Charcoal or Gas? Depends on What Youre Grilling.

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9. Monday my husband just grilled for the first time in decades

On the cheap itty bitty grill his brother gave us after he "upgraded" to a propane grill.

I'd brined four chicken breasts and five leg quarters according to Alton Brown's "Ring of Fire" recipe - http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/ring-of-fire-grilled-chicken-recipe-2014542

I used his dry rub recipe with two changes - used my "sweet" curry with no hot peppers and left out the chili powder. For the cocoa powder I used some old Hershey's Special Dark chocolate.

We bought a little two pound bag of easy light charcoal - you just set fire to the bag and by the time the paper burns off, the charcoal is ready to go - and a bag of hardwood bricketts to add some flavor.

We had to cook the chicken in two batches, the grill is so small, but it turned out great. The chocolate spice rub from the Alton Brown recipe is so good, no sauce is needed, but next time I might use a different rub for less flavor just so I can have some sauce on my chicken.

If this becomes a habit, we'll have to buy a real grill - this one is like a toy one to have something to cook on after a hurricane.