Yup. The side burner on my E330 works well for full chimneys of coal.I use something like this..... Fish fryer.... and a five gallon tank of propane to like my chimney most of the time works better than anything else. I just used cheap bic long shaft lighter to light the burner. It can get a full chimney lit and going in a fraction of the time of anything else. I've used cubes, I've used newspaper strips crumbled under a chimney, I've used torches.. big and small.. propane and mapp.... This is hands down the most effective, quickest way to get chimney going. It may be too much heat for most chimneys wire supports that are in the bottom... They are just glowing red even before the heat is turned up very high.. but works it does.
The newspapers leave you frustrated because they go out sometimes depending on how much moisture they have in them. Starter cube are ridiculously expensive. On a per start basis this is cheaper. A little bit of propane at bulk propane prices.
I always end up using the wind proof 2 first and still have a bunch of the regular kind.I buy a pack of kingsford branded throw away lighters at costco. Last I looked they were $5.99 for five or six. These last me a couple of years.
I think the OP is interested in what we are using to lite starter cubes or in your case oiled napkins or paper towels.I’ve been pretty much lighting my JD in the CBs of late with oiled napkins or paper towels. Haven’t used my chimney all summer. From all these posts, y’all are spending a lot of time and money and something that’s so simple. Why over engineer such a simple step? I’m confused.
Of course you are again right.I think the OP is interested in what we are using to lite starter cubes or in your case oiled napkins or paper towels.
^^^^ this ^^^^especially given a chance to solve simple challenges with complicated solutions
Yea but the question remains, what do you use to light your paper towels etc?^^^^ this ^^^^