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[TheBoy]

I have an emergency el-cheap Tesco BBQ bucket, but I can't seem to keep it alight.

It will need decent airflow from underneath, won't it?

The "basket" for the charcoal only has 5 tiny holes, 4 2mm, and a central one about 4mm, as shown in pic:




That's not going to allow enough air, is it:

[TD]

BBQ lighter fluid I think will help get it going....

These type of BBQ's, the charcoal is usually soaked with fluid, which if you have had it some time, has probably all evaporated.

[LFF64]

I wouldn't think so and if it sat on the floor they will be even less use I would drill some holes around the outside low down to get the air flowing through

[Rods2]

I would say you want more ventilation and ideally some sort of steel mesh to keep the coals above the base and blocking the holes. This is how my cast iron BBQ works with no problem lighting and burning the brickets right the way through.

Alternatively, you could, err..... maybe not.

[TD]

I would say you want more ventilation and ideally some sort of steel mesh to keep the coals above the base and blocking the holes. This is how my cast iron BBQ works with no problem lighting and burning the brickets right the way through.

Alternatively, you could, use petrol

Fixed for you Mr Rods 

A gallon of Tesco's Finest should get a good blaze going 

[05omegav6]

There's a wire frame which sits in the bucket and allows plenty of airflow around the fire bucket...

Those are best used with self lighting charcoal bags

[zirk]

Oh Christ, another potential big bang.

[Webby the Bear]

Get your can of brake cleaner out 

[Webby the Bear]

Get your can of brake cleaner out 

Just saw this was a thread by TB.....scrap what I just said 

[omegod]

Just put it in the garage, all will be fine 

[biggriffin]

Can we but see the headline's on the local news .

My mum always told me not to play with fire.

[Gaffers]

Who let you buy a BBQ?

[Steve B]

Lookslike a snare drum

[Rods2]

You've got an LPG car, have you ever thought of converting your bucket BBQ to the easy to use convenience of LPG? Safe as houses, what could possibly go wrong?

[omega2018]

There's a wire frame which sits in the bucket and allows plenty of airflow around the fire bucket...

Those are best used with self lighting charcoal bags

no i think what you have there is the inner bucket which sits in another bucket with bigger air holes.  i guess the idea is the inner bucket is to be a bit thermally insulated and get very hot, the small holes will let it last longer.

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