SAPRETAILER BBQ Charcoal Chimney Starter

This chimney starter is very well made and is also very affordable. The size is quite large though. It's about 8 to 9 inches in diameter and about 12 to 13 inches in length. So if you need a starter that is for just 250 or 500 gms coal, this is not for you. If however you have a BBQ party and want to start about 2 kgs or more of coal, then this is for you. The above was written on 14th June 2019. I ordered another one recently and have used it for igniting about 1.5 kgs of coal. This one is the best value for money. Package was in a carton. That carton was in another carton. Quality and workmanship of the product is excellent. Remember, that it will discolour after the forst use due to the intense heat that the metal is subject to. This is normal and to be expected. After the hot coals are emptied in the barbecue, let this chimney cool down. Once cool wipe with a dry cloth and keep in a dry place to avoid rusting.

With one set of coal flakes, this worked out very well. The hot coals remained in the BBQ for quite some time and very effective. Was thrilled as starting a coal fire, despite all my huffing was not successful. With second set of coal flakes, was more or a disappointment. Over the gas stove, coal started with flames and glowing, appeared to be hot. When I put them into my BBQ, seemed hot, however meat did NOT sizzle. The heat dissipated quickly. Bottom line, apparatus is great, however the coal flakes one uses is important. With the first experience, coal was still hot after 3 hours. Second case, coal hot less than 30 min. Possible I did not do something right ...

Ingenious coal 'kettle' to pre-light coal before adding it to the BBQ grill. The coal gets lit up in just a few minutes. No more huffing and puffing and using hair dryers to start a fire! We call it the 'fire starter' and we're enjoying our BBQs more than ever. Superb product and easy to use and maintain. A must-have - if you have a BBQ grill.

It works really well. I was a bit apprehensive at first, but it performed exactly as expected. With just two small fire starter blocks, I was able to light and burn nearly 1.5 kg of coal using this device. The only — and major — drawback is that the handle gets extremely hot. You’ll definitely need silicone grips or heat-resistant mittens to handle it safely.

The product, a galvanized plain thin sheet, is just ok, but it needs manufacturers attention for safety. The seller advises to put charcoal into it and put directly on gas stove to fire the charcoal. It works well , but there are about 7 holes in the bottom, each dia of the holes is about 1.5 inches or 40 mm . After firing the charcoal, when carry to barbeque area, small pieces of fired charcoal falls down through the holes which is only due to bigger holes. I got minor injury on my toe when tried the product first time. Anyhow, during my second attempt, i bought a 7 inches wide frying spoon ( the same big spoon used for frying items in oil which had multple small holes ) after removing its handle, I tightly tied it to the bootom of this product. After doing this i found the product safe to carry with fire. My suggestion is a 15 mm wide multiple holes in the boottom of this product is more than enough, why 40 mm wide 7 holes through which small fires start to fall. I am even planning to remove the entire bottom and replace it with metal sheet with multiple 10 to 15 mm holes. Be safe guys