Help CO Method

[EmpressDean]

Hello. I was thinking about the CO method. I have read like 40 ages of the CO mega thread. I just wanted to clarify,
1) do I need to worry about the upholstery in the ceiling of my car getting charred or going burnt from the heat/smoke from the charcoal?
2) could I use binchotan, the Asian charcoal bricks from Home Depot, instead of the kings charcoal? I thought of this cuz that's what ppl in the Asian countries use to ctb.
3) I thought about using buckets, but is there something more flatter to spread the charcoal out? I worry that it piling on each other so high will stop the CO from getting out

 

[OnMyLast Legs]

is there something flatter to spread the charcoal out?

Mini grills. Though I think if you use a chimney starter and they're all gray it should be fine.

 

[EmpressDean]

Min

Mini grills. Though I think if you use a chimney starter and they're all gray it should be fine.

like the portable ones?

 

[Dejected 55]

When I think about this method... there's that competing strategy thing where you want to spread the charcoals out to expose more surface area to let more CO free... then there's limited surface area to sit heat-resistant containers in the enclosed space you need... in my case I would be considering my car too... and you have to do calculus to figure out the best way to spread things out and not start a fire and have room to sit in there yourself.

 

[OnMyLast Legs]

Min

like the portable ones?

Yeah. Also the chimney starter is optional, you can start the coals in the grill(s) with lighter fluid if you want

 

[Dejected 55]

Based on my own experience with burning oil in a oil/gas powered engine being a deterrent to breathing... I've wondered if using lighter fluid impacts in any way? As in, does fluid residue still provide smells that could irritate and inhibit ability to stay with the coals after? I know some people try not to use lighter fluids in their methods.