GrillGun by GrillBlazer

[Garvin R]

Should I buy this?

Scott

 

[EricV.]

It's only money dude.

 

[Steve Hoch]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Bernzomatic-WK2301-Propane-Torch-Kit-333084/202539561 just get one of these. It's way cheaper and you can make plumbing repairs too!

 

[BFletcher]

I bought this for cooks where my fuel choice doesn't work with a Weber chimney, or other uses, so I won't say no.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08NWM3ZKB/?tag=tvwb-20

 

[Bruce]

About 1/3 the price and 5X as effective.

 

[Bruno]

No

 

[GrantT]

I vote no....after all the starting methods I've tried, I just go back to the good ol' trusty MAPP torch.

 

[Bruno]

As a fitter with mapp torches and acetylene tips in all sizes I have to say a chimney and a couple Weber cubes is all I use any more.

 

[TimA]

I’m with Bruno. Chimney and lighters (I use tumbleweeds).

 

[DanHoo]

I use a chimney lit with the side burner of my gasser or put pig fat in two or three paper towels under the chimney.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

I’ve recently joined the paper towel with a bit of cooking oil camp. Works better than I’d expected with the chimney. The WSM gets the torch for the sidewinder technique.

 

[Garvin R]

Thanks everyone who responded, I choose to get it and should have by Sunday!

Garvin

 

[Rick P]

About 1/3 the price and 5X as effective.

Yeah....I have one of those HF torches and it's a beast!
I use it to fire up the fuel for WSM cooks.
I use the Performers gas start with a chimney starter for cooks on the kettles.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Thanks everyone who responded, I choose to get it and should have by Sunday!

Garvin

Cool, we all expect a full review by Tuesday!

 

[EricV.]

Wow, they have certainly gone up in price. I paid around $100 when they first came out, there up to $180 now for a basic model.

 

[Greg Part]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Bernzomatic-WK2301-Propane-Torch-Kit-333084/202539561 just get one of these. It's way cheaper and you can make plumbing repairs too!

I bought one of these 3 years ago and still use it to light up the smoke pellets for my smoker tube. Nice piece to have.

 

[DanHoo]

Yeah I use one of those for sweating copper or lighting pellets in a smoke tube.

Doesn't light lump that well for me.

 

[JohnTak]

The Grill Gun looks like a fun tool. I use a propane torch to light the tumble weeds to light the charcoal.

 

[Brett-EDH]

Yeah I use one of those for sweating copper or lighting pellets in a smoke tube.

Doesn't light lump that well for me.

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one bacon fat napkin at the top 1/3 of the smoke tube and a few pellets on top of the napkin works. light the napkin from the side of the smoke tube and stand the tube up for 5 minutes, blow the flame out and you've got smoke.

i used to use cooking oil but figured, why spend the money to let it go up in smoke? last brisket trimming yielded around 40 oz of beef gold. fridged that and have an ample supply as each napkin gets a 1/2 teaspoon of lard/fat in it to use as a flame cube.

and bacon grease works well too. i just buy a can of butane at Wallyworld and fill my small torch which I use as my flame.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B37VFSD/?tag=tvwb-20

 

[RichPB (richlife)]

I’ve recently joined the paper towel with a bit of cooking oil camp. Works better than I’d expected with the chimney. The WSM gets the torch for the sidewinder technique.

I just got a 14.5 WSM and "accidently" found out the the oiled paper towel (or starter cubes?) work just as well as a chimney with that small, deep fire ring it has. That didn't work with my 18", but the 14.5 seems to get enough focused air flow up into a pile of charcoal (lump for me) to create the chimney effect -- despite the good breeze.