If you forget the charcoal chimney

Super_Dave wrote:
If you have pyro tendancies like myself, leave the chimney at home on purpose.

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wbwood wrote:
Will never use lighter fluid or any of the briquettes with it in them. Ruins the taste...

Yep. We have two chimneys. One for home and one for the rv so we never forget to have one.

I have one of those, maybe....no probably shouldn't.

If you have pyro tendancies like myself, leave the chimney at home on purpose.

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Will never use lighter fluid or any of the briquettes with it in them. Ruins the taste...

Brother-in-law favored a couple ounces of vegetable oil on the newspaper in his chimney-did speed up getting the charcoal to temp with none of the treated charcoal/gulf-light smell.

I'll take the chimney. If I forget it I may not have have oil either. Not that it isn't a good idea, but I hate to use anything more flammable than paper in the grill.
I do use the little blocks from Weber when I start a ring of briquettes in the Brinkman. It makes it easy given the fact you're only starting about 6 pieces. I don't know if this would burn long enough under those conditions though? There isn't much draft to work with.
I was using a home made chimney long ago. It was a #10 tin with coat hanger wires put through it to hold the briquettes. I dumped it with a pair of channel locks, the best DO lid tool made. It wasn't my idea, but I don't remember where I got it.
I thought I added, chemo brain: It is a good idea though and might even boost the chimney which sometimes takes two loads of paper.

Nice tip!

Me I dod it the easy way. Pour it full of lighter fluid. Light it, and wait for the fire to go out, and the charcoal turn white

I think I needed a translator. I'm not fluant in cajun. LOL!