A couple of my neighbours are typical British barbequers - enthusiastic, but not very good.
In go the coals with a few twigs and twists of paper and a splash of lighter fluid and before you know it the sausages and burgers are on. There is a lot of smoke and not a lot of heat.....
When I was in the RAF we used to use 45 gallon drums split down the middle as the BBQ base. In would go the coals then off we would go for a few beers and a game or two of darts. No food went on until the coals were white