Lighter Fluid & BGE

egger66

Last weekend I went to a friends camp house and much to my surprise he had a large BGE. However, upon further inspection, he has been using charcoal and lighter fluid in it for a few years....obviously, he doesnt know better. At any rate, I'm going back this weekend and was wanting to cook steaks, but I dont want any lighter fluid taste. Is there anything that I can do to try to get rid of the taste before I cook those steaks?
Thanks

egger66

By the way, I'll be bringing my own lump

PhilsGrill

Do a complete cleaning burn at 650 for 4 hours. Then train your friend on the proper use of starting the egg and the use of hardwood lump. Have him read the manual. For the cleaning burn, open the dome every once in a while to check the gasket.

egger66

Thanks....and we've already had a little talk about proper treatment of an egg and told him that if he does it again that I would have to rescue the thing from him

tjl5709

And stop at the depot and get him a mapp gas torch for Christmas............

Hoss

Clean burn it first.

Hoss

SmokeyPitt

Just curious...did your friend ever do any low and slow like ribs and butt, or did he pretty much just grill? Can you imagine a lighter fluid/briquette smoked butt??

Hungry Celeste

Blech! I abhor the smell of lighter fluid...can't stand it when someone three blocks away uses it & I can smell it on the wind!

LDD

you are one with the wind.. feel the wind, hear the wind... be the wind.

one quick question.. I haven't done a clean burn, why open to check the gasket? what do you check for? burning?

Shiff

I start my fire with 91% rubbing alcohol purchased at Walmart (pharmacy department). It burns clean and just requires a few squirts in 3 or 4 places. Be sure to get the 91% type since the regular 70% type has too much water content.

PhilsGrill

Just want to make sure the gasket is still intact and not melted.

LDD

gotcha! thanks