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Either I am doing something wrong or my charcoal grill is designed terribly, because I cannot get it to stay lit for shit.
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@x1101 Get a chimney starter. I'll never go back! Three pieces of news paper and its lit: http://ur1.ca/9tocr
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@jk Nah, they are cheap enough. They are worth it not to have to use lighter fluid chemicals every time.
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@jrobb Yea, mine is still kicking. ~5yrs now. The grate at the bottom starts to deform from the heat. But, its still holding up.
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@x1101 and now I've got a propane grill because I never had much luck with the charcoal (or it just took too long for the wife)
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Chimney starters work great. My father-n-law has an electric starter that works extremely well too. http://url.jpope.org/qa
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@nybill maybe mine didn't last because I kept it outside. it was cool while I had it. but my grill also fell apart (got it for free haha)
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@nybill and I have one of each within striking distance. Any suggestions on brands, either for the chimney or a grill (low cost to start)
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@x1101 Not sure how low dollar you are wanting but, I bought my Weber grill in the late 90’s. Still perfectly usable. ;-)
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@x1101 You know those stores. They only have 1 brand of anything. :/ I only recall mine being ~$15. "charbroil" brand or something...
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@jpope I have a webber propane grill. Parts of it need rebuilt, and its only 3 years old.
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@nybill saw this with window AC units, everywhere had units with same price/performance, but sourced from a single, different manufacturer.
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@x1101 Not getting propane to burn? #DoinItWrong
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@johnnynull nah, I really like the charcoal thing, if I can get it to work right...
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@x1101 Yeah, me too. Wood is nearly worth the hassle, too.
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@kevingranade They buy in such bulk to their distribution centers I'm sure they have a lot of pull with manufacturers.
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@x1101 one caution with those though. Pay attention to the wind when pouring the lit coals out. Sparks fly! We can't have you beardless. ;)
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That’s a shame, I can’t attest to their propane grills but, the charcoal ones have been good to me. ;) http://url.jpope.org/qd
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@jpope the prob with mine is the heat shield rusted out. Need to fab a new one, or just get a charcoal grill :D
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@x1101 same thing happened to ours. I scavenged one from neighbor's trash that will fit with only minor mods.
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@jk my father in law and I are probably going to fab one. But I am still loving the charcoal. There is something about the simplicity I dig.
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