bulka wrote:
>
> And to the chimney haters - I don't do much grilling, but hate the
> smell of lighter fluid, either applied by me or in those quick-start
> briquettes. Made my chimney starter from a coffee can. Works great.

Quick-start briquettes do impart a horrible flavor,
but handled properly liquid starter gets completely
burnt off. As long as areas touched by the fluid
get really hot, it all gets baked off or burnt.