I should have watched this before I tried using mine. I was putting paper down in the part that the charcoal goes in and then the charcoal on top of that. That may explain why it took so long. This has been my first time cooking with charcoal. I've always used gas grills. Great advice.
I did exactly the same multiple times before realising! TBH this must be a common mistake for first timers because you would think "the starter material needs to be close to the coals and surely can use the same airflow that the coals are getting and also that you would want to have the starter 'contained' in the chimney". But as everyone else probably realises the starter needs a lot of airflow to ignite the first coals.
I've done this often, with cruched paper towel and oil and it doesn't work well. A couple of fire lighters and WAIT until all the smoke goes away and the WAIT for a while some more and you'll be right, wait until it's all ashed over and you don't get any crap flavour and it's all good.
I love this method and I put the chimney right on the grill
Used this last night, worked perfect!
genuine question why don't you rest the starter on the BBQ grill itself? or is it just prefference? thanks
Yes that is a better way for sure. I rest mine on my additional fuel in my kamado.
You can put on the grill grate where your coals goes.
I should have watched this before I tried using mine. I was putting paper down in the part that the charcoal goes in and then the charcoal on top of that. That may explain why it took so long. This has been my first time cooking with charcoal. I've always used gas grills. Great advice.
I did exactly the same multiple times before realising! TBH this must be a common mistake for first timers because you would think "the starter material needs to be close to the coals and surely can use the same airflow that the coals are getting and also that you would want to have the starter 'contained' in the chimney".
But as everyone else probably realises the starter needs a lot of airflow to ignite the first coals.
Thanks for the tip Martin. I will be trying the oil and paper method this weekend.
Did it work ? And do you need to keep putting new paper towel or does that one peice burn the whole 15-20 minutes ?
@@metinturkozu8364 it works. You only need to use the one piece.
@@metinturkozu8364 use newspaper
Great tips. Thx
Wow love this oil hack! Thanks 😊
I just bought a new grill and chimney starter. Raring to go. Love from kodavaland
I like this method of starting the charcoal as it doesn't seem to create a lot of white smoke.
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I doubted this, but it works great.
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EXCELLENT.PERFECT.THANKS
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Damn very good method even i saw. You just do very simple.
Good one ☝️
nice information. i will try kitchen paper with oil instead old news paper because less smoke then use too much old news paper.
Awesome video thank you
My coals just aren’t staying hot. Takes like 30 minutes to ash over and I’m seeing no flames
Thank you very much.
Welcome 😊
Brilliant advice. Cheers mate
So, what’s in the bucket???
Charcoal
I sit mine on my grill grate and start it
I buy the dollar store cooking oil, dab a lil oil on a wadded newspaper. You're good to go.
I wish I would of seen this 20 damn minutes ago hahaha
This looks doable !
I've done this often, with cruched paper towel and oil and it doesn't work well.
A couple of fire lighters and WAIT until all the smoke goes away and the WAIT for a while some more and you'll be right, wait until it's all ashed over and you don't get any crap flavour and it's all good.
Different strokes for different folks. I have never had any issue with the oil and paper method. ;)
Problem with this method is the smelly firelighter! The whole point of a Weber is easy lighting which makes firelighters redundant (or should be!)
The oil method works too well! Be careful - you don't need many oil soaked paper towels.
Great performance, now I know it may help me burning tree branches in it