How many Weber charcoal starter cubes....

[Mike Willis]

... do you use to start a chimney? I know the answer will vary with the amount of charcoal in the chimney, so please let me know that too.

I have a new box and I've NO experience with them. The box says to use 2-3 for a chimney, but is it really necessary to use up 2-3 each time?

Thanks for the help everyone! And for the time being, I'm going back to the paper towel/ cooking oil method instead of the newspapers....

 

[Gary McD]

I used them when I first got into Weber grills, and I found that 2 cubes will do the trick. However, it took at least one beer before the chimney was ready to be dumped into the grill.

 

[timothy]

Mike.
One has always worked for me with a full or half full chimney of lump.
Tim

 

[Mike Willis]

Thanks guys. And Gary McD, I find that it takes one beer just to strike the match...

I'll break open the box and give one a try... if it works for Tim it should work for me!

 

[Dave Holloway]

One will start a full chimney with no problem.

 

[Rob_Fox]

One has always worked for me too. I just ordered 8 more packages of them the other day.

 

[Mike Willis]

Then one it is... thanks for the replies everyone!

 

[JimH TX]

There's instructions? I just use one with charcoal or lump.

 

[Mikey Seim]

I use one as well, with a layer of briqs in the bottom of the chimney and lump filling the top 2/3's. The coals are usually ready in about 10 minutes.

 

[George Curtis]

i always used one. no problems. besides, i'm cheap.