Make Your Own Fire Starters

When I was in Girl Scouts many years ago, we made our own fire starters. These things worked great for starting cooking fires and they also work great for grilling.

Materials Needed:

Paraffin Wax
Paper Egg Carton (not the plastic/styrofoam ones)

Instructions:

Cut off the lid of the egg carton and tear into tiny pieces (or you can add sawdust or wood shavings as a filler as well)
Put the pieces into the cups of the egg carton
Melt the wax and pour into the egg cups
Let dry completely
Cut into individual cups

Pile your charcoal on top of one or two of these fire starters so that you still have access to light them. Light the corners of the cups to start the fire.

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5 Responses to “Make Your Own Fire Starters”

Jenny on October 27th, 2008 at 2:24 am

I’ve actually tried this and this comes in really handy!
Seo Bonn on December 12th, 2008 at 12:02 pm

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Cecile on December 19th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

Sure, no problem!
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