Gas ignition on a charcoal grill

[Shadowdog500]

I really don’t know why other brands don’t have this feature. I love my performer for the gas assist lighting and the table. I also use the gas assist light the chimney for my Smokey mountain cooker.

 

[kls44]

I love my gas assist performer. Depending on what I'm cooking i"ll either just pile up the charcoal, use the baskets or chimney then burn the gas for 5 minutes then let coals burn another 10-15 minutes till ready.

 

[Cat797]

Question on using a chimney in the Performer w/ gas assist - do you use newspaper in the chimney, or not?

I don’t use paper to light my chimney. The flame from the gas works awesome. Let’s trip for 5-10 minutes then shut the gas off and let the chimney do it’s thing. I’m grilling in 15-20 minutes.....I figure about the same as a gas grill time wise, but better flavor!

 

[Happy Hapgood]

Agree with Weber starter cubes. One under a full chimney of coal about 15 mins till your cooking.


Also, Have you looked into the Weber Summit Charcoal? Think it has gas assist.

 

[ModelMaker]

I use it every time I fire up the performer. Fill the 2 baskets place them over the tube, light it up and wait 15 minutes. Simple, perfect, reliable.
Ed

 

[lzbcook]

I always used mine too. Miss it a lot now that I left my performer to my son when we moved. I found this: http://weberkettleclub.com/blog/2014/04/25/weber-grill-mod-adding-gas-assist/
I haven't done it yet, but---