I picked up a couple boxes of Weber lighter cubes last week and noticed a strong odor of lighter fluid today when I punctured the foil to pop out a cube. Sure enough, the cube reeks of lighter fluid scent. I didn't notice it the first time I used these cubes until I came back out to empty the chimney and it smelled as if I were using Matchlight Charcoal. I actually chalked it up to the Kingsford smell, as I am low on my usual coals and had to open up a blue bag.
I'm tossing this box (made in The Netherlands?, FWIW), as I've been using the cubes 4-5 times a week for two years and have never experienced this odor, so I'm hoping it is just a bad batch. Yet, I wonder if anyone else has come across cubes that smell like lighter fluid?