Chimney Starters

[JckDanls 07]

You said you don't mind paying more, this will probably last pretty decent.

Chud Chimney

The last charcoal chimney starter you will ever need! The Chud Chimney is made of fully welded 16-gauge steel and is built to last. Unlike other chimney starters there is no plastic involved that melts to your hand. This version has a stainless steel handle and an improved heat deflector for a...

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But it has the solid bottom with holes as we discussed earlier ...

 

[Fueling Around]

It was a comment in someone elses thread . Took me a bit to find it .

Charcoal Chimneys

... When I was working I used to make them out of 8 " 16 ga. spiral duct . I still have a small one I made last year out of 4 " . Holds about 8 pieces . I use it to light the snake , or slow burn pile . ...Uh duct work is galvanized. But so are many of the cheap chimneys. Maybe that explains...

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If you do it , and are using lump , I would do 2 layers of expanded metal and rotate them 90 degrees to each other . Makes the hole even smaller .

Thanks
It was around the time of this thread I got my both my Webers.
I'll see what I get for free from the scrap pile.
Tread doesn't rotate well, but it does off set but adds weight.

Or just use half inch flatend expanded metal...

That would be my preference, but again depends on what cheapo me gets for free. I don't have your resources, Keith.

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

That would be my preference, but again depends on what cheapo me gets for free. I don't have your resources, Keith.

I just did this. Quick and easy. I had 1/2" square Stainless steel mesh from another project and used a piece to keep the small stuff from falling thru. I used stainless steel wire to hold it in place.

I have had this for a long time but not sure of the day I did it.

Snapped the pic before today's cook.