Weber fire start cubes...?

[PappaOscar]

Has anyone ever used Weber fire starting cubes? I saw this guy use one in this video and it looked a lot easier (messier) than news paper.
http://www.smokerbuilder.com/how-to-build-a-fire-in-an-ugly-drum-smoker/

 

[sliding_billy]

They work great. You will not be disappointed.

 

[peeps]

All I use now...love them!

 

[cpw]

Use them all the time.

 

[PappaOscar]

I guess I'll have to look a little harder in the grilling aisle...

 

[stepheneleven]

I love them. You don't get the billowing smoke you get with paper that freaks out your neighbors. City living.

 

[Sevengoals]

Don't they impart a peculiar smell?

 

[BruceB]

They work great, been using them for many years.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

I use them all the time in my Egg They work Great ACE Hardware sells them

 

[16Adams]

Paraffin wax is a petroleum bi product of the gasoline making process. Lighter fluid is a petroleum based product. Newspaper ink makes me sneeze when I read the paper, so I wonder what's in it when it burns.

Bottom line, make a fire any way you are able, cook THEN eat.

 

[Fwismoker]

I used to use them ALL the time but now just occasionally because i use a torch more often....they are handy though. I never used the chimney with them but rather put one in the edge of the basket buried a little, light it and open the vents. It doesn't take long for a good fire and you save a step

 

[Volsfan846]

Kamado Joe also makes some really good fire starters. They burn a little longer than the Weber Cubes and are cheaper....:wink:

 

[nucornhusker]

I have used the Weber cubes for years and still have a few boxes, but if I use a small starter I use the Kamado Joe starters now. But for starting the Kamado's, I use a Looftlighter all of the time.

 

[bigabyte]

Whenever I see them I pick them up.

 

[tgstrang]

A cotton ball soaked in 90% alcohol works well too. Much cheaper also.

 

[rehless]

I use them frequently. No problems.

 

[azken]

Just got 3 boxes from amazon.com...use them under a chimmey...no more burned paper flying around

 

[prudog]

Home Depot in my town has them. I have noticed Wal Mart picking up some Weber inventory this year so check there too. I originally ordered a case online through Ace Hardware many years ago. These things are awesome in a gravity fed smoker like Stumps. Shove them in from bottom and light so you don't have to dump charcoal chute after each cook to light it.

 

[FC BBQ]

I never had any problems with using news paper. Since I already have the news paper on hand I don't see the need to buy any thing else.

 

[Happy Hapgood]

They are cheap, they work great and there is no residue or smell. Been using them for years.