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Never light charcoal with spirit or petrol

Why you should never light charcoal with methylated spirit or petrol, and what to use instead.

Time
⏱ 2 min
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • Chimney starter or grill lighter

How to do it

  1. Don't put spirit or petrol into the grill.
  2. Use a chimney starter or grill lighter as the manufacturer instructs.

Sources

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  • weber.com (opens in a new tab)Grill anzünden - Finger weg von Spiritus!“; https://www.oekotest.de/freizeit-technik/Grill-anzuenden-Tipps-wie-gleichmaessige-Glut-sicher-und-schnell-gelingt_12889_1.html — „Von Spiritus und Benzin als Anzünder ist abzuraten – es besteht Verbrennungsgefahr.

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