Charcoal Grill Lighting Chimney

Light the papers and place the chimney vertically above them on the grill grate.

Charcoal grill lighting chimney.

A simple and time honored tradition of lighting the coals in the charcoal chimney is wadding up sheets of newspaper into a ball and then placing them under the bottom of the chimney. Light the charcoal briquettes. 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. 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. In this video i show you how to light a charcoal grill with a chimney. A charcoal chimney is traditionally used to light charcoal briquettes before adding them into a charcoal grill or smoker.

Ensure that there is smoke coming from the chimney as the charcoal catches fire and leave it for about 10 minutes. Use either a long stemmed lighter or long strips of cardboard to light the charcoals. 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. The briquettes should be stacked in a conical pile then covered liberally with lighter fluid.

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