Comments on: Charcoal chimney starter

By: Lisa Mulhall

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

Would you please translate your site into Italian since I’m not that comfortable reading it in English? I’m getting tired of using Google Translate all the time, there is a handy WordPress plugin called like global translator which will translate all your posts automatically- that would make reading articleson your sweet blog even more pleasant. Cheers dude, Lisa Mulhall!

By: Charcoal chimney starter BBQ Junkie | fire pit

Charcoal chimney starter BBQ Junkie | fire pit — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:13:31 +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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Great Outdoors: Geek Grilling Tips [hickey - images] — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:41:13 +0000

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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.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:07:17 +0000

This is a great site. I used a chimney starter for the first time today with verbal intstructions from my brother-in-law. It seemed too easy, so I came in and checked your site to see if I had done it right. I had! I am cooking potatoes right now! (Can you tell I am a woman BBQing? I go inside when I get bored!) Unfortunatly no potato recipies on your web site… can’t win them all…. I wrapped them in tinfoil and smothered them with rosmary and thyme.
I do have one question, is your first comment on this page from the famous Rob Lowe? So, he like BBQing and commenting on if dogs look male or femail and nikon cameras, eh? Huh….

By: Lazy J

Lazy J — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:07:59 +0000

I read a trick to take the newspaper and roll it from corner to corner, then take and turn it so you have essentially a crown or doughnut of paper leaving the center free. Now insert that in the bottom of the chimmeny and light it. The idea being it will let more air in through the hole in the middle then just jamming paper up there.