Starting Charcoal
| Author | Topic: Starting Charcoal |
|---|---|
|
Agent
Member # 2820
|
written Friday, July 21 2006 19:35
Profile
Does anyone here have difficulty starting charcoal for barbeques? If you do barbeque, what is your preferred method of starting the fire? What are your thoughts on lighter fluid, gasoline, presoaked briquets, wax and sawdust fire starters, newspaper tower starters, etc.? -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
|
Law Bringer
Member # 6785
|
written Friday, July 21 2006 19:38
Profile
I find a flamethrower works great and you don't have to worry about using too much lighter fluid. Of course you have to practice to get just the BBQ. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
|
Lifecrafter
Member # 6388
|
written Friday, July 21 2006 19:56
Profile
I prefer a gas grill myself. Nice and efficient. Posts: 794 | Registered: Tuesday, October 11 2005 07:00 |
|
Lifecrafter
Member # 6193
|
written Friday, July 21 2006 20:04
Profile
Homepage
Well generally if I'm using charcoal and am having trouble lighting it I just squirt some lighter fluid on and give it another go. If its windy I'll try to keep the wind off of it until it gets going. I just use matches, I'm not so sure about using gasoline in a grill, sounds like a recipe for injuries. Newspaper makes an awful nasty smoke (I suppose if it all burned off before you started cooking....) But yeah, it can be a pain. As for my preferred method of cooking, some people swear by hickory and other things to flavor the meat, I just have a gas grill. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 | Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00 |
|
Shaper
Member # 5450
|
written Friday, July 21 2006 20:35
Profile
Homepage
quote:Agreed. EDIT: Don't even think about the saying the shrimp joke. Anyone. [ Friday, July 21, 2006 20:36: Message edited by: Spring ] -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
|
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
|
written Friday, July 21 2006 22:53
Profile
Homepage
What shrimp joke? -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
|
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Member # 919
|
written Friday, July 21 2006 22:58
Profile
Gas grills seem to be the way to go. I tend to stay away from all those extras; a bit of lighter fluid should do the trick. You really don't need the other things you mentioned. Hickory is pretty good, by the way, as is applewood... -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
|
Triad Mage
Member # 7
|
written Saturday, July 22 2006 02:38
Profile
Homepage
I have one of those heating rods that you plug in and it gets hot and starts to glow. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
|
Law Bringer
Member # 6489
|
written Saturday, July 22 2006 06:54
Profile
Homepage
I use a George Foreman grill. Much easier to clean up. -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
|
Agent
Member # 6581
|
written Saturday, July 22 2006 08:13
Profile
Homepage
For start the fire, the better solution for me is use the "Accendina". I don't know how I can traslate it in English; it is a cube that can burn for many minutes before melt. With this "ethernal fire", the wood is easy to burn. -------------------- Download Geneforge 4: Rebellion You have 6 posts. Nobody cares what you think. - Thuryl Wikipedia may be your friend, but UBB is not. - Dikiyoba Posts: 1310 | Registered: Tuesday, December 20 2005 08:00 |
|
Agent
Member # 5814
|
written Saturday, July 22 2006 19:25
Profile
quote:No worries, mate. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
|
Lifecrafter
Member # 3171
|
written Saturday, July 22 2006 19:28
Profile
Homepage
quote:Sereously those things are amazing. No-one even cares about the guys boxing career. Everyone just knows him from the grills. Posts: 776 | Registered: Friday, July 4 2003 07:00 |
|
The Establishment
Member # 6
|
written Saturday, July 22 2006 20:38
Profile
quote:Can't say I've ever had trouble with that. I lay out the coals (nothing special, just regular charcoal) in a pryamid like formation, drench them in lighter fluid, let it soak for a minute or so and light them. I usually just start it with one of those conventional grill lighters you buy at the grocery store. After that, wait for the flames to die out and then place the meat on the grill. Place the cover on to help maintain heat, but make sure the holes are open so the coals can get enough oxygen. If you have trouble, the most likely candidate would be the charcoal itself. Make sure it's stored in a cool, dry place. Excessive moisture is not good for it. Otherwise, try purchasing your charcoal from a different store as it is not inconceivable that the place you bought it from does not handle it appropriately. Have fun and don't burn down the world! -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
|
Lifecrafter
Member # 6403
|
written Sunday, July 23 2006 03:03
Profile
quote:Spoilsport :( -------------------- ??? ?????? ???? ????? Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00 |
|
Agent
Member # 2820
|
written Sunday, July 23 2006 07:37
Profile
In the past year or two, it has been easy to start the fire because I had the sawdust and wax starters. They make more smoke than an unmuffled 18-wheeler. However, they haven't failed to start a fire yet. They even work great for camping in case you cannot get the boyscout techniques to work. However, in past years sometimes the charcoal was quite damp from the bag being open too long. The worst time was during a family reunion where everybody was waiting for some food for almost an hour. Now, after running out of the aforementioned starters, I played around with different ideas and finally came up with a seemingly foolproof way to do it from now on. Considering that I built the contraption myself in a few minutes, I think it is original. I may post up some more info on it after I get some breakfast. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
|
Infiltrator
Member # 1092
|
written Tuesday, July 25 2006 23:38
Profile
Homepage
I have a gas grill myself that has an electronic ignition thingy to light it. Works nicely. -------------------- When you think you can't get any lower in life and hit rock bottom, God hands you a shovel. Why should I say somthin intelligent when idiots like you make me look intelligent in the first place. Posts: 615 | Registered: Friday, May 3 2002 07:00 |
|
Board Administrator
Member # 1
|
written Wednesday, July 26 2006 13:38
Profile
Homepage
Used gas and charcoal extensively. Hardwood charcoal (not briquettes) = teh win. When I fire up my Big Green Egg, I use little fire-starters packs, the sterno things you light and forget. Used several brands. They're fantastic. - Jeff Vogel -------------------- Official Board Admin spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com Posts: 960 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
|
Agent
Member # 2820
|
written Thursday, July 27 2006 08:07
Profile
I am peeved because I cannot go out into my little garden and patio area: I have ground nesting bees. They make having a barbeque difficult, and most people do not like being invited to gatherings where they get stung repeatedly. This is the first time I have seen them in such numbers before, and though they are cute because they are so small, they still pack a small stinger. I am killing them off, one by one. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
|
Law Bringer
Member # 6489
|
written Thursday, July 27 2006 08:17
Profile
Homepage
If I were you, I'd hire an exterminator. -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |