Easy way to build a fire on a grill

[kev]

Lets say you are going somewhere and you expect to be stopping at public rest areas. Most of these rest areas have grills that use charcoal.

Next time you buy eggs, look for cartons made out of cardboard. Get the eggs home, take them out of the carton, put them in the fridge.

Take the cardboard egg carton and where the eggs used to be, put charcoal in those spots. When you get ready to cook, put the egg carton in the grill and lite the carton. Keep two or three of these stored in your shed. As long as the cardboard and the charcoal stays dry, it will be good to go.

[Jerry D Young]

That's an excelent idea. Thanks.

[Ammo]

I'll try this one. Good ideal!

[shawn]

Good idea!

[sixpack110]

You could even seal the egg carton 'compartments' with wax so keep from making a mess in your car or wherever you store the carton

[TxStrong]

Great idea! I think I'll put a couple of these in the car, for emergencies. I never would have thought of this, but now that it's been suggested it seems obvious! It's got to be less mesy than the 10abs bag I keep there now.

[badkarma]

I thought it was a great idea also. Does it work with the foam cartons i wonder?

[sixpack110]

Originally Posted by badkarma

I thought it was a great idea also. Does it work with the foam cartons i wonder?

It will, but it will also emit fumes which could be toxic.

[Brimasmom]

Awesome idea!!! I wonder if you could make up one with wax and wood shavings for a fire pit? Seems logical that you could.

[FredLee]

If you took a bit of melted wax,and poured into each cavity,it would greatly increase the amount of flame output to get the works going.Wouldn't leave unpleasant taste,either.

[DesertDawg]

I'm not trying to run away with your thread, but a buddy of mine has been doing this for several years. He has also added mesquite wood slivers in with the single pieces of charcoal. Oh, and he cuts the paper egg containers in half before filling the egg holes, then flattens the top of the container as much as possible without crushing the charcoals. You can get as many as 6 carton halves (2 1/2 cartons) into a gallon-sized "zip-loc" plastic bag (for keeping them dry and from having messy charcoal dust). He also throws in a book of paper matches in each baggie.

[FredLee]

Thats the idea of discussion. It takes a topic,then we all collectively discuss variations and ways to improve.Thats why we aren't still driving model T's.

[kev]

Originally Posted by DesertDawg

I'm not trying to run away with your thread, but

Run as much as you want - post as much as you want. That is what this site is for. Run Forest Run!!!!!
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[DesertDawg]

I forgot to mention one other thing that my friend puts into the zip-loc baggies....a folded sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil! When you use public grills, you never know what has been on them beforehand, so the aluminum foil will give you a clean cooking surface when placed on the dirty/cruddy grills.

To be honest, I can't recall the last time I used a public grill for cooking! I have my own grill, and have two aluminum poles (discarded broom handles) in case I need to suspend the grill over some rocks or a hole in the ground (or to fit over the nasty public grills).

[sixpack110]

A friend of mine used a wash machine tub for a fire pit and just laid a grill on top...radiates heat thru the little holes.
that would be heavy to tote around but might be ok in a BOT

[AnimateDeath]

awesome idea. I guess these would work in way more situations than just in public grills. They would be great for starting a fire for the night in wet conditions., the charcoal would help dry out the wood so it would burn. Awesome idea.