Quick lighting charcoal briquettes - GIFs

[Frank S]

Maybe to light the actual cooking charcoal but not to cook over. I bet they give quite an unfavorable taste to the food.

with any kind of charcoal no matter how you light it the key to cooking with it or wood for that matter is to build a large enough fire and allow it to be reduced toi nothing but glowing coals before starting to cook. adding more charcoal or wood during cooking will ruin the true flavor of the meat unless your cooker has a solid plate instead of an open grill. A solid plate cooks by heat alone so the flame never comes in contact, but you might as well be cooking in a skillet on the stove top