anthonyd wrote:

>
> Have you tried creating a two level fire?

No.

>
> > What is the answer? Am I using the wrong type of charcoal? Is there
> > a flame-inhibitor spray, perhaps?
>
> You could get a spray bottle of water to go after the flare-ups, but
> I've never tried this method.

I can tell.


> Seems like it would just take the temp
> of the fire down

Of course it does. That's the intention.


> or create more steam and that doesn't sound great.


If you use the spray correctly, it works well... never seen any steam
on our "grill" and we do it every other night in summer here in South
Africa....

Cathy