OT- charcoal memories- OT

ksmyrl

Been coming to the same family lake property for 40+ years. There is just something about the smell of charcoal and lighter fluid in a kettle. Flat iron steak after a few more bourbons. Happy weekend yall. 

kl8ton

Oh yeah! My grandparents had a house on a large river here in michigan. I have fond memories of a red Weber kettle and Kingsford lighter fluid and Kingsford charcoal. Always barbecue chicken with kc masterpiece. 

SGH

ksmyrl said:

There is just something about the smell of charcoal and lighter fluid in a kettle. 

Agree 100%. That is the smell that launched millions of would be Brisket Gods. It’s a smell that really hits home with a man. It ranks right up there with a man’s first whiff of, well y’all know the rest of it. 

On a separate note, enjoy your visit my friend.  

ksmyrl

@SGH thanks for responding. You don't remember but early in my Egg days you and I chatted on the phone a few times and you helped me a ton. We might have discussed AR style rifles too...maybe.

Thanks my friend. 

SGH

ksmyrl said:

@SGH thanks for responding. You don't remember but early in my Egg days you and I chatted on the phone a few times and you helped me a ton. We might have discussed AR style rifles too...maybe.

Thanks my friend. 

I absolutely do remember my friend. And we can chat more anytime you like. Always a pleasure  to talk to good folks 👍

U_tarded

SGH said:

ksmyrl said:

@SGH thanks for responding. You don't remember but early in my Egg days you and I chatted on the phone a few times and you helped me a ton. We might have discussed AR style rifles too...maybe.

Thanks my friend. 

I absolutely do remember my friend. And we can chat more anytime you like. Always a pleasure  to talk to good folks 👍

This is why I love this place.  My wife and I went to brisket camp one and Scotty was shoving so much food on our plates you would have thought we were family.  

ksmyrl

@SGH has said 100 times I should stop paying for a fishing guide when the boys and I go to the coast. I assume you're still fishing SGH?

We will not take advantage but I'll buy you a drink on our trip to Biloxi

SGH

ksmyrl said:

@SGH has said 100 times I should stop paying for a fishing guide when the boys and I go to the coast. I assume you're still fishing SGH?

We will not take advantage but I'll buy you a drink on our trip to Biloxi

Unfortunately it’s been a while since I have got to do any serious fishing. Life and work gets in the way most of the time. However I still love it and slip a trip in when I can.  

And on a separate note, the drinks 🍺 are on me my friend 👍

Langner91

My Dad had a weber kettle the exact same color as that one.  I can still see the brown.  I wish he hadn't gotten rid of it. It was older, and didn't have the ash cleanout contraption on the bottom.  What a grill!  He kept it looking like his cars, which were always spotless.

His buddies used to rib him and ask him if he waxed his Weber!

I can smell that photo!  Thanks for posting it!

ksmyrl

@Langner91 I tell my kids all the time "take care of your stuff and your stuff will take care of you". Cars, boats, grills, tools, etc. 

I've been looking for a good deal on an egg for years to use at the lake. I'm still looking. But a lot of really good food has come off ole Weber Kettles. 

lousubcap

Always remember, It's the cook, not the cooker.  But your openjng post did bring back memories.  

CGS

yep kettles, bottle of lighter fluid and bag of briquettes where the norm back in the day. I have a neighbor who still uses lighter fluid, never forget that smell.....lol

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Canugghead

I still smell my neighbour's lighter fluid

Powak

Love going to the state parks and smelling that. That mixed with a little sunscreen.

lousubcap

I always use briquettes and charcoal lighter to get a bed of coals going on my stick burner.  A great trigger to a prior life-

Langner91

I wonder if all of the threads on the Weber Kettle and Kingsford Blue Bag forums devolve into polit...

Nevermind.

Fred19Flintstone

I use lighter fluid to start my burn pile.  Lots of dead limbs and cut down trashy trees to burn.  

wwinnc

Lots of time and good cooks (pre BGE) spent with a couple of Weber kettles and Kingsford!  Kinda miss that sometimes.

Yno

We spent three evenings at a campground with some friends last week (we stayed in the onsite lodge!). Every evening the surrounding campers would pile a bunch of firewood in the pit, douse it with lighter fluid, and start a big blaze. Some kept pouring it on. If that smell had previously held any fond memories for me, it will never do so again.

I put some used paper towels in our pit, tee-peed some kindling, and one match got a nice fire going.