Guys:
Just wondering if anyone else uses denatured alcohol instead of store-bought lighter fluid.
I was going to grill a steak about 3 weeks ago and found that my roommate had used 98% of my available lighter fluid ("Dude, i left some in there...")
So, out to the garage I go to find something I can burn. I recently installed some sound deadener in my car and had a bunch of leftover denatured alcohol I was using to clean the surfaces for installation.
I had visions of a huge fire made up of myself and the grill, but I poured a bit of the alcohol over the charcoal, gave it a minute to soak in, then put a small puddle on the bottom of the grill.
About 4 feet away, I struck a match, then threw it into the grill.
FOOMP!
Steak about 30 mins later and NO STRANGE LIGHTER FLUID TASTE
I think I'll be doing this from now on. Anyone have any way to make it safer? I may just use a chimney starter in the future.
Just wondering if anyone else uses denatured alcohol instead of store-bought lighter fluid.
I was going to grill a steak about 3 weeks ago and found that my roommate had used 98% of my available lighter fluid ("Dude, i left some in there...")
So, out to the garage I go to find something I can burn. I recently installed some sound deadener in my car and had a bunch of leftover denatured alcohol I was using to clean the surfaces for installation.
I had visions of a huge fire made up of myself and the grill, but I poured a bit of the alcohol over the charcoal, gave it a minute to soak in, then put a small puddle on the bottom of the grill.
About 4 feet away, I struck a match, then threw it into the grill.
FOOMP!
Steak about 30 mins later and NO STRANGE LIGHTER FLUID TASTE
I think I'll be doing this from now on. Anyone have any way to make it safer? I may just use a chimney starter in the future.