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Lighting the charcoal...torch, match or lighter?

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,686

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  • FreeNHim
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  • jdMyers
    jdMyers Posts: 1,339
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    I've used and still have.  Bge fire starters
      Luffa lighters grill torches map gas and even electric ring lighters.  For me the jjgeorge grill torch is the easiest fastest and least problematical lighting solution.  Click n go
    Columbus, Ohio
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  • Ike
    Ike Posts: 402
    RRP said:
    danhoo said:
    RRP said:
    Unless I missed it elsewhere in this thread I am probably in the .001% of the egger nation who prefers to use a few squirts of 91% isopropyl alcohol followed by a wooden match tossed in. Just gotta be careful or it will go BOOM!  =)=)=)
    I used 91% iso a few times, yet finding it during the hoarding of 2020/21 was impossible.  

    At least I never ran out of bacon  =)

    I hear you, and then last year Wally World started carrying it again and I bought a few pints.

    Now, in my case bacon grease is a more precious byproduct as I only fry 4 slices per week and I save it since I always saute any onions in it. So to me burning bacon grease is a waste! LOL

    Owensboro, KY.  First Eggin' 4/12/08.  Large, small, 22" Blackstone and lotsa goodies.
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  • Ike
    Ike Posts: 402
    Evrything but the squeal, right?
    Owensboro, KY.  First Eggin' 4/12/08.  Large, small, 22" Blackstone and lotsa goodies.
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,896
    I'm in the paper towel and oil camp, which works about the same as the starter cubes and is more reliable than lighting potato or corn chips.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,451
    edited February 2022
    Ike said:
    Evrything but the squeal, right?
    Yes, Sir! BTW on Sunday I will be making one of our favorite big pots of chili and I will use 1/4 cup of that wonderful bacon grease to sauté onions in that grease which  I save, protect and...well...you get the idea! LOL
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,350
    jdMyers said:
    I
    I've used and still have.  Bge fire starters, Luffa lighters grill torches map gas and even electric ring lighters.  For me the jjgeorge grill torch is the easiest fastest and least problematical lighting solution.  Click n go
    Not for me; the fire starters are lit within a few seconds, I don't have to stand there aiming at a target in the coals, nor do I shoot sparks anywhere.  Fire Starters may take a bit longer than using my JJGeorge, but I'm retired so that doesn't matter.   ;)  

    “I'll have what she's having."  

        -Rob Reiner's mother!   

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • Ike
    Ike Posts: 402
    RRP said:
    Ike said:
    Evrything but the squeal, right?
    Yes, Sir! BTW on Sunday I will be making one of our favorite big pots of chili and I will use 1/4 cup of that wonderful bacon grease to sauté onions in that grease which  I save, protect and...well...you get the idea! LOL
    Wife really likes bacon and I really like sausage, we save the grease from each, thereby, we have some of each for seasoning and sausage-gravy & biscuits...old school here.  Especially when I have some slices of fresh mater for my biscuits/gravy,
    Owensboro, KY.  First Eggin' 4/12/08.  Large, small, 22" Blackstone and lotsa goodies.
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  • 4TheGrillOfIt
    4TheGrillOfIt Posts: 741
    jdMyers said:
    I
    I've used and still have.  Bge fire starters
      Luffa lighters grill torches map gas and even electric ring lighters.  For me the jjgeorge grill torch is the easiest fastest and least problematical lighting solution.  Click n go
    X2.  Definitely my preferred method.
    XL BGE, Large BGE, Small BGE, Weber Summit NG                                                                                               
    Memphis  
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  • danhoo
    danhoo Posts: 720
    edited February 2022
    I might need to revisit using bacon grease to light coal and start grilling onions. 

    current: | Large BGE |  Genesis 1000 | Genesis E330 | 22 inch Kettle | Weber Summit Kamado
    sold:| PitBoss pro 820 |  WSM 22 | 
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  • Mark_B_Good
    Mark_B_Good Posts: 1,653
    Propane torch with a hose extension is the best thing I've purchased to light up my coals.
    Napoleon Prestige Pro 665, XL BGE, Lots of time for BBQ!
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    RRP said:
    danhoo said:
    RRP said:
    Unless I missed it elsewhere in this thread I am probably in the .001% of the egger nation who prefers to use a few squirts of 91% isopropyl alcohol followed by a wooden match tossed in. Just gotta be careful or it will go BOOM!  =)=)=)
    I used 91% iso a few times, yet finding it during the hoarding of 2020/21 was impossible.  

    At least I never ran out of bacon  =)

    I hear you, and then last year Wally World started carrying it again and I bought a few pints.

    Now, in my case bacon grease is a more precious byproduct as I only fry 4 slices per week and I save it since I always saute any onions in it. So to me burning bacon grease is a waste! LOL

    Whenever you find you've run out of your saved bacon fat go buy this:


    Good stuff. Has come to my rescue a few times.
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  • bluebird66
    bluebird66 Posts: 2,946
    I guess I'm old fashioned but I use a BGE fire starter cube and let the fire get going while I'm prepping my cook.
    Large Egg with adjustable rig, Kick Ash Basket, Minimax and various Weber's.
    Floyd Va

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  • cookingdude555
    cookingdude555 Posts: 3,196
    I have used it all.  For me, the easiest has to be the weed burners from harbor freight.  I buy 2-3 at a time when they go on sale, and each one lasts a little over a year left out in the elements.
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  • JohnfromKentucky
    JohnfromKentucky Posts: 460
    We had some sausage grease, so I took some paper towels and lightly dipped them in. The charcoal lit up easily enough.
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