Walt Fles wrote:
> 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.

Never had a problem with regular burning newspaper. I have very infrequently
used a bit of vegetable oil on newspaper when they have been affected by
humidity from storage outside, though.

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