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Best Charcoal Starter Cubes
Posted on 9/14/20 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 9/14/20 at 12:20 pm
What do you use as a charcoal fire starter?
I haven't found one better than the Weber cubes. I can light one and put it in the charcoal or set it under my chimney, and it works great. When I set it under my chimney, the smoke starts coming up INSTANTLY, whereas with other starters, it takes a minute or two.
I did the math recently, and they are not the cheapest out there, but surprisingly, they are competitively priced - I picked up a couple of boxes for $4.99 each, so around 20 cents a cube. The biggest drawback is that they tend to leave wax firestarter crumbs everywhere. I avoid that by holding the container over the garbage can when I pop one out of the foil covered container.
Is there anything better out there?
I haven't found one better than the Weber cubes. I can light one and put it in the charcoal or set it under my chimney, and it works great. When I set it under my chimney, the smoke starts coming up INSTANTLY, whereas with other starters, it takes a minute or two.
I did the math recently, and they are not the cheapest out there, but surprisingly, they are competitively priced - I picked up a couple of boxes for $4.99 each, so around 20 cents a cube. The biggest drawback is that they tend to leave wax firestarter crumbs everywhere. I avoid that by holding the container over the garbage can when I pop one out of the foil covered container.
Is there anything better out there?
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Posted on 9/14/20 at 12:22 pm to Jax-Tiger
Two wads of paper towels with a little bit of olive oil poured on to them. Bury into charcoal and light. Cheap and efficient.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 12:27 pm to ELLSSUU
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Two wads of paper towels with a little bit of olive oil poured on to them. Bury into charcoal and light. Cheap and efficient.
This is what I have always done.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 12:31 pm to cssamerican
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Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:32 pm to LSUBoo
I find it's hard to beat the tumbleweeds.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:34 pm to Jax-Tiger
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:38 pm to Jax-Tiger
I use torn up amazon prime boxes
Posted on 9/14/20 at 1:50 pm to Jax-Tiger
I use a mapp torch and then use my blower to get the coals completely ignited. It never takes more than about three minutes before I am ready to put the coals in the smoker.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 2:05 pm to Jax-Tiger
Paper towel or a couple of cotton balls soaked in rubbing alcohol.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 3:51 pm to DeoreDX
I shred newspaper by hand and put it in the bottom of my charcoal chimney. Hasn’t failed me yet. If the weather is damn, add a little
Canola or Olive Oil to a paper towel. Combine with the shredded paper.
Canola or Olive Oil to a paper towel. Combine with the shredded paper.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 6:45 pm to Jax-Tiger
I use the webber white starting cubes and a mapp torch
Posted on 9/14/20 at 7:31 pm to LSUcdro
I use these but typically split them in 1/2 so I get 2 cooks out of 1 cube.
Does your have a switch that allows you to turn it on and leave it going? I just bought one from Amazon and it requires me to stand there and push the button the entire time. I just don’t have the patience. Mine definitely takes longer than 1 minute to light. So I have gone back to the cubes or the tumbleweeds.
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life changing
Does your have a switch that allows you to turn it on and leave it going? I just bought one from Amazon and it requires me to stand there and push the button the entire time. I just don’t have the patience. Mine definitely takes longer than 1 minute to light. So I have gone back to the cubes or the tumbleweeds.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 7:35 pm to Jax-Tiger
Newspaper
Posted on 9/14/20 at 7:54 pm to Jax-Tiger
Had a few phone books saved up just for this reason, but recently ran out. Started using brown paper bags that i get when purchasing wine or other glas bottles bagged at a grocery store.
Posted on 9/14/20 at 8:35 pm to Jax-Tiger
Mapp torch
Posted on 9/14/20 at 9:00 pm to Jax-Tiger
quote:
What do you use as a charcoal fire starter?
Posted on 9/15/20 at 5:48 am to Jax-Tiger
A little paper from the formerly full charcoal bag and some dryer lint never fails me. I mean, it doesn’t even require a match. A strike from a carbon steel rod will light it.
That and it reminds me to keep my lint trap cleaned. No wonder they can light a whole house when not maintained.
I’m truly puzzled at why anyone would spend money on starters.
That and it reminds me to keep my lint trap cleaned. No wonder they can light a whole house when not maintained.
I’m truly puzzled at why anyone would spend money on starters.
Posted on 9/15/20 at 6:03 am to Jax-Tiger
I use a chimney, which can double as a device for super high heat sear after sous vide cooking.
Posted on 9/15/20 at 6:44 am to Jax-Tiger
I like the tumbleweed starters
This post was edited on 9/15/20 at 6:45 am
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