what's this chain on my new grill?

[lindysalsagal]

[Lochloosa]

1. Keeps the lid from opening too much?

[lindysalsagal]

3. Would have been a good guess but the non-verbal directions just show it wraped around 2

screws next to each other on the same side of the back of the grill, not attached to any other surface that moves.

[CurtEastPoint]

8. dont'cha just HATE those wordless drawings? Like they are sooooooo easy to understand. And see! LOL!

[Lochloosa]

11. I don't use gas grills, so the match holder never came to mind.

[toddwv]

2. Just a back up matchstick holder to light the grill in case starter doesn't work.

[lindysalsagal]

4. OOooohhhhhh. That makes sense!!!! Thanks!!!!

[msdogi]

12. Most useful information, thanks

we gave up figuring our the purpose of that chain

[PoliticAverse]

5. Matchstick holder for manual lighting...

See:

[Iggo]

15. No shit. Wow!

[lindysalsagal]

6. The guy in the photo got words. I did not!

[asiliveandbreathe]

7. Silly, it is to hold a matchstick for lighting your grill manually.....

You made me look at my grill, I have one too - Hubby and I had no idea..until I looked it up...

https://www.weber.com/US/en/blog/burning-questions/what-is-the-little-chain/weber-30338.html

We learned something new today.....

[lindysalsagal]

9. But you have the perfect avatar!

[SixString]

10. RTFM.

[Control-Z]

13. I'm entering the 3rd season of using my grill

which has the same chained thingy on it. I just figured out what it was for a few weeks ago.

I read it on the BBQ. It is actually written close by. (I'm not home to look but it's either on a tag or the sticker on the BBQ itself.)

[True Dough]

14. I've always used it like the chain

on a pocket-watch. But the barbecue dragging behind me was pretty awkward, I must admit.