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Default starting outdoor fire issues, help needed

mikehende wrote:
> Thanks, my next question concerns techniques when starting a fire, I
> see some folks using a whole bottle of lighter fluid sometimes to get
> a fire going, I am thinking of using "briquets" by placing some of
> them into the fireplace, spraying some fluid on them underneath the
> main firewood, some told me to use coals, what's the best method
> generally to start a fire using firewood to cook?


Gaaaack!!! Skip the fluid. Use a propane torch. Or start the charcoal using
a chimney, dropping the load into the fire pit, then stacking the kindly and
wood on top.


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