[TheForge] RE: TheForge Digest, Vol 24, Issue 20

[Chris Kilpatrick]

 If you got the
> briquets, like people use for a barbecue, they'll all be the same shape.
> They're made out of compressed sawdust, and, while they'll work, they just
> don't get as hot as "lump" charcoal does. 

Hi Phlip,
     When I started, I used kingsford charcoal and a 7"x7"x7" cast iron hibachi.  I was able to melt steel using only a plastic blow dryer for airflow.  The worst fuel I have ever used is fruitwood, but I still got the steel orange.  Charcoal briquets just need a deeper fire.

-Chris K.

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