Comments on: What are they thinking?

By: Paul A. Kaiser

Paul A. Kaiser — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:19:16 +0000

Hey I live in the area and I do street vending! I would like to know where exactly did you see this guy…?

He is doing what I plan to do in the future only WITHOUT THE LIGHTER FLUID!

By: Rancho Rocke

Rancho Rocke — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:28:13 +0000

Amazing – What a let down…

I pledge to the BBQ Grail, that we never have or ever will, employ the use of any artificial means (ie Lighter Fluid) to produce our BBQ.

By: Barbarian

Barbarian — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:35:32 +0000

The local grocery store uses one of those big open grills where you can mechanically raise the grate they are about 3′ x 4′. They use lump charcoal and grill ribs, tri-tip and some chicken. I happened to see the guy getting ready to light her up one afternoon and there he was spraying most of a can of lighter fluid on the lump. I asked why he used the lighter fluid and he said he had to get the fire going quickly and could not wait to get all that charcoal burning. I had never tried their food and now won’t for sure.

By: Jessica Deal

Jessica Deal — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:43:13 +0000

As a resident of North Carolina, that is despicable. Just plain despicable. You did the right thing.

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:21:03 +0000

Blasphemy!

By: Zydecopaws

Zydecopaws — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:05:42 +0000

You don’t need to be a BBQ snob to be turned off by lighter fluid. Not sure why the Kingsford is there either; unless I miss my guess that pit is a stick burner.

Hopefully you educated him on the way out as to why you were leaving right away. OTOH, probably wouldn’t have done any good anyway; some people don’t take well to criticism, constructive or otherwise…

By: jshepwnc

jshepwnc — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:00:20 +0000

Let’s see

Nice stick burner – Check
Nice firebox for wood – Check
Good roadside location – Check
Charcoal – Check
Lighter Fluid – WTH???

By: Bbq Bubba

Bbq Bubba — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:30:31 +0000

NOT what i would call real BBQ.
Somewhat embarassing to us that try to put out a nice product.
I know of a roadside stand in Mich. that would never do that!

By: Jeff Olson

Jeff Olson — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:00:59 +0000

I agree with Chris… Wood is the first thing I look for and often the last thing I find…

I’ve come to believe that America has forgotten what REAL BBQ tastes like… Now the only flavor comes from ‘Petro-Smoke’ or if you’re real lucky, Liquid-Smoke. It starts out boiled, ends up baked and finally drowned in sticky sauce… We are loosing one of our national treasures… What a shame….

By: My Year on the Grill

My Year on the Grill — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:18:21 +0000

Kingsford and lighterfluid… sigh