To get ready for summer, I attended The Grilling Games hosted by Pine Mountain® firestarters and firelogs and Royal Oak® charcoal with Chef Josh Capon, the executive chef behind Lure Fishbar, B&B Winepub and El Toro Blanco in New York City.

Note: I was invited as media to this event. Any personal views expressed are always 100% my own.

While doing grilling demos for yummy burgers we taste tested later, Chef Capon shared grilling tips including

For the best charcoal barbecue, you want to cook over hot, ashy gray charcoal. The ExtremeStart Firestarter from Pine Mountain allows for easy charcoal grilling anywhere without needing to mess with accelerants.

You simply place the starter on the grill grate, light at the wrapper indications, and place the charcoal chimney on top. Your coals turn gray in minutes and you can spend more time enjoying your burgers than babysitting the grill.

And don't we all want to spend time enjoying our food and time with friends and family?

During the event, that what I did (enjoying the food), while my son enjoyed all the different games including....


Timed cheeseburger building. Those buns were kinda heavy but my son did pretty good. He earned himself a pair of sun shades. LOL

As you can see we had a blast during the grilling games. We're ready to enjoy summer cookouts with friends and family!

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