How to Use briquette in a Sentence

briquette

noun

• For roasting, put the same amount of briquettes on top and on bottom.
  — Pete Zimowsky, idahostatesman, 26 May 2017
• Use a chimney starter or build a teepee of about 100 charcoal briquettes and light.
  — Claire Perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 June 2017
• Often when you’re done grilling there’s still plenty of life left in the charcoal briquettes.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2020
• Drain the chips and put them in a smoker box or foil packet poked with a few fork holes to release the smoke; set it between the grate and the briquettes, close to the flame.
  — Jim Shahin, sacbee.com, 23 May 2017
• If using a charcoal grill, light the charcoal or briquettes; when the coals are ready, distribute them to one side of the grill.
  — Jim Shahin, charlotteobserver, 6 Oct. 2017
• Drain the wood chips and put them in a smoker box or foil packet poked with a few fork holes to release the smoke; set it between the grate and the briquettes, close to the flame.
  — Philly.com, 25 May 2017
• But then, the heating element inside turns cherry red, and in short order the edges of the briquettes start to glow.
  — Dylan Tweney, WIRED, 3 Sep. 2010
• Put your choice of slow-burning briquettes or lump charcoal in its hopper.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2023
• Even seasoned hands can’t handle the heat coming off hot briquettes.
  — John Kennedy, Popular Science, 24 May 2020
• When top coals are partially covered with ash, pour briquettes evenly over the other side of the grill.
  — The Mercury News, 13 May 2017
• Stuffed inside is a blend of 100 percent recycled soy wax and paper pulp briquettes that will burn hot for up to five hours.
  — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 11 June 2018
• Once glowing, the briquettes were distributed evenly across the entire surface of the bottom of the grill and all food was cooked directly over them.
  — James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2017
• Light large chimney starter three-quarters filled with charcoal briquettes (4 1/2 quarts).
  — Washington Post, 29 July 2019
• According to the Yonhap news agency, Lee was found with a charcoal briquette in his passenger seat and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
• Those degrees of difference means that what reads as rare comes out as medium-rare, medium is medium-well, and well-done is a briquette.
  — Joe Ray, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2017
• Plan your fire: Charcoal briquettes usually last about an hour.
  — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 23 May 2017
• Although the charcoal briquette tips are a great help, there's a shortage of instruction on controlling the vents for that low heat level.
  — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• In Scotland, the barley would be dried over burning briquettes of peat, organic plant matter compressed in the ground for thousands of years.
  — Francine Maroukian, Popular Mechanics, 19 May 2018
• In the meantime, the other major use of coffee chaff is still to be processed and pressed into charcoal briquettes, which rely on fillers like chaff or wood dust.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 4 Dec. 2019
• Clarke also vows to add a major new element to the project — an iron plant that would turn taconite concentrate produced at the site into hot briquette iron.
  — John Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2017
• In small kitchen huts, customers light a special stove and insert the briquette—an eco-friendly solution to the demand for wood to fuel cookstoves.
  — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
• For a quick, surefire way to light charcoal without having to douse the hardwood or briquettes with lighter fluid, try a charcoal chimney starter.
  — Noelle Carter, latimes.com, 30 June 2017
• Light large chimney starter mounded with charcoal briquettes (7 quarts).
  — America's Test Kitchen, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2023
• Light large chimney starter mounded with charcoal briquettes (7 quarts).
  — America's Test Kitchen, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2023
• One afternoon, the faint smell of charcoal briquettes wafted over the crowd, sunburned men and women planted in camp chairs and trying to keep snuffling dogs not used to leashes to heel.
  — Penelope Green, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
• Keep in mind that, while the briquette smoker itself is reasonably priced, briquettes tend to be more expensive than wood chips or pellets.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
• Lava rock or ceramic briquettes: Look for ones that are crumbling or have a lot of debris or grease on them; replace if necessary.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2018
• Selecting the Right Grill Portable grills are fueled by lump and briquette charcoal or propane, each with its own advantages.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2019
• Hestan’s ceramic briquettes add to the dish by catching any drippings and sizzling them into smoky flavor.
  — Hestan, Bon Appetit, 7 Apr. 2017
• This is not your typical American cookout with briquettes poured into a Weber and doused in lighter fluid.
  — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024