just bbq'd some beef ribs with my Weber charcoal grill and they were very tasty! This is my first successful attempt at this because im too used to the microwave! So here were my steps:
1) I cleaned out the grill; scraped the sides, wire brushed the bottom and top grills
2) then made a small pile of charcoal briquets making sure they were all close together and saturated it with lighter fluid. Waited a minute to let the fluid soak in, then lit and put the top grill on. Waited till the fire was fully ablaze and continued to wait until the fire settled down.
3) then I went in the house and prepared the ribs. I separated them and put the bbq sauce on the meaty side and when the coals had all turned white I put them on the grill meaty side up spacing them evenly around the outside of the grill and put the lid on (with the vent mostly closed because it was a little windy).
4) it started smoking like crazy and lots of sizzling sounds. I periodically checked on the progress to make sure nothing was burning. I was tempted to turn the ribs over but didn't do it. Keep the meaty side up and let it cook until it's not smoking so much and the sizzling sounds stop.
5) now they should be done or almost done (depending on if you like rare or well done). Take a rib off the grill and slice it and check the center to see how well it's cooked. I let them cook another 45 min until no more pink.
They turned out great, and my dog is making sure there's no waste. I'm open to all suggestions except be a vegetarian!