17 Hacks That Will Make Your BBQ Awesome

Tortilla chips make excellent barbecue kindling.

Not only does everyone love pizza, it's filling. So when your burgers come out, they'll not be wolfed down in two minutes flat by hungry guests.

Avoid sticky fingers when rubbing down meat by putting it, along with your dry spices, in a jar then shake, shake, shake it like a polaroid picture until coated.

Like rosemary, sage or thyme. It'll give your food a smokey, herby flavour and make the air smell heavenly.

It'll not only help the food cook, it'll stop residue from sticking to the grill and prevent your food from getting stuck - which means you won't lose that barbecue-charred goodness that gives it flavour. Use garlic-marinated oil to give the food extra flavour.

Just tape two foil containers together and pop your burgers inside. The foil will keep them insulated and toasty warm until you're ready for round two.

You light the coal in it, then pour it on to your barbecue. This means you can start your grill with evenly lit coals and no barbecue fluid, smoke or other chemical nasties to contaminate your food.

…Make smoked lemonade. Slice a few lemons and lightly roast them on the grill. You can use these lemons in a traditional lemonade recipe to give it a smokey, grown-up flavour. Or to juice and serve with a smokey-flavoured liquor.

Thread pieces of meat and veg on rosemary sticks instead of wooden cocktail skewers - the bubbling meat juices will help infuse the meat with the rosemary's flavour.

You can cook fruit kebabs on cinnamon sticks.

… And your name on the inside of the bottom bun. That way the grill-master will be able to match up each person's burger choice with ease.

That's the perfect formula to get those photogenic criss-cross marks on your meat slabs.

Think of your grill as a clock. Angle the meat so that it is pointing towards 10 o'clock. Cook halfway through. Then turn it, don't flip it yet, so that it's pointing to 2 o'clock.

Flip and repeat for the other side.

It will keep your meat moist, tender and give it an extra flavour kick. Works particularly well with pork.

Make a thumb print in your burger and add an ice chip for an extra juicy burger.

Hollow out a large jalapeno, stuff with cream cheese, wrap with bacon then grill.

Lay it on a bed of lemon or lime slices first. This will give the fish a citrus tang too.