Rhillai ([info]rhillai) wrote,
@ 2009-04-24 16:56:00
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Whooooosh
We bought a small, round grill. I put it together today. Directions said to burn charcoal for 15 minutes with lid closed to burn off all the new, factory stuff. So, I put a few charcoal bricks in there and tried to light them. With the lid down, they wouldn't stay lit. With the lid up, the wind came through and created a major fire.

After one episode where I lifted the lid and nothing was burning, I added the rest of the small bag of charcoal. Lit them, put the lid down and waited another 10 minutes. When I went to check, I lifted the lid and Whooooooosh, a fireball blew outward, covering my arm and up into my face. Yuck. Luckily, it dissipated before reaching my face. However, it burned all the hair off of the underside of my right forearm. I put ice on it and now it's only a little red.

Jenn read the directions on the bag and it said to use half the bag and keep the lid open. Uh huh. Sounds good now, except the wind was making it a forest fire type fire with the lid open.

Anyway, all is good. I ended up only burning five hot dogs out of eight. But the hamburgers all came out great.

And now I have a squirrel roasting in a piece of tinfoil with butter, pepper, and tarragon spices. I have foiled Darth Squirrel! ;)



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[info]arcanetwilight
2009-04-24 11:32 pm UTC (link)
It sounds just like the comics, where someone lifts the lid of a grill and a huge column of flame goes up, leaving the person with white eyes and a blackened head. :)

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[info]empressreborn
2009-04-25 12:32 pm UTC (link)
Yes, but normally they give comic characters the ability to make *good* jokes. ;)

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[info]paintqueen
2009-04-25 09:21 pm UTC (link)
Chevy Chase move over!! I'm glad you're alright though!

Look in the mirror and say "It's OK to read the directions" even though it goes against that guy thing.... :)

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[info]rhillai
2009-04-25 11:45 pm UTC (link)
Well, I was following one set of directions. The grill directions said to burn charcoal for 15 minutes with the lid closed to burn off the factory newness. :)

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Re: grilling
(Anonymous)
2009-04-30 04:13 am UTC (link)
That's like reading the directions that come with a woman; rather than The Married Man's Guide to Women. :-)

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