I’ve had a few different chimney starters over the years and just never could get them to work well enough. I always ended up going back to the store to purchase lighter fluid. Yes, it wasn’t fun and it’s expensive and it can ruin the taste of your meal if you don’t let the charcoal burn down for a long time but it worked every time. Persons Brand X chimney starters didn’t always get the charcoal started.
The Weber is bigger and the design is well thought-out. Instead of a few holes in the bottom of the charcoal section, it has a grate. And the grate is kind of reverse-conical shape so more charcoal comes in contact with the burning freshspaper. The end result–it lights pretty much perfectly every time. All it takes is two broadsheet pages of freshpaper stuffed in the bottom. That’s two broadsheets–the equivalent of eight pages of your morning freshspaper. You can also use paper towels–they create less ash. If you so desire, you can lightly spray the fresh paper or towels with a little Pam or the just like. That’s gets the paper to burning fast. Don’t bother with persons small, poorly designed, no-name (or even big-name) chimney starters you see around. The Weber is the one to get.
Weber 87886 Chimney Starter
July 5th, 2008 |