Char-Griller® Charcoal Grill Chimney Starter with Quick Release Trigger for Quickly Lighting BBQ Coals, Compatible with Any BBQ Charcoal Grill, 12-Inch

Great quality, large size charcoal chimney. It works great, the bottom opener is a great feature and the shield does not let the handle get hot at all.

blows the weber offering AWAY. much better, much cheaper. youll be happy with this guy

Works great. Easy and fast to use. Great size, starts fast and get the fire going g priced just right

Using it right now to heat coals. Used it one time and noticed the flapper came out of its slot. Put it back together and have been heating coals for the past 30 minutes now and it works good. I’m a little skeptical about the flapper lasting though.

So I purchased a smoker and the guy that I purchased it from says, "oh man it is so easy, you just load the stovepipe with charcoal and when it gets hot then you dump it into the lower bowl...". Now I am not one of those people who will go along with something I don't know, acting like I do, so I ask, "Stovepipe?!?" He says, "yeah, you grill don't you? How do you get the charcoal started?". I explained that I put the charcoal into a pyramid and then use starter fluid, and he quickly cut me off. "Starter fluid?!? Nah Boss, you need a stovepipe. It is better..." Again, I looked at him with deer eyes and sideways turned dog head and said, "Stovepipe? what is a stovepipe?". He pulls out his phone and goes to Amazon and shows me a pic of the Chargriller CHIMNEY Starter. I then go, "Oh! I have seen those...do they work well?". "All you need is charcoal, some newspaper, and a match..." he says. So I order this Chimney starter(...stovepipe). When I get it, I notice that it is larger than I thought that it would be. I wad up about thre pages of newspaper in a ring under the starter and load up the charcoal. I light the newspaper through the holes at the bottom and was surprised to see how quickly it was lighting without starter fluid. After a little while I pick up the chimney and pull the trigger to find that the charcoal just empties in to the bowl, no muss, no fuss. I believe that is the simplest lighting that I have had. I am very satisfied qith my Chimney and now I don't use lighter fluid at all. I suppose he was right...on the advice, not the name...but, really...what's in a name?

After reading some disgruntled reviews about how the metal turns different colors and that it's cheap metal from China, or the handles fall off right away I feared it might be money lost if I took the chance. Wrong! Yeah, some parts of the metal might change color a little bit due to the heat, but that's to be expected. Happens with all coal starters whether they be Weber or any other brand. Mine hasn't changed colors much since I started using it. But, who cares if it does?? What matters is whether or not it can light your charcoal. And, it does - fast! I don't normally light a full basket of coals (the basket space is big by the way, bigger than the Weber I have). I just do anywhere from 8 to 12 coals then pour them over my main coals once they've ashed over, which takes around 10-15 minutes with this thing. Speedy, which is great if you need to get your BBQ/Smoking situation going fast! The release door is the key point here with the Char-griller. Now I don't have to tilt and pour like I've had to with my Weber chimney. Instead it's just drop from the bottom. This is especially useful for people who cook on smoker barrels/ugly drum smokers. I've had it now for a few months, so far so good. No warping on any of the metal yet. Very good design. I'm probably going to buy a couple more as I need them. As long as you use them for what they're intended for they should last a long time.

It worked very well until it rusted out after about 2-1/2 years. But then, if left outside all the time, expect that to happen. I like the trigger that released the bottom so the coals can fall out. Holds a lot of charcoal. Might have to get another one.

Good this to get our charcoals to light faster. It works fine and has improved the quality of our grilling. Easy to use and get price. Easy to control the smoke levels

It’s easy with the bottom release, when putting the hot coals in the vortex

My third purchase especially its self dumping mechanism

Es un complemento perfecto para tu asador...y con su funcion de liberado rapido de las brazas es muy conveniente

This is excellent. So far, working as expected with room for lots of coal. Assembly is very straightforward. Strongly recommended.

Produto simples de se utilizar e cumpre o que promete. Em 6 minutos já tinha feito o fogo na churrasqueira. O produto é bem maior que eu imaginava.