Charcoal Grill Lighting Chimney

For years i used the standard method of lighting my grill with lighter fluid but after getting frustrated with mixed results every time i decided to go out and buy a chimney gr.

Charcoal grill lighting chimney. How to light a charcoal grill without a chimney starter. You can also use a lighting cube or two for starting up the chimney. Place several charcoal briquettes in the grill. In this video i show you how to light a charcoal grill with a chimney.

The briquettes should be stacked in a conical pile then covered liberally with lighter fluid. Safely dump it into the grill add the cooking grate and the lid and allow it to heat. Light the charcoal briquettes. The charcoal is ready when the center of the chimney glows deep orange flames lick out from the empty spaces and the top coals just start to ash over.

Use either a long stemmed lighter or long strips of cardboard to light the charcoals. A charcoal chimney is traditionally used to light charcoal briquettes before adding them into a charcoal grill or smoker. Light the papers and place the chimney vertically above them on the grill grate. Take the chimney up by the handle open the grate on your grill and pour the charcoal briquettes very slowly inside too fast and you create a rush of sparks plus the chance of a spill.

Now close the charcoal grill put the lid on and wait for another 10 minutes or so.