Tips For Using a Charcoal Chimney Starter

Published 2021-05-21
Charcoal chimney starters should be in everyone's charcoal grill starter pack. They can light charcoal twice as fast and make it easier to get consistent temperatures and results when you grill. When you are new to grilling, knowing when the charcoal is ready can be a bit of a challenge and I give a few tips including how much charcoal to light, how to read the smoke coming off the charcoal, and a few other tricks to make it easier.

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All Comments (21)
  • @ctuan362
    the guideline on how much charcoal to use is super helpful!
  • @mikehines3446
    After many years of barbecuing using a chimney I still learn things from you thank you for your videos and your advice
  • Thanks for the videos and good info. I had stayed away from Charcoal grilling from my bad experience with the lighter fluid making the food taste like chemicals. So I went the gas grill route because I didn't know any better but got tired of replacing the gas manifold in my grill every few years and just resigned from grilling. I recently got a Weber kettle grill as a gift and found out that that make these fire chimneys to light your charcoal I feel so stupid. I didn't know about them. So your videos are helping to educate me to Charcoal grilling thanks so much. Looking forward to using my new grill and summer is just around the corner.
  • @dyates6380
    Excellent video. I'm using mine for the first time this weekend and this will help. Thanks!
  • @stefman5713
    Dad would always just use an old coffee can with the bottom cut out. He would fill and then pull the can up about an inch for air flow.
  • @TheChef-ss9ek
    Top tips dude love the newspaper with oil. I've never really struggled to light a bbq but I know of many that do.
  • @sineadmail
    What a great video - clear and easy to follow, and every step covered. Thank you!
  • @quagmiredon
    Thanks mate. That 3 mins video was more informent than the last 15 or so and a hour and a half later.
  • @onnyt60
    I have an outdoor gas stove that I start my charcoal on. It’s much faster than any other method I’ve tried. I just put the chimney on top until I can see that the lower parts of the coals a glowing. Takes about 2-3 minutes for charcoal and a bit longer for brickets.
  • @HonouredOllie
    Great easy to follow video thank you for the heads up first time using a BBQ chimney today so hope it all goes well
  • @Santanilla
    The tip of leaving half without coal is super useful, thanks
  • @patrickc8190
    I start mine with the paper take out coffee trays, rip them up and put underneath the chimney . works very well !
  • @djdrogs
    Thanks for the concise and useful info.
  • @bigpete2378
    Just ordered myself one! Thanks for the advice👍
  • @corismsyn
    Good job on the lawn. Grass looks good.
  • @patricia4127
    Thank you! Very helpful, very informative. 🤗