Comments on: Charcoal chimney starter

By: Victoria Cooper

Victoria Cooper — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:38:20 +0000

I need some help. I’m new to barbequing so I have a couple of questions. Since I am so new I didn’t want to invest in something expensive so I purchased an inexpensive little barbeque from Walmart that is very basic; round with vents at the top and vents on the front; a small grill in the interior bottom for coals and the main grill (it looks just like a small Weber). I looked at the instructions and it said never to use the easy to light coals (which I assume contain lighter fluid). Why is that? If it’s ok to use lighter fluid on regular coals then why not use those easy to light coals? If I use regular coals, what is the easiest way to light them (I don’t want to use lighter fluid as I hate the taste). Also, when do you know the coals are ready?

By: Henrietta Sobe

Henrietta Sobe — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:52:31 +0000

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By: Lisa Mulhall

Lisa Mulhall — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:26:55 +0000

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By: tacogirl

tacogirl — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:20:08 +0000

Just saw one of these for the first time yesterday and thought it was a great invention. We live on an island so saving on buying lighter fluid is a good ting. Our friend uses a paper towel soaked in veggie oil over news paper he says it is less mess that way. Cute dogs.

By: Rod

Rod — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:39:10 +0000

For my money the chimney wins hands down. I bought mine about 10 years for less than 10 bucks at the local hardware store and It’s still going strong. If you feel you need more charcoal just place a few unlit ones on top of your live coals. They will lite up with the heat of live coals in no time flat.

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By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:56:08 +0000

I love the chimney, the only real problem I have is that fire sparks always shoot out the top of the chimney approx 4-6 feet high. This makes it a dangerous fire hazard in my opinion.

By: Val Moses

Val Moses — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:57:06 +0000

I love charcoal chimneys! I was taught how to use one this past weekend at a Girl Scout training thing. Must buy one now. We used “candle kisses” on top of a sheet of wadded up newspaper. And that was shoved into the bottom of the chimney. The chimney started with just a match. It worked great.
The “candle kisses” were made by cutting a 1.5-2″ chunk off a taper candle and rolling it up in wax paper, and twisting the ends.
I love cooking outdoors. Great site.

By: fred

fred — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:15:59 +0000

I have had my Big Green Egg for a year now, and only use natural charcoal. For startup, I use a MAPP torch (like a plumbers torch) which is really easy to use (i’m not a handyman-type). They cost about $40 at Home Depot and auto-start with a trigger (no matches – easier than a bic lighter). The fuel tank lasts about 1 year and is cheap to replace. Just make a mound of coals on your grate, heat 3 spots for 20-30 seconds each, and in 15 minutes you have a roaring fire. No chimney, no fuels, no mathces or paper. Only downside is you may want to wear a mitt with natural charcoal for the occasional “pop” of ash during lighting.