!

Get your grill going and place some dry wood biscuits on the flame once it is ready to cook on, you will also want to add some of the soaked wood biscuits both on the fire and on the grill near the burgers. You can also use a small tin can (like a tuna can) full of water, a wood biscuit or two and some of the sawdust or wood chips. Keep this on the grill near hottest part of the flame so that the water will steam and carry that smoky flavor throughout the BBQ. Most of the smoky flavor will come from the wood biscuits that are on the fire but the tin can is good in case you run out of biscuits or forget to add more as they burn up (some smoky flavor is better than none!)

DO NOT start cooking your food as soon as you see fire!!! (unless you use gas) I can not tell you how new BBQ-ers have have made this mistake...nor how many tons of food have been ruined by this mistake. Especially if you are using lighter fluid, be sure the flame dies down and that most of the coal are just a subtle orange glow. I find that many times after i cook my food it just then becomes perfect for cooking so don't worry about the flame going out. (Worst case scenario you just add a few more coals or wood.)

As you are waiting for the fire to get up to temperature saute some onions in a skillet to assemble into your hamburger.