One of the best pieces of advice I received was “buy a chimney starter”. I’d never used one before. I tell you, charcoal lighter fluid is a hassle, and I am suspicious that it leaves a taste sometimes.
I picked up a chimney starter at Wal-Mart for less than 10 bucks. You put some charcoal in the top, a wadded up newspaper in the bottom. Sit it on an appropriate surface (I use my retired old BBQ), light the newspaper, and “Voila”. The first time I tried it, I thought the newspaper flared up, burnt and didn’t do anything. On closer inspection though, the charcoal was lit!
Seriously, this is slick. If you don’t have one, you need to get one. Light the newspaper, wait 15 minutes, dump the perfectly burning charcoal into your smoker. I can’t believe I waited this long. I just never knew.
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