To the Angel Redditor that suggested starting your chimney with a little vegetable oil on a paper towel. I love you.
Works all the time.
by Pretend-Manager8429
21 Comments
poolboy__q
This is my favorite way, also the charcoal bag works great
Joey_BagaDonuts57
There’s more where that came from. Stick around this sub.
RYouNotEntertained
I know this sub has mixed feeling about them (can’t really figure out why), but you can pry tumbleweeds from my cold, dead fingers.
Double-LR
You’re welcome.
lol
thewickedbarnacle
Fritos work great also
No_Refrigerator_1632
You can also use hand sanitizer.
Had a bottle that got old and made your hands sticky. Now a couple pumps and I’m good to go 😉
IdaDuck
I like to use a gas torch, it just takes a few seconds to get it started.
ImportantStranger973
I just rip off a little of the charcoal bag and use it. Works great.
Labradoodle_Teddy_01
Bacon grease on a paper towel or from the charcoal bag works great
ExtraMarinaraSauce
Tortilla chips FTW.
leestephen916
I learned that from Good Eats host Alton Brown
ExBigBoss
lmao just buy the paraffin wax lighter cubes
PM-PicsOfYourMom
The grocer I go to has those “free take one” newspapers at the entrance. I grab one every couple times I go.
analogpursuits
I’m a fan of mopping up leftover bacon grease with paper towels, then twisting them into a ➰ shape. I freeze them in a ziploc, then use them to start mine. Messy, so do it by the sink. Bonus, it smells yummy when you’re firing things up.
Ultimatenub0049
As long as it’s only a little oil being used. Those chimneys specifically say don’t add igniter fluids when starting the fire in there.
NoUsernameFound179
I use a stainless steel alcohol stove with isopropyl alcohol to start it up, plus an extra round shield and chimney on top. I’m still working on a method to light it up with as little smoke as possible to avoid hindrance on the courtyard.
And we want the neighbors to have a full blast of only that good smoke 🤣
AwarenessGreat282
First I heard of it was Alton Brown and Good Eats
Ducal_Spellmonger
Am I the only one that just uses junk mail?
AppropriateWay690
Nope no can do buckaroo…no kind of chemical in or on any charcoal at anytime . An electric starter is the fastest and best tasting way to go. I have judged bbq competitions and have tasted everything from white gas to motor oil in meat that has been smoked with ‘dirty’ charcoal.
PorkPyeWalker
Great method, I haven’t bought a firelighter in years. Plus it’s a great way to use up old deep fat frying oil.
theresalwaysmanana
That’s what I’ve been doing for years works great! My family wastes paper towels like crazy so I started taking them out of the garbage (all they are used for is drying hands after washing) and use them with a little cheap vegetable oil.
21 Comments
This is my favorite way, also the charcoal bag works great
There’s more where that came from. Stick around this sub.
I know this sub has mixed feeling about them (can’t really figure out why), but you can pry tumbleweeds from my cold, dead fingers.
You’re welcome.
lol
Fritos work great also
You can also use hand sanitizer.
Had a bottle that got old and made your hands sticky. Now a couple pumps and I’m good to go 😉
I like to use a gas torch, it just takes a few seconds to get it started.
I just rip off a little of the charcoal bag and use it. Works great.
Bacon grease on a paper towel or from the charcoal bag works great
Tortilla chips FTW.
I learned that from Good Eats host Alton Brown
lmao just buy the paraffin wax lighter cubes
The grocer I go to has those “free take one” newspapers at the entrance. I grab one every couple times I go.
I’m a fan of mopping up leftover bacon grease with paper towels, then twisting them into a ➰ shape. I freeze them in a ziploc, then use them to start mine. Messy, so do it by the sink. Bonus, it smells yummy when you’re firing things up.
As long as it’s only a little oil being used. Those chimneys specifically say don’t add igniter fluids when starting the fire in there.
I use a stainless steel alcohol stove with isopropyl alcohol to start it up, plus an extra round shield and chimney on top. I’m still working on a method to light it up with as little smoke as possible to avoid hindrance on the courtyard.
And we want the neighbors to have a full blast of only that good smoke 🤣
First I heard of it was Alton Brown and Good Eats
Am I the only one that just uses junk mail?
Nope no can do buckaroo…no kind of chemical in or on any charcoal at anytime . An electric starter is the fastest and best tasting way to go. I have judged bbq competitions and have tasted everything from white gas to motor oil in meat that has been smoked with ‘dirty’ charcoal.
Great method, I haven’t bought a firelighter in years. Plus it’s a great way to use up old deep fat frying oil.
That’s what I’ve been doing for years works great! My family wastes paper towels like crazy so I started taking them out of the garbage (all they are used for is drying hands after washing) and use them with a little cheap vegetable oil.