| No doubt about it. With the summertime BBQ | | | | dramatic - it is downright dangerous and most fire |
| cooking and picnic season on its' way you want to be | | | | department authorities will advise. Gasoline is |
| well prepared. Yet what is the best fuel? Many | | | | flammable. Gasoline vapor may explode in a flash. |
| professional barbecue chefs will insist that no way | | | | While the coals will definitely start in a flash, it is a |
| out - actual charcoal barbecue briquettes are the | | | | downright dangerous practice which may well result in |
| "only genuine" way to get that charbroiled flavor. Yet | | | | home or cottage fires. It is not worth the risk even |
| wood briquettes can be hard to come by, | | | | if the fire starter thinks it is more convenient that |
| inconvenient and somewhat expensive. Propane is | | | | running out to the store or hardware store for |
| easy, convenient and overall more economical. What | | | | proper kerosene type barbecue starter fluid, or even |
| is a budding chef and cookout entertainer to do? | | | | an electrical element barbecue starter device. |
| BBQ cooks and culinary experts will advise you that | | | | How many briquettes in a proper BBQ fire? Generally |
| charcoal briquettes (made from hickory wood or | | | | it is about 50 to 60 bricks or pieces of charcoal. The |
| sometimes just compressed coal dust with hickory | | | | beauty of real wood briquettes is that will have a full |
| wood enhancements), are preferred, if not "the | | | | life time span of several hour lit. |
| best". Now doubt about it, that they create an even | | | | Lastly to stress again for the safety of your bbq and |
| level bed of heat, absolutely perfect for searing meat | | | | picnic use proper fire starters or lighter fluid for |
| and overall high level successful barbecuing results. | | | | igniting your barbecue fuel. Fire starters are solid |
| You can count on these professional briquettes not | | | | cubes of fuel and ignite instantly and easily, in a flash. |
| to put out an odor, flare or smoke. It is all clear | | | | A word of caution and advice, do not attempt to |
| sailing. Perhaps in your catchments area you can find | | | | cook over your fuel source or sources while either |
| these BBQ briquettes at your local supermarket, big | | | | solid or liquid fuel stuffs are still on fire and burning. |
| box store or neighborhood gas station convenience | | | | You can count on these products emitting kerosene |
| store. Sometimes though, especially at the beginning | | | | type fumes. |
| or end of the picnic season they can be downright | | | | Not only is this odor rather odorous and gives a |
| hard to find and locate. | | | | characteristic poor taint to your cooking, but it is also |
| What about starting and lighting your briquette fire? | | | | unsafe to cook at this point if not unhealthy as well. |
| Some people on the fly actually may start their fires | | | | Pleasant and enjoyable summertime picnicking and |
| with good old gasoline. While this may appear | | | | barbecuing. |