How to make charcoal grill hotter

First, make sure you have enough charcoal. The more hot coals you add to the grill, the hotter it will get. If your grill uses a grate with holes in it (like an egg or Weber), you can pile them up higher so that they’re closer to the food. Or if it’s an enclosed model with vents on top (like a kettle), open those vents as wide as possible so that air can circulate through them and feed into the fire below.

If your grill doesn’t have any kind of venting system or even if it does! You can create some natural ventilation by cutting small holes in a piece of cardboard or tin foil and placing one over each burner section every time before lighting them up for cooking purposes.

This allows air flow without letting too much heat escape out through these opening windows onto other areas where food isn’t being cooked yet. Finally: arrange those coals in pyramid-shaped piles around each burner instead of just laying them flat across its surface; this allows maximum exposure between burning embers and grates alike while also maximizing heat output from all sides simultaneously.

Make sure you have enough charcoal.

If your grill isn’t hot enough, it could be because you don’t have enough charcoal. The amount of charcoal you need to get a good fire going depends on the size of your grill. However, it’s important not to skimp on this step so that you can get your grill up to full temperature quickly. If you don’t have enough fuel to heat up your grill sufficiently, then it will take longer for the coals or briquettes to produce enough heat for cooking.

If you’re acolyte, use starter fluid.

This is a chemical that burns very hot and helps get the charcoal going. It’s not as effective as lighter fluid, but it does work well for this purpose. The only drawback is that starter fluid can be harmful to your health if used excessively. If you choose to use it, do so sparingly and only when necessary!

Mix your charcoal so it gets fully lit on all sides.

Mix your charcoal so it gets fully lit on all sides. You can do this by hand with a shovel, or you can use a metal rake to break up any clumps. If you’ve got a torch available, light the entire pile of charcoal in one spot and then move around to light other spots as needed.

If you’re using a chimney starter, fill it with coals, place it into the grill, let it sit for 10 minutes or so (this will ensure that all coals are hot), then spread them out around the bottom of your grill before lighting them with a match or lighter.

If you want to read more, Check out the detailed guide on How to start charcoal grill with chimney.

Arrange the coals in a pyramid or other pattern to maximize heat.

You can also arrange the coals in a pyramid or other pattern to maximize heat. This is done by positioning the coals at the top of the pyramid and placing them in a line from there down, or arranging them in circles around each other.

This technique can be used for any type of charcoal grill that uses coal as its source of heat.

Only open the vents fully when you are heating up your grill.

Open them only a little bit at a time and then wait until you see a difference in temperature before opening them more. This allows you to get the perfect temperature without wasting too much time or fuel.

If the vents are opened too much, the heat will escape and your grill won’t get hot enough. If they are opened too little, it won’t get hot enough either!

Adjust the bottom vents first.

To make your charcoal grill hotter, you’ll want to adjust the bottom vents first. The top vents work in conjunction with the bottom ones and are less important when it comes to temperature control.

The bottom vents control the amount of air coming into your grill while the top vents control how much is being exchanged between ambient air and inside your grill (and vice versa).

It’s a pretty simple concept: if you open up all three bottom vents, then more air will be allowed in, which raises the overall temperature of your grill; close all three or two out of three and much less will get through, lowering it again.

Don’t turn up the top vent too quickly.

Opening the top vent too quickly can kill your fire, so be careful. If you open it too far and let in too much air, there won’t be enough oxygen to maintain combustion. Opening it slowly will allow just enough oxygen to come in so that the fire stays alive.

Opening the top vent should be done slowly when you’re trying to make sure that your charcoal grill gets hotter. You want to open just enough so that air flows into the grill as it would normally do when grilling food on low heat, that is, not much at all!

You can achieve high temperatures on your grill with patience and some basic techniques.

It’s no secret that charcoal grills are the preferred choice for many backyard chefs. However, getting high heat on your grill can be a challenge if you don’t know how to do it.

The first thing you need to do is make sure that you have enough charcoal in your grill and light it properly. Once you have good coals going in your grill, try opening the lid of the grill so that more oxygen gets inside. Then close the lid and wait ten minutes with no smoke coming from the chimney before checking again for hot spots on your cooking surface.

Once there are hot spots on your cooking surface and small flames coming from underneath them (you should see them through ventilation holes), move any food away from those areas so they won’t burn when they come into contact with direct heat (a good way to do this is with aluminum foil).