STOK 4-Volt Charcoal Starter?

[Monty1204]

Ran across this on the Home Depot site and i was wondering if anyone has any experience with it. Looks interesting but is it worth it?

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http://www.homedepot.com/p/STOK-4-Volt-Charcoal-Starter-SGA3070/203196357?N=bx82

 

[willbird]

Well IMHO a chimney works because heat rises ?? That is why this part puzzles me ?

The STOK 4-Volt Charcoal Starter is designed to prepare charcoal for grilling. It features an aluminized-steel chimney, and the detachable fan helps make it easy to stoke the coals from above. Get any charcoal grill started quickly with this handy charcoal starter.

 

[willbird]

Here is a video, the fan does not "stoke the coals from above" dunno why they say that .

Kinda cool, but to me the wait time for the Chimney is not a major PITA.
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And one chimney full for a weber 22" does not seem quite enough in my experiences so far anyway, gonna snag a second weber chimney this weekend.

 

[Monty1204]

So it stokes from the bottom. That sould make sense. Might give it a shot. I need a new chimney anyway. Just got to convince the boss.:laugh:

 

[pmad]

but to me the wait time for the Chimney is not a major PITA.
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Agreed.
I light the chimney first.
By the time I get everything else ready to go, the chimney is ready