Life hacks. Handy things you do that make life easier! I'll start:
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We burn a fires in the fireplace quite often during the winter months. The best fire-starter I've discovered is this:
Firestarter: Tear several 6" x .75" strips of a pizza box across the ribs, and put them in a cardboard tube. A TP tube works fine. Poke a few holes in the sides, and light one end. This little cardboard contraption will burn hot for a couple of minutes—long enough to add kindling and get a good fire going in the fireplace.
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We burn a fires in the fireplace quite often during the winter months. The best fire-starter I've discovered is this:
Firestarter: Tear several 6" x .75" strips of a pizza box across the ribs, and put them in a cardboard tube. A TP tube works fine. Poke a few holes in the sides, and light one end. This little cardboard contraption will burn hot for a couple of minutes—long enough to add kindling and get a good fire going in the fireplace.