It's WISE to DIY: Thrify Ideas for the Do-It-Yourselfer

Charcoal Fire Pit Starter Hack

All you need:

  • Match-light charcoal
  • Cardboard egg carton
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sewmanyways

Directions:

  • Fill the cardboard egg carton.  One briquette in each egg cup.  (It must be MATCH-LIGHT charcoal and a CARDBOARD egg carton, NOT styrofoam.)
  • Place the carton in the fire pit, bbq or camp fire.
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sewmanyways

  • Light the cardboard carton with a match and let it burn away.
  • When the carton is gone, the charcoal will be ready to use.

You can fill up an egg carton and transport it like that to your campsite.  So convenient!

Happy S’mores!

Thanks to sewmanyways for this great tip and pics.

featured image from flickr

 

 

 

 


3 Comments

  1. You can use toilet paper rolls and paper towel tolls stuffed with dryer lint as well.

  2. I’ve been doing this for years ….its awesome

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