When my family and I go to the beach in the summer I always see people barbecuing. That is just awesome! The one thing that always makes me cringe is when I see someone squirting a whole bottle of charcoal starter fluid all over the charcoal or wood. Then they light it up and get that big "whoosh" full of fire coming towards them just to have the fire die out within a few minutes. Now what? They have no other source for starting the fire because they depended on the starter fluid. Now they have to take the time to go back to the store and buy more starter fluid. Meanwhile at the beach there are hungry friends and family members that are getting upset.
I see no point in using starter fluid. It takes forever for your wood and/or charcoal to ignite even when you do soak them. If you are lucky enough for the wood and/or charcoal to start, then you have to grill your food over it. The smell of starter fluid is awful. Then when your food is done you can actually taste the charcoal fluid in your food. This just ruins everything. The very thing you put time and money into just went down the drain.
Many people continue to use charcoal fluid just because that is what they have always used an do not know any better. That is fine. There are others who continue to use charcoal fluid because they are too lazy to buy a chimney starter. I am guilty myself of using charcoal fluid. I used to use it all the time until I found out about chimney starters. I have been using chimney starters now for many years. When you use the chimney starter you will see how fast your fire will start. Using a chimney starter is the way to go. Try it out, you will not regret it!
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