Weber Chimney Starter for Charcoal Grill Reviews

I can tell the difference between charcoal and gas grilled food. There's a huge flavor difference. I gas sometimes, but I mostly char grill, because that's what makes outdoor cooking different and special.

The one down side to grilling with charcoal is that some of those nuggets can be hard to start. There's the self-start charcoal and the squirt fluid, but those tastes are not what you really are shooting for. Also, you may still have a heck of a time getting the fire going.

I struggled with this problem for years. I considered an electric starter like my dad used sometimes, but we weren't always...

this has to be one of the best fire starters i have even used......  it will take any type of charcoal, hardwood chunks or briquettes, and with 1 or 2 pieces of news paper, will have your fire ready in about 10-15 minutes. 

the wood handle is far enough away to keep your hand from getting burned and the capacity is large enough to get a good fire going for even large turkeys on the grill.  the bottom grid is notched into place, so there is no need to worry about retrieving the grid when you pour the charcoal out when ready.

 all in all, worth every dollar you spend......  have found it for...

I have gone through a myriad multitude of cheap charcoal chimneys.  You know, the ones from Wal-mart.  The shiny, narrow-profiled tubes of directional heating.  The inexpensive ones that you think are a good deal.

I was wrong!

When my last set (yes, I would use two of these slender chimneys at at time) rusted away into razor-sharp shards, I decided to try the Weber Chimney Starter.  I'd looked at it before, lusted after its large charcoal capacity, its dual handle system, its conical briquet grill, its heavy-duty construction.  But I'd always cheap-out and get another couple of rustbuckets....

This has to be one of the best fire starters i have even used.  it will take any type of charcoal, hardwood chunks or briquettes, and with 1 or 2 pieces of news paper, will have your fire ready in about 10-15 minutes.  The wood handle is far enough away to keep your hand from getting burned and the capacity is large enough to get a good fire going for even large turkeys on the grill.  the bottom grid is notched into place, so there is no need to worry about retrieving the grid when you pour the charcoal out when ready.  I have not used starter fluid in years and I can actually taste the diference...

The Weber Chimney Starter for Charcoal Grill is a wonderful grill accessory.  Just add newspaper to the bottom, put the charcoal in the top, and light it.  It's much better than lighter fluid, especially if you have children.  It eliminates the need for yet another toxic chemical.  You can use the cheaper non-treated charcoal, which also reduces the chemicals with which you are cooking your bar-b-que.

I do have a tendency to not allow the charcoal to burn long enough before dumping it out.  Also, there is a need to plan ahead to put it somewhere when it is hot after the charcoal is dumped...

I have always used wax starter chips from Weber to start my charcoal grill.  They work great, but I wanted something that would actually start all my charcoal at once, not just have several go to waste.  I bought the Weber Chimney Starter a few years ago and I absolutely love it.  None of my charcoal goes to waste, they all get red hot and even together.  Sometimes I even add in a few wood chips at the bottom.  I love this product, would never go back to anything else again!

Ilove the taste of charcoal grilles food but hate using charcoal starter (the idea of an eccelerant on my food is not very appetizing , so how great is this charcoalstarter that only uses rolledup paper and noooo charcoal starter yet heats upthe coalsin record time . . . three cheers to webbers chimney

I've really come to appreciate how quickly and efficiently my chimney starter is working.

I'm showing people at the store the Chimneys on the store shelf.

What's that?

Simplicity in itself...