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Fire starters...will this work?

itsmce
itsmce Posts: 410
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Last night's beef ribs produced copious amounts of fat drippings. I read on here recently that someone used paper egg cartons and parafin (I think) as fire starters. Got me thinking...any reason soaking the egg carton sections in the drippings from prior cook wouldn't work as fire starters?  Seems to me that would be similar to the paper towel soaked in vegetable oil technique that many use. 
Thoughts?
Large (sometimes wish it were an XL) in KS
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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
    Can't really think why not. Give it a try and let us know.
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    Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.
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  • jaydub58
    jaydub58 Posts: 2,167
    Just guessing, but it might carry over a smell that you really don't want.
    John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon
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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
    jaydub58 said:
    Just guessing, but it might carry over a smell that you really don't want.
    I was thinking that but, I assume that would burn off pretty quickly.
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    Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.
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    Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,227
    When camping, I have done it with bacon grease on a paper towel.  It saved me one 25 degree morning when I couldn't get the firestarter to catch, but the paper towel with bacon grease lit up very easily.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • Black_Badger
    Black_Badger Posts: 1,182
    I've done it with paper towels and it does work, but cooking oil is better (no smell, burns more evenly) and is essentially free since pretty much every kitchen already has it.

    Cheers
    B_B
    Finally back in the Badger State!

    Middleton, WI
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  • itsmce
    itsmce Posts: 410
    Update:
    I used this experiment today to start the fire. Worked just fine. I will probably make more the next time I have a bunch of grease from a cook. 
    Large (sometimes wish it were an XL) in KS
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