Gravy's Cooking Thread

Furry · 2026-04-23T10:01:33-0400

Dr.Retarded said:
Like Lanx I too have used the leaf blower to get my coals going, but you can also just buy a cheap ass hair dryer instead of spending $100 on some Amazon Chinese garbage.

I bought something similar to that chinese garbage like 20 years ago for 35$ (inflation's a bitch?). I'm pretty sure I've recommended it in the PC thread just because it does an amazing job cleaning electronics and is a shitload cheaper than those stupid weaker cans of air end up being over time, and Its not powerful enough that I'm afraid I'll break something like my air compressor. Now I'm wondering what would happen if I used an air compressor to speed up a fire that was doused in diesel.

Lanx · 2026-04-23T10:01:45-0400

Aldarion said:
Wax? leaf blowers? What the actual fuck? I feel like I'm being trolled

Literally all you need is a chimney and a little paper. Put the paper under the chimney. Put the coals in the chimney. Light the paper, like with a match or lighter. Walk away.

Its fire, it really doesnt require chemical accelerants and a motherfucking are-you-being-serious leafblower

if you want to burn down the charcoal quick, lots of air

this leaf blower isn't even powerful

Dr.Retarded · 2026-04-23T10:37:08-0400

Siliconemelons said:
Has anyone done the direct on charcoal grilling?

Couple of times, it's okay. I used good lump charcoal and used a blower to get rid of the ashes. I think it's overrated, hence only trying it a couple of times. It's really good for vegetables though. The problem is the charcoals uneven so you get kind of a odd seer, but that's not a problem with root vegetables and such.

Dr.Retarded · 2026-04-23T10:39:00-0400

Aldarion said:
Wax? leaf blowers? What the actual fuck? I feel like I'm being trolled

Literally all you need is a chimney and a little paper. Put the paper under the chimney. Put the coals in the chimney. Light the paper, like with a match or lighter. Walk away.

Its fire, it really doesnt require chemical accelerants and a motherfucking are-you-being-serious leafblower

Leaf blower on the chimney or charcoal / wood stack is all about speeding things up. You don't go full blast but just enough to get some real air going.

BrutulTM · 2026-04-23T11:14:33-0400

You can actually light charcoal with a heat gun. High powered hair dryer like this...

Just hold it next to the charcoal for a bit and it will light it. Not something I would buy for that purpose or even use if I had a chimney, but I've done it a few times and it does work.

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