1.   Hardware stores sell bags of oak or hickory chunks, which can be lighted in a chimney starter and used as you would charcoal.

2.   Invest in an inexpensive chimney starter for your charcoal grill.

3.   On a charcoal kettle grill, light the charcoal or Charwood in a chimney starter.

4.   The beauty of a chimney starter is that its cylindrical shape helps ignite the coals evenly.

5.   When grilling a couple of steaks or chicken breasts, a large chimney starter full of wood chunks will be sufficient.

6.   When grilling for one or two people, a single chimney starter full of chunks will be enough.