Thanks for being a fan Andy! I really appreciate it!

Good question on the charcoal and tough to give a easy answer. The number of briquets required depends on what you are going to cook, how you are going to cook it and the quality of the charcoal. For me every cook is a bit different but if I was to give a ball park shot at how much to use, then I would say most time I fill up my Weber Charcoal Chimney 3/4 full with charcoal briquets or roughly 60 – 75 briquettes (note: I have not counted and I am only guessing at that number). I go by feel (Heat level) and dome temp when judging if the grill is ready to cook and that is another discussion and video coming soon 🙂 Best advice I can give you there is take the time to properly pre-heat your grill grate.

I cook the pizza with the lid on after I add the ingredients.

Gary

I recently found your videos and site, and have become a quick fan! Thank you for your excellent work. I’m new to outdoor cooking and still learning about the great flexibility and control that cooking with charcoal allows. But it means I have to take more care to quantity and placement of briquettes (verses just turning a dial). I’m finding myself often not using enough fuel. Could you please take a few extra moments to cover roughly how much charcoal you’re using on your cooks? Or how hot to get the kettle, as grate-level thermometers are cheap as $4. Also, on this cook, do you just leave the kettle lid off and watch it carefully?

Hi Natalie!

Thank you and thanks for visiting! I was checking out your Road Trip article… very cool adventure there!

Gary

Thanks Fab! I checked out the http://www.bakerstonebox.com/ looks pretty cool!

Gary