Any tips on how to keep the newspaper lit in a charcoal starter?!

Question:

Any tips on how to keep the newspaper lit in a charcoal starter?

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you can add a little vegetable oil to the paper... about 1 to 2 tablespoon, to wet a portion of the paper. This will prolong the burn time of newspaper since the oil has to burn off before the paper can burn completely.

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Source(s):
A trick from alton brown.

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Twist it, like a rope. Make it tight, it will stay lit longer.

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