Charcoal suggestions?

[de8212]

I must have the owrst luck when it comes to charcoal. I bought a bad of matchlight charcoal less than 2 weeks ago. Lit up fine thate first day I used it. Tried again today to use it and had to pour lighter fluid on it.
This isn't the first time either. Same thing happened last summer. I thought I must have just had a bad bag. Does it have to be stored air tight or something?
I have also tried kingsford before and it basically did the same thing. lIghts fine first use. Try again 2 weeks later and it won't light for nothing.
Any tips? (Besides buy a gas grill)

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Charcoal:thumbsdown:
Gas is King

 

[de8212]

charcoal tastes better............
















to ME.

 

[Bulk Beef]

Are you at least closing the bag. I've never had trouble with Kingsford.

 

[FoBoT]

get the cheap walmart sam's choice stuff

and use lighter fluid

 

[gururu]

just close up the bag and keep indoors or in garage. never had a problem with matchlight or kingsford.

 

[Eli]

Sounds like you live in a super moist environment or something.

We've had bags of briquettes outside for years, and they still worked fine.

 

[HappyPuppy]

You need to put more charcoal lighter fluid on it. It will burn unless it has gotten soaking wet. Don't believe people who say that the fluid causes a bad flavor, either, it all burns off before you put your food on the grill.

Oh, I use Kingsford. I buy about 100 lbs. at a time.

 

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: Gnote
Charcoal:thumbsdown:
Gas is King

 

[Eli]

Gas sucks, btw.

Charcoal adds good flavor. Gas adds.. no flavor.

 

[de8212]

Well, at least one bag of match light and one of kingsford I left in the shed. This is in GA and we have had alot of rain so it's humid. The last bag I kept on a screened in porch. Meant to put in garage but got lazy.
Next bag will go in the garage. hopefully it will be better.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Eli
Gas sucks, btw.

Charcoal adds good flavor. Gas adds.. no flavor.

Sounds like the tube vs solid-state amplification debate.

I prefer meat flavor!

 

[iwearnosox]

You shouldn't be using lighter fluid at all, you should be using a chimney- they're far superior.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: de8212
I must have the owrst luck when it comes to charcoal. I bought a bad of matchlight charcoal less than 2 weeks ago. Lit up fine thate first day I used it. Tried again today to use it and had to pour lighter fluid on it.
This isn't the first time either. Same thing happened last summer. I thought I must have just had a bad bag. Does it have to be stored air tight or something?
I have also tried kingsford before and it basically did the same thing. lIghts fine first use. Try again 2 weeks later and it won't light for nothing.
Any tips? (Besides buy a gas grill)

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[fredtam]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
You need to put more charcoal lighter fluid on it. It will burn unless it has gotten soaking wet. Don't believe people who say that the fluid causes a bad flavor, either, it all burns off before you put your food on the grill.

Oh, I use Kingsford. I buy about 100 lbs. at a time.

Yep Kingsford is great. Use 1.6 oz of lighter fluid per pound of charcoal. Also the "pyramid" theory is flawed. Put the coals in a nice even double layer. With the pyramid it takes forever and the underlying coals don't get lit.

or use a chimney.