The great thing about a charcoal grill is that cooking over hot coals can add incredible, smoky flavors to your food—especially if you throw a handful of aromatic wood chips onto the pile. What’s not-so-great is the difficulty of getting the charcoal lit. Some users struggle to light a charcoal fire, at least without using foul-smelling paraffin.
If you want smoky barbecue flavors without going to all the effort of learning how to light a charcoal grill, then you could try using a smoker box on one of the best gas grills. This accessory is basically a lidded, metal box, with some holes that allow smoke to escape. You put aromatic wood chips inside the box, position it safely inside your grill, apply heat—and then the wood chips do the rest, infusing food with deliciously smoky flavor.
