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Apr 13^th, 2006 at 9:09pm

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Oils ain't oils also applies to briquettes. I bought some (not Heat Beads) recently and tried to use them a few nights ago, they were very hard to ignite and I finally resorted to an LPG burner under the charcoal chimney. When they were well alight I put them on my oven where they promptly went out ! Not to be beaten I tried twice more with the same result before resorting to some Heat Beads I fortunately had in my campervan. I can't tell you the brand but they were made in Rockhampton. Rob.

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Reply #1 - Apr 13^th, 2006 at 11:12pm

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Rob, I once bought some that behaved like that. An absolute bugger to light, difficult to keep alight and very little heat. I dont recall the brand, they did come from a supermarket however but the main identifier was they were very flat, about 6cm. across but a dome shape less than 2cm. thick.
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Reply #2 - Apr 15^th, 2006 at 3:37am

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So what brands of briquettes/charcoal would you recommend/ have had the best success with?

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Reply #3 - Apr 15^th, 2006 at 1:55pm

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LK. I'm no expert but I think "Heat Beads" are the way to go. To give them a bit of a start I dip some beads in kerosene before putting them in the charcoal starter chimney, don't use anything too flammable like petrol or you'll end up with no eyebrows or worse. Rob.

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c-c, How about the lighter fluids?

Why kerosene instead of the lighter fluid?

(or is this like the 'why buy special rv tp question'?)

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Reply #5 - Apr 15^th, 2006 at 11:19pm

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LK, if we're talking the same sort of lighter fluid, (white spirit or essence of petrol) its far too volatile and hence dangerous. Kero has a lower flash point and burns longer anyway IMO. Rob

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Reply #6 - Apr 16^th, 2006 at 12:13am

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Over here we have a chain of stores called Canadian Tire. For want of anything better, I thought I'd search their website for charcoal lighter fluid, but look what I did find:

http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortments/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=...

I also found: http://bbq.about.com/cs/cookingtips/qt/blqt0007.htm

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http://outdoor-living.hardwarestore.com/58-233-charcoal-and-lighters/gulf-lite-o...

So, how does that compare with Oz?

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Reply #7 - Apr 16^th, 2006 at 5:49am

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I find the Heat Beads® Brand the best.

http://www.polyco.com.au/heatbeads/hoverview.htm

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