Prepare grill for indirect cooking by igniting equal number of charcoal briquets on each side of fire grate, leaving space in center. (beefitswhatsfordinner.com)
In the reduction of briquets to coal equivalent, different conversion factors are applied according to their origin from hard coal, peat, brown coal, or lignite. (eia.gov)
Mesquite charcoal (not briquets) is acceptable, however, especially when soaked hardwood chips are placed on top to created even more smoke. (fieryfoodscentral.com)