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Lighter Fluid? How often do you use it?

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    #46
    I don’t use lighter fluid, but newspaper. Though lighter fluid is probably better for the environment and health than newspaper.

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      #47
      Use it if you have to. Everyone else can screw off

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        #48
        Aromatic hydrocarbons or soy ink and bleached paper. I know which one I would prefer, however, I load up my chimney and put it on the side burner of my gasser. Works like a charm.....

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          #49
          Wow! Never knew this would blow up as big as ecowper ‘s chili post a while back. Many opinions here, that’s good. Can’t wait to start my next post.....”Do people outside Texas, REALLY know how to cook?” 😂😂 Just Kidding! Leave me alone.

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          • smokin fool
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            People outside of Texas do cook, its whether or not you can get some poor sap to eat it or not.....in my case anyway.
            I think you would be a fool to ignore Texas, and Southwest cooking also, as being a major contributor of how we season and cook food in the last decade plus.
            May be a short sighted comment on my behalf but in this household it holds true.

          • ecowper
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            Well done sir

          #50
          Never. Too many other good ways to get a fire going.

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            #51
            I was going to throw in my two bobs worth but I think you have learned your lesson Panhead John haha

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            • Panhead John
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              Apparently I haven’t Stuey1515 See my above post. LOL

            #52
            I was a propane grill guy for years. Then got back into charcoal with a BGE. Can’t use lighter fluid because of the ceramic. Once I started using a chimney there was no need for lighter fluid. I can close my eyes and still remember the smell though.

            I used those electric coils, looftlighter, bbq dragon, they all work but the easiest way for me is two Weber cubes. I don’t get the paper anymore so I never have newspaper on hand.

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              #53
              I have several quarts in the garage that I buy on sale, but only use it for lighting my fire pit when the logs are less than perfectly seasoned. For cooking, chimney only, with cubes & paper.

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              • hoovarmin
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                That's a good tip.

              #54
              I have a bottle...but never use it for cooking.

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              • ComfortablyNumb
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                I have a few bottles, but they for getting me lit, not the charcoal!

              #55
              I stopped using lighter fluid when I discovery the charcoal chimney.

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                #56
                Not in at least 25 years I think.

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                  #57
                  Late as usual. I don't use it anymore because I am not only a chimney snob, but a PROUD chimney snob. So before the covid thing I was at a cousin's house up in Ohio, and he was grilling some burgers and brats. He went and got a big can of lighter fluid to start the coals, and I was just - aghast (see, snob word). Me: what the hell are you doing??? Don't use that crap!!! Him: sit down and shut the... well, just shut up and have another beer, dumb ass (I come from a very loving family). Bottom line, he made some excellent food. But did I learn anything - NO. I bought him a chimney before I left; he told me that now that pot is almost legal in Ohio, he was going to explore using it as a planter.

                  I am still a proud chimney snob though.

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                  • ComfortablyNumb
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                    If there is one place on earth where drugs should be legal it's Ohio....

                  #58
                  I think it was about 1995 or ‘96. Can’t remember exactly.

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                    #59
                    BernzOmatic TS8000. I use propane instead of MAP, because I'm a cheap bastard, and I have ditched my chimney because I have found it is just one more useless step in getting my fire going.

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                    • ComfortablyNumb
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                      Cheap bastard? I knew we had something in common!

                    • Panhead John
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                      Don’t think for a minute y’all got the market cornered on being a cheap bastard.

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