I thought you were going to be grilling meat. A little more wadded-up newspaper in the bottom will make it go faster. Meat tastes so much better with charcoal, and no lighter fluid, than gas grills.
@pooflady but too much or tightly wadded paper creates more smolder than flame. Most flammable stuff I've found so far is the drawing paper that comes with an IKEA easel.
Watch what Creophus does here (1:40-2:45). Yeah, Creophus talks more than he needs too. You got a problem with that?
TL;DW? - roll up your paper - position it around the bottom of the chimney, leaving a hole up the middle - more paper (as long as you leave room for air flow): faster light
@walarney I actually think it's a second handle for those who can't pour out a full chimney with one hand like Creophus. My chimney doesn't have one though so I don't know how hot it gets.
@djslack Guess you're right. From the Weber site: "When the briquettes are lightly covered with white ash, put on two insulated barbecue mitts and grab hold of the two handles on the chimney starter. The swinging handle is there to help you lift the chimney starter and safely aim the coals just where you want them." Wondered about that for years, never got around to looking it up until now.
Chimney starters are the shit. IMO, they offer a more hands-on and complete experience of fire.
Plus, I always suspect that those who use accelerant are compensating for something. Like guys who feel like they need to drive Humvees or who erect unnecessarily large edifices.
cute kid
I watched it... I do not know why I watched it... BUT I could not look away. I kept waiting for something to happen. The kid was cute though.
I thought you were going to be grilling meat. A little more wadded-up newspaper in the bottom will make it go faster. Meat tastes so much better with charcoal, and no lighter fluid, than gas grills.
@pooflady What's a newspaper? /s
@pooflady but too much or tightly wadded paper creates more smolder than flame. Most flammable stuff I've found so far is the drawing paper that comes with an IKEA easel.
@ciabelle What you read while drinking your coffee in the morning. Otherwise you just sit and look out the window.
So, you went to all that trouble, then decided to have beer for dinner?
Makes sense.
@KDemo Beer isn't just for dinner.
You can't drink beer all day if you don't start in the morning.
What's all that funny white stuff all over the ground?
I hadn't thought of using one to start a fire pit. Might still have feeling in the tip of my thumb if I had.
sorry about your hat
Watch what Creophus does here (1:40-2:45). Yeah, Creophus talks more than he needs too. You got a problem with that?
TL;DW?
- roll up your paper
- position it around the bottom of the chimney, leaving a hole up the middle
- more paper (as long as you leave room for air flow): faster light
Creophus does it right.
@joelmw Has anyone figured out what that wire thing is for? Is it just there to burn your hand?
@walarney I actually think it's a second handle for those who can't pour out a full chimney with one hand like Creophus. My chimney doesn't have one though so I don't know how hot it gets.
@djslack Guess you're right. From the Weber site: "When the briquettes are lightly covered with white ash, put on two insulated barbecue mitts and grab hold of the two handles on the chimney starter. The swinging handle is there to help you lift the chimney starter and safely aim the coals just where you want them." Wondered about that for years, never got around to looking it up until now.
Chimney starters are the shit. IMO, they offer a more hands-on and complete experience of fire.
Plus, I always suspect that those who use accelerant are compensating for something. Like guys who feel like they need to drive Humvees or who erect unnecessarily large edifices.