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Default I saved a fellow barbecuer

Nunya Bidnits wrote:
> 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.

>
> Why do you need to spray it with Pam? The newspaper will start the charcoal
> without any help as long as you don't wad it in there too tight.
>
> MartyB in KC
>

It helps the newspaper burn slower.