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11-18-2013, 11:40 AM | #16 |
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Join Date: 05-10-11
Location: East of Atlanta, GA.
Name/Nickname : Colin
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This is my solution for smaller cooks.
A 1 lb. coffee can that sits inside the larger chimney. Just fill the coffee can and light as usual.
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11-18-2013, 12:00 PM | #17 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 08-27-13
Location: Princeton, TX
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11-18-2013, 01:06 PM | #18 |
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Join Date: 01-18-08
Location: Prairie Village, KS
Name/Nickname : Jason
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May have to give this a try! I've done the upside down full sized chimney a few times and for whatever reason, just haven't had much luck with it. Seems like every time I try it, the newspaper burns up and "falls" down in the chimney before the coals are adequately lit.
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11-18-2013, 01:24 PM | #19 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 08-09-13
Location: Round Rock, TX
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11-18-2013, 01:50 PM | #20 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 10-23-13
Location: Cornelius, NC
Name/Nickname : Lance
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How do you guys light your chimney? Newspaper, cubes, torch??? I had an electric element and it lasted like 2 times before it melted. lol Probably should have been paying better attention.
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11-18-2013, 01:53 PM | #21 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 08-09-13
Location: Round Rock, TX
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My progression went like this:
- newspaper (lots of flaky ash that the wind would carry...didn't always light the charcoal well) - newspaper coated in oil (still lots of flaky ash but did better at lighting the charcoal) - paper towels soaked in oil (less ash and more fine...less prone to wind drifting) - Weber starter cubes (I don't plan to stray from this...they work perfect every time, IME)
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11-18-2013, 01:54 PM | #22 |
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Join Date: 07-08-13
Location: Western, KY
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nice tool to have in the collection
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11-18-2013, 02:25 PM | #23 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 07-03-12
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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I used to use news paper before the Performers
Now i use my propane assist on my Weber performers to light everything.
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11-18-2013, 03:10 PM | #24 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 06-05-09
Location: Mooresville, IN
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We use one of these while competing all the time.
The regular size chimney starter is too big to fit in the Jambo door. THIS one, however, works nicely. In general, I thought it was pretty much a waste of more money originally. My thought was, "If I want to light less charcoal, I don't need a smaller chimney to do that." True enough. BUT, never thought that my "standard sized" one would be too big, but it is indeed (at least for lighting the Jambo).
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11-18-2013, 03:14 PM | #25 | |
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Join Date: 08-04-09
Location: Avon, IN
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11-18-2013, 06:38 PM | #26 |
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Join Date: 06-24-07
Location: visalia, ca
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I saw one about a month ago. I decided not to buy one.
I have two of the larger ones plus two of the cheapy ones. on one of the weber ones I flipped the grate so the cone faces down and it works perfectly for small loads. saved the $$$$$$ for a new grate for the cga.
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11-18-2013, 07:19 PM | #27 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 08-09-13
Location: Round Rock, TX
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Mini Chimney
3" - peak height of charcoal cone 1 5/8" - lower edge height of charcoal cone 5 5/8" - chimney diameter 8" - chimney height Regular Chimney 5" - peak height of charcoal cone 2 3/4" - lower edge height of charcoal cone 7 3/8" - chimney diameter 12" - chimney height
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11-19-2013, 03:35 AM | #28 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 08-27-13
Location: Princeton, TX
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11-19-2013, 07:05 AM | #29 |
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Join Date: 03-28-12
Location: Broomfield, Essex, UK
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Mine starts no problem with a starter cube.
Great size for the Mini WSM and even for the big one when I don't need as many coals lit. It also fits inside the Jumbo Joe for taking away.
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11-19-2013, 07:41 AM | #30 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 08-09-13
Location: Round Rock, TX
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I have also never had a problem lighting my larger chimney with a starter cube...
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