Brick wrote:
On 28-Apr-2008, skeeter wrote:

I saw a friend of mine purchasing a bag of royal oak natural lump,
with a bottle of charcoal starting fluid. I told her about using a
chimney starter, and she said "I have one". I explained to her how
using newspaper (sprayed with PAM, then rolled and twisted and put
under her charcoal starter like a donut) will prevent her yummy BBQ
food from tasting like Whiting Indiana. She listened to me and said
newspaper and pam is a lot cheaper than the starter fluid, and
understood also that I was helping her food remain healthy.

1 down, thousands to go, but at least I saved 1 BBQer and her family.

Good on ya Skeeter, but newspaper without the Pam is even cheaper.
And for us dedicated cheapskates a onetime investment in an oil
spritzer (I use a 'Misto') loaded with Canola oil obviates the need
for any expensive Pam. (Pam 'regular' is Canola oil).

I don't have newspaper available anymore, so I use other means. The
crap they use for direct mail advertising doesn't burn very well.

I work double duty. After the grill heats up, I was spraying canola oil
on a
cloth, then using it to lube the racks. (As taught by Alton Brown)

Now I oil up a wad of paper towels, lube the racks, and then stuff the
oily paper into the chimney, to be used next time to light the charcoal.