Best Charcoal Starters
Safe Lite Fire Starter squares meet the strictest air quality codes in the country. Safe Lite Fire Starter Squares are made of recycled wood chips and wax.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I've used them for lighting various types of fires (campfire, fire pit, grills, leaf burning, etc)."
"When they break off of the 'slab' it leaves rough edges that catch fire super fast."
"It beats the large fire starters that work but are hard to break and are much more expensive."
"Usually it's best to mix these squares with a few 1" thick limbs, then place the big logs on top of that."
"square by trying to keep charcoal or small kindling perhaps 3/4 of an inch away from the firestarter...this gives the firestarter room to inhale oxygen and exhaust flame...I've also learned to not assume that the starter has stayed lit...I pile my briquettes around the lit fire starter and check back five minutes later to make sure the firestater is working as it should."
"These are the best firestarters, they light quickly and easily start a full chimeny of coals."
"I have a small wood stove I use these in."
"These are great, they make starting your fire so much easier, especially for people like me that are not the outdoor men or boy scouts from time past."
Looftlighter Electric Fire Lighter Light your barbecue charcoals or fireplace logs in seconds without the use of lighter fluid or gas. Features: Lights barbecues or fires in seconds Eliminates the need for lighter fluid or gas Use to speed up the heating process Plug into a wall socket and then touch to wood or coals Equipped with a safety casting that cools to the touch within seconds 10-foot power cord Plugs into standard 110V outlet Uses 1, 500W Model: 70018. The patented hot airstream process eliminates the chemical taste that infuses onto food when using lighter fluid and gas.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"With paper under it, I started the lighter, placing the end on the paperand when sparks occured(about 2 minutes later) I pulled the lighter back and used the fan to ignite the charcoal and create heat...I kept a bit of distance from the lighter and the heat of the lit charcoal..this thing is serious about starting a fire! The hot air from the lighter blows the fire and actually catches the kindling on fire."
"I have used a gas grill for years until recently so I am kind of spoiled about heating the grill quickly and cooking."
"With my Big Green Egg I had the coal going in less than five minutes - no fuel, no moving coals, simply aim and press a button."
"I have used every fire starter I can imagine and it would always just creep up to grill temperatures so slow I deeply regretted the purchase of the grill. It takes about 30 seconds to see the initial burn on lump charcoal and then another minute or two to really get it going in that site and I usually light 2-3 sites for my large grill."
"We needed up not grilling so many nights because of how long it took to get our grill going."
"I've now had my Looftlighter for 2 years and 3 months."
"You'll have hot burning charcoal in 5 minutes."
"I have had my Looflighter for about a month and since it is bbq season I have used it nearly every day and it does exactly what Looflighter says it should do, 90 seconds into using it I have a great flame going in my lump charcoal --- I love it."
Get grilling sooner with our odorless, non-toxic fuel cubes that light easily, even when wet. Fast lighting, environmentally safe and smokeless.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The was is easily crumbled and there are loose bits that will spill all over when you initially handle them."
"Until these go down in price at Amazon or I stop at Walmart next time a good alternative for lighting the chimney starter is drizzling a bit of vegetable oil over the crumpled newspaper before setting the chimney on top and lighting it."
"Got these for my husband for Christmas a couple of years ago."
"I used two of these cubes and it lit up my charcoal under the chimney with no messy Ash."
"I use these with the weber chimney and they do a great job of starting the coals in various weather conditions without the use of any lighter fluid or other starting materials."
"It's great for starting a BBQ, fire pit or campfire."
"I was having a hard time starting briquettes with just paper or small bits of wood to get the stack burning (didn't want to use fluid)."
"But even if so, when I pushed these Weber starters out of the pack onto the charcoal, bits of the cube crumbled down into the charcoal -- which means, even if the cube is fully consumed prior to putting on food, there will be these tiny pockets of the cube waiting to light and put off the petrochemical odor."
Best Outdoor Cooking Fuel & Firestarters
This is a premium EXCLUSIVE mix of the most popular hardwoods used today. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Pellets are great for brisket (very long smoke) and pulled pork (long smoke). The amount of ash is same as BBQ Delight pellets."
"Pellets are ok, I normally use GMG (green mountain grills) pellets and these seem to make A LOT more ash and not as much smoke."
"I've noticed it leaves slightly different flavor on different meats."
"Propane is a smudge cheaper but you just don't get the flavor and I was a diehard propane fan till I started cooking with pellets."
"Packed in a six inch tube it makes for perfect timing to do a batch of cheese ( 2-1/2 to 3 houres)."
"If I can get them to work, I'll change my review, but I'm having a hard time getting these things to provide smoke."
"Has good smoke flavor but I'm a little concerned that my last cook (12 hours) burned through an entire hopper of pellets even with a welders thermal blanket wrapped around my smoker."
"I think that the pellets tend to break up going from the hopper to the fire and that causes it to catch fire back up my tube."
Best Grilling Charcoal
Fogo is a completely natural product that is made exclusively from dense hardwoods and using selected trees with no other added ingredients whatsoever. Hand selected Large Chunks of Hardwood Lump Charcoal.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I probably cook with charcoal 2-3 times per week and I am fairly new to buying my charcoal online, so far I have picked it up at the local supermarket or wholesaler. Size - I must say I read that this is Premium Charcoal and that it was supposed to be big pieces, but which charcoal manufacturer doesn't claim that. Seriously the entire bag is full of larger then fist size pieces, I put 4-5 pieces into my chimney starter and lit it with vegetable oil soaked kitchen paper and then broke down the pieces once fully lit in my grill. It just lit without a fuss and the 4 big pieces of charcoal I used lasted me for what i was cooking, a couple of steaks, some burgers, corn, chicken etc - I could have kept going but run out of food to grill."
"Very easy to light using BGE starter chip.i did notice I could not get egg up to 650 to sear a steak.Topped out at 550."
"For the price my husband said he would rather use Cowboy or Red Oak charcoal bought locally."
"UPDATE: Due to pricing and some inconsistencies with the charcoal sizes, I stopped buying this charcoal for a while and started looking at other brands."
"The wood is good quality, low smoke, and good for weekend grilling."
"I finally got around to using the first bag of the second order. Next time, I will open the bags and check them out quickly."
"Pros: Burns great, no weird odors, subtle but nice flavoring, mostly (80%) large (cantaloupe) to medium (softball) sized lumps, even after shipping, prime eligible."
"The bag can be a little inconsistent, with some small pieces at less than an inch, but then also some chunks the size of a softball."
Best Grilling Smoker Chips
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm using these in our LP smoker and there's nothing nicer than opening the smoker and getting a face full of fruity smoke."
"My husband bought this along side a grill/smoaker combo."
"Came as advertised, havent been able to use them all yest but plenty of chips for multiple uses."
"My husband loves these and you can taste the flavors in your food."
"Comes with a grill tray as well."
"Went over big, getting it again for an early birthday gift."
"Love trying the different smoked flavors."
"Great flavor enhancers for our smoker!"
Best Grilling Wood Pellets
This is a premium EXCLUSIVE mix of the most popular hardwoods used today. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Pellets are great for brisket (very long smoke) and pulled pork (long smoke). The amount of ash is same as BBQ Delight pellets."
"Pellets are ok, I normally use GMG (green mountain grills) pellets and these seem to make A LOT more ash and not as much smoke."
"I've noticed it leaves slightly different flavor on different meats."
"Propane is a smudge cheaper but you just don't get the flavor and I was a diehard propane fan till I started cooking with pellets."
"Packed in a six inch tube it makes for perfect timing to do a batch of cheese ( 2-1/2 to 3 houres)."
"If I can get them to work, I'll change my review, but I'm having a hard time getting these things to provide smoke."
"Has good smoke flavor but I'm a little concerned that my last cook (12 hours) burned through an entire hopper of pellets even with a welders thermal blanket wrapped around my smoker."
"I think that the pellets tend to break up going from the hopper to the fire and that causes it to catch fire back up my tube."