bbq: It's my first time doing one of these and I don't want anything to go wrong, it looks pretty simple to do but just going to check. Having it on the beach. What do I have to buy? Do I buy coal separate from the portable bbq grill? What food would be easily cooked on it? Do I just pour the coal in the grill light it and put the grill rack over it? Will using wooden sticks catch fire if I shish-kebab things?|||their is 2 kinds of BBQ out their that are portable 1 is charcoal and the other is gas. i myself prefer gas it is easier to use and safer in most cases. u just screw the bottle in the regulator hose and turn the gas knob and lite it with a grill lighter. then when your done cooking just turn it off let it cool down and pack it in the car And go. charcoal grills are messy u have to Wait for the Cole's to burn down and wight for it to cool before you can handel it then dump the ashes somewhere safe so you don,t accidentally start a fire. most public beaches prefer gas grills now as to what you can cook . steak hamburger hot dogs chicken sausages fish etc. etc. if you are going to do kabobs on the stick soak the sticks in water overnight then make them up when your ready to cook or use the metal skewers so enjoy have fun and the more you bbq the better you get .|||ok you need metal sticks to do the shish kabobs - use match light from kingsford or you will need to use lighter fluid to start the charcol. Pork chops,hamburgers are great on the grill. Chicken can be done later after more practice if you have a rotisere attatchment