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How to Start Your BBQ Without Firelighters Fast and Easy

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Start Your BBQ Without Firelighters Fast and Easy

How to Start Your BBQ Without Firelighters Fast and Easy

Ever been to BBQ and there is no firelighters? Well don't panic rip off your shirt and use that :)) no use this Guide + a lot of people prefer not to use firelighters as thy contain harmful chemicals

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Step one locate the BBQ Step two keep your shirt on Step three look like you know what you are doing (very important step)

Step one locate the BBQ Step two keep your shirt on Step three look like you know what you are doing (very important step)

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News paper works best but any paper will do

News paper works best but any paper will do

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Roll in to little balls making sure there tight

Roll in to little balls making sure there tight

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Make lots of the the secret is thy must be tight as this makes them burn slow

Make lots of the the secret is thy must be tight as this makes them burn slow

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Tomato crate

Tomato crate

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Brake in to pieces

Brake in to pieces

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Ok once you have your news paper balls start by placing small pieces of the wood on

Ok once you have your news paper balls start by placing small pieces of the wood on

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Keep going and get bigger pieces on

Keep going and get bigger pieces on

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And bigger

And bigger

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Now get the big ones off the crate

Now get the big ones off the crate

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When it looks like this your well on your way

When it looks like this your well on your way

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Have your charcoal ready

Have your charcoal ready

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Take a piece of the crate and light it

Take a piece of the crate and light it

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Now light it all the way around at this stage people will be looking at you , thinking anyone can do this so remember step 3 , the best is yet to come

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Put the grill on

Put the grill on

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Now for the interesting part pot the charcoal on to of the fire this utilizes all the heat from the start getting the charcoal burning faster

Now for the interesting part pot the charcoal on to of the fire this utilizes all the heat from the start getting the charcoal burning faster

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Now give it a few mins

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Looking good

Looking good

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Very little smoke and everyone is impressed by now

Very little smoke and everyone is impressed by now

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Now with out burning yourself tip of the burning charcoal and add a bit more

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Put the grill back on

Put the grill back on

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And there you have it

And there you have it

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Use a steel brush to clean a bit or check out my guide in using an onion to clean your BBQ grill

Use a steel brush to clean a bit or check out my guide in using an onion to clean your BBQ grill

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Use some news paper to get some of black stuff off

Use some news paper to get some of black stuff off

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Like this

Like this

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Ready and you look like a pro

Ready and you look like a pro

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BBQ time enjoy

BBQ time enjoy

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News Paper

Mack Lane

I'm going to have to agree with Duc, this is pretty impractical, especially if you grill a lot. The way I prefer to light mine is using a BBQ chimney, you stuff newspaper in the bottom, put charcoal in the top light the newspaper and let physics take over. Amazon has them anywhere from $12-25 and I've had mine for years.

Mack Lane 8 months ago

Karen Larard

Dear Duc what are your take on starting a BBQ

Karen Larard 8 months ago

Duc Truong

100% impractical

Duc Truong 8 months ago

Mark Williams

I love this advice. I know I won't find a tomato crate here but I can buy disposable chopsticks at the local ¥100 shop. Cheers from Japan!

Mark Williams 9 months ago

Charles Watson

No see that's the trick by rolling them in to the balls thy stay put

(author) 9 months ago

Keyno Win

What about the burned paper pieces? Didnt they fly away all over the area?

Keyno Win 9 months ago

Karen Larard

😄

Karen Larard 9 months ago

Charles Watson

Funny you should say that I learnt this from my mom

(author) 9 months ago

Karen Larard

This reminds me of my grandmother, every morning she lit up her kitchen range like this. 😄

Karen Larard 9 months ago

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Michal Keblusek

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Michal Keblusek 8 months ago

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