memorial weekend mishap

[bigtoy]

I usually do the grilling, but I was busy trying to run cable TV outdoors so we could enjoy the beautiful evening and watch nascar. My wife grabbed the lighter fluid, charcoal, lighter and headed out to the weber. The problem was the lighter fluid wasn't lighter fluid, it was good old #2 that I use to start camp fires. I had removed the label and wrote diesel on the jug but no one noticed until the pile of charcoal was covered with the good stuff. Everybody thought the charcoal was ruined and we wouldn't be grilling tonight. NO WAY! I fired up my flame thrower and got the coals good and hot and after awhile you couldn't detect a hint of diesel fuel.

 

[Missouri Mule]

Were the hot dogs diesel flavored?

 

[bigtoy]

Nah, but diesel soaked charcoal and a propane flame thrower got those coals ready in no time.

 

[AABEN]

Oh real diesel dogs!!

 

[hammersley]

What size Injestors are on

that Weber?????

 

[seafish]

that Weber?????

:-laf:-laf:-laf

 

[Dieselnut59]

Lighter fluid is basically just kerosene, isn't it?

I can't stand the stuff. I use standard charcoal, light it with a propane torch and use a small squirrel cage blower (similar to a large hair dryer) to force air onto the glowing part and spread the fire. It works awesome! No residual taste.

 

[seafish]

Also, it's a dam good thing that you drive a DIESEL truck and NOT A GASSER.



When I was but a curious boy, I decided one evening to light the hibachi coals with Chevron "Blazo" instead of the lighter fluid which I normally would use. I squirted some on the unlit coals, and then (thankfully) some sort of innate common sense must have taken hold, because I stood about 15' back and threw a match in to light it. Needless to say... . KA-WHOOSH... . flames were about 5' circumfrence AND blew the vent doors right off the little old hibachi!!!



Also, thankfully, my parents weren't home yet. :-laf



Chevron "BLAZO" for those who don't remember, was a HIGHLY refined "white" gas for operating pressurized campstoves.