Porkchop Posted September 22, 2006 Report Posted September 22, 2006 so the other day, a buddy from work got a free ECB and he's a noob, so he asked me to come over and give him a lesson. 2 whole chickens were destined to meet the heat! i brought some items to give him, which included some lump (to let him know not to use briquettes!) and my old chimney. so, last nite, i go to light larry, and lo, i haven't yet replaced my chimney! soooo, i balled up 4 sheets of newspaper, cleared a space in the middle of my fire grate and placed them there. then i surrounded with lump and dumped a bunch of lump on top. finally, i took my fancy new bbq lighter with the flexible tip, and lit the paper from the bottom, thru the lower draft. dome down, both upper and lower drafts wide open. went inside to prepare boneless skinless chicken boobs and thighs, and took like 10 min to play a few volleys of ping pong. came outside, and the needle was wrapped AGAIN to 200! this took like 10-15 min TOPS! screwed up the cook, as i kept getting distracted by video games and ping pong, but i learned something very valuable! was never able to do that with kong, cause the coal grate was too hard to reach thru the lower draft (i'd tried this before!). now, i don't know if i'll bother to get a chimney, this worked SO well! no guru, no hairdryer, no fan, NO PROBLEM!!
cruzmisl Posted September 22, 2006 Report Posted September 22, 2006 Another option is to use 1 sheet of newspaper and spray it a bit with cooking spray or drizzle with oil. The oil has to burn before the paper does and it too works well. My preference is to use my blowtorch. HOld it on the coals for 10 seconds in a few areas around the lump and 10 minutes later I'm good to go.
Sanny Posted September 22, 2006 Report Posted September 22, 2006 I don't find it at all difficult to light my Kong-like cooker with 3 balls of newspaper in a nest of lump. Worked quite well, actually. I finally hooked up the gas last night, though, and I must say it was simple to light it up with the flames underneath. But, if I run out of gas, I'm not screwed. Of course, I usually don't have newspaper... ::::
Porkchop Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Posted September 22, 2006 yeah, sanny, but i bet you have smaller hands than i do i can't get my hand thru the lower draft door on kong without barking my knuckles, and then i don't have enuf maneuverability to light from below. you know what they say about guys with big hands, right? we have a harder time fitting them thru a #7 draft door
ThreeDJ16 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Posted September 22, 2006 you know what they say about guys with big hands, right? Small brains?? hehehe -=Jasen=-
Porkchop Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Posted September 22, 2006 typical reply from someone from the small "hands" tribe!
ThreeDJ16 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Posted September 22, 2006 typical reply from someone from the small "hands" tribe! Hehe - actually not - pretty good size hands myself - but I thought it was pretty funny anway. -=Jasen=-
Porkchop Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Posted September 22, 2006 wow! so now they have pumps you can use on your hands too, huh?
ThreeDJ16 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Posted September 22, 2006 wow! so now they have pumps you can use on your hands too' date=' huh? [/quote'] Like you, of all people, did not already know!! -=Jasen=-
Porkchop Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Posted September 22, 2006 is sanny still here??? can we stop now? you know, she totally digs me, dude...
Sanny Posted September 22, 2006 Report Posted September 22, 2006 ...you know what they say about guys with big hands' date=' right?[/quote'] Yah. Big hands... big gloves.
Sanny Posted September 22, 2006 Report Posted September 22, 2006 yeah' date=' sanny, but i bet you have smaller hands than i do i can't get my hand thru the lower draft door on kong without barking my knuckles, and then i don't have enuf maneuverability to light from below. [/quote']I don't light from down below in the draft door. I just use a long butane lighter thingy, and light the side of the newspaper from the top of the cooker. Magic.
Majestik Posted September 22, 2006 Report Posted September 22, 2006 Thanks, Sanny... ...I don't light from down below in the draft door. I just use a long butane lighter thingy' date=' and light the side of the newspaper from the top of the cooker. Magic. [/quote'] Sometimes Monkey-Chop needs those things explained in simple language.
samantha Posted September 23, 2006 Report Posted September 23, 2006 I can see that he does scrape his hands up on that draft door. Notice how small the head is to the hands and feet?
Firemonkey Posted September 23, 2006 Report Posted September 23, 2006 Oh my God... I thought I was going to die from choking when I saw that picture!
rorkin Posted September 23, 2006 Report Posted September 23, 2006 My wife has a hand held propane weed burner.. It uses a Coleman type propane bottle and basically looks like a 3 foot long shepherds crook. I just stand outside the K and stick the lit end into the charcoal basket. Gets coal lit in about a minute. A classic Alton Brown type double tasker.
tlinder Posted September 25, 2006 Report Posted September 25, 2006 My wife has a hand held propane weed burner.. It uses a Coleman type propane bottle and basically looks like a 3 foot long shepherds crook. I just stand outside the K and stick the lit end into the charcoal basket. Gets coal lit in about a minute. A classic Alton Brown type double tasker. I use this very handy propane-thing from the toolshop: I just flame with it over the coal for aprox a minute, then close the lid and 10 minutes later the thermometer is on 450 degrees. Lovely!
