This year, I took the plunge. My entire family has always cooked on gas grills, and I went with the flow. However, after purchasing an insanely expensive gas grill and only having it last two years. I was annoyed. I stayed away from charcoal because of the lighter fluid horror stories I've heard over the years. This year, I bought my first charcoal grill, and with a friend's recomendation I went with Kingsford's match light. Very simple to light, and great for new charcoal grillers like myself. It has definitely raised my confidence level. Now, I feel a lot more comfortable using charcoal. It lights extremely easily, and burns for a nice long time. I recomemend this to anyone new to grilling!