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[Richardp]

I use petrol.

Just a half cup of unleaded over the coals, give it about 30secs to soak in and then light with a match (carefully)

I'm not suggesting anyone else do this, but it works fine for me.

and it saves you having to shave! not keen on the eye brow thing tho!

 

[empip]

Your starter for ten .... If this happens lighting barby the expensive way ...

 

[toasty]

I'm not suggesting people do it, just saying that's how I do it and it works fine.

Petrol is no where near as volatile as people think, especially when it has soaked into the coals.

Of course you need to be careful and as I say I'm not suggesting anyone else try it, but for me it works fine, and I'd never use anything else now.

 

[Richardp]

I'm not suggesting people do it, just saying that's how I do it and it works fine.

Petrol is no where near as volatile as people think, especially when it has soaked into the coals.

Of course you need to be careful and as I say I'm not suggesting anyone else try it, but for me it works fine, and I'd never use anything else now.

stick by your princeables I use thermo nuclear unstable radium pellets and always will, what ever they say about skin cancer etc.

 

[Stoday]

I use a hot air gun made for paint removal.

Just put bits of wood in the bottom then charcoal on top & blow on the wood. Ignites in a couple of minutes, keep the blower going for another 5 and you're away. No chemicals etc to spoil the smoky flavour.

Don't think you can save all this trouble with a gas fired barbie. The food won't taste the same. The difference is that food cooked on a real charcoal barbie is cooked in an atmosphere rich in carbon monoxide. Tthat does something to improve the flavour of meat. Done right you will see a red tinge in the meat. It's something to do with the blood that reacts differently to carbon monoxide rather than the normal cooking atmosphere of oxygen.

 

[empip]

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stick by your princeables I use thermo nuclear unstable radium pellets and always will, what ever they say about skin cancer etc.

I should store them other than in your hat tho' .. the effect is beginning to notice .. sunny days are here again !

 

[2scoops0406]

Hmmm, petrol not volatile, seems to be able to propel a ton of metal around a race track at over 200 MPH and several hundred tons of metal through the air at supersonic speeds.

Putting petrol on a bar-b-que is quite shockingly irresponsible, especially on warm days, the resulting fireball could be lethal.

If anything, and even then I'd not really reccommend it, use paraffin. Then you get that genuine KFC flavour (Kerosene Flavoured Carbon)

Petrol, No, do not use it.

 

[empip]

Hmmm, petrol not volatile, seems to be able to propel a ton of metal around a race track at over 200 MPH and several hundred tons of metal through the air at supersonic speeds.
...... use paraffin. Then you get that genuine KFC flavour (Kerosene Flavoured Carbon)

Petrol, No, do not use it.

Whatever flies supersonic through the air weighing several hundred tons, powered by Petrol .. Nearer the old lamp oil really!
( Maybe half a lump of the Buncefield Rocket?.)

 

[2scoops0406]

Well, yeah ok, hands up, jet fuel is actually paraffin, but the sentiment was correct esp, the F1 cars

Still lighting a BBQ with petrol is a very bad idea.

 

[empip]

Well, yeah ok, hands up, jet fuel is actually paraffin, but the sentiment was correct esp, the F1 cars

Still lighting a BBQ with petrol is a very bad idea.

........ propel a ton of metal around a race track at over 200 MPH....

...Cars must weigh at least 605kg (including the driver) during qualifying and at least 600kg at all other times. Teams may use ballast to bring cars up to weight. This must be firmly secured to the cars. Ballast may not be removed or added during a race...

That's 1,330 Lbs then 0.59 Imp Tons...

......Hooray 4 Petrol !!

During a typical season a Formula One team will use over 200,000 litres of fuel (very close to domestic pump fuel) for testing and racing, these can be of anything up to 50 slightly different blends, tuned for the demands of different circuits - or even different weather conditions....

Edit.. Just rechecked that fuel usage, apparently correct ! 140 av motorist's use for 1 yr !

Newspaper 'coils' are relatively safe fire lighters.

BTW I am just trying out the 'not-pickers' posting approach, as I thought, tis as much fun as nose picking is to an Alligator !!
Happy days

 

[2scoops0406]

Go to Oz!! Or I'll start on thermodynamics, which will be way more painful for me than anyone else!

 

[toasty]

Eddie,

With respect, F1 cars don't use petrol either.

And in any case, the volitility of a substance has nothing to do with its ability to propel vehicles along at high speeds. Diesel is a good example of that.

 

[2scoops0406]

Depends on what you think petrol is.

 

[hermes]

And in any case, the volitility of a substance has nothing to do with its ability to propel vehicles along at high speeds..

Are you saying that non-volatile substances can do the same job?

 

[toasty]

A substance doesn't have to be volatile to be a good fuel.