Chimney starter.....


 
never did it myself but a guy I used to work with used to make his own starters. I'm not exactly sure what he did but I know he used dryer lint, egg crates then some kind of wax. I'm sure you could look it up on google or something. He was a real cheap skate but he said it worked great. I guess if your a crafty type maybe that might be an option?

Brian

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Robert McGee
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I have made fire place starters and also carried them on back pack trips. Just take a compressed paper egg crate (NOT styrofoam), fill the depressions with saw dust then fill them with melted paraffin wax. After they cool, just cut the sections apart. Each section is a starter. The paraffin soaks into the paper making a perfect edge to light with a match. I have never tried using them when lighting a chimney starter. I KNOW that they would work fine, I just don't know what they might do to taste...

In the meantime, I believe I'll either continue to use newspaper or will use Weber's fire starters with my chimney.

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Ignored post by Robert McGee posted January 08, 2012 12:15 PM Show Post

Geir Widar
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I used to make fire starters out of dried pine cones, cooked them in what was left of candles, and used them to fire up my wood stoves and fires on back
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I've actually heard of all 3 of these methods. 2 we've just learned how to make and I would guess you can find specifics on how to make the other on the internet.
 
I've found the best way for me is definitely the side burner on the gasser if you have one. The burner hits the charcoal all around the bottom so it all lights up at once and then whole thing is lit in about 15 minutes. Plus, I don't have to find a match or lighter, clean up ash, or buy Weber cubes. I do have to pay for 3 minutes of gas, but it's natural gas so it's cheap.

I highly recommend this method if you have a gasser with a side burner.
 
Add my vote for the side burner on my gasser. I've never timed it but it seems to only take a minute or two to get the first coals lit. As soon as I turn the gas off, I move the chimney starter to the charcoal grill to minimize ash on the burner.

Yesterday I had a fire going in one of those copper bowl outdoor fire places so I set the chimney starter on some hot coals near the edge (handle away from the fire) and started them that way.

My son has the wire charcoal baskets that came with an SS Performer and I've used his propane weed burner to light coals in those. Big flame = fast start!
 
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