Weber Rapidfire Compact Chimney Starter for Charcoal Barbecues/BBQ Accessory, Lights Charcoal Briquettes Quickly Without Lighter Fluid, Aluminised Steel, 20.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 26.5 cm

This is the smaller version. It is ideal for use with the Weber Go-anywhere portable barbecue, not for the full-size ones. It is very effective at getting the charcoal well lit, ready to decant onto the barbecue. I have only used it with irregular lump-wood charcoal. It's fine. I guess it would be even better with barbecue briquettes. You need a pair of suitable gloves (rough gardening gloves will do), and you need something heatproof to put the chimney on once you have decanted the hot charcoal, for it to cool down. Not to be used with young children around - they won't appreciate the danger. It is EXTREMELY HOT. Snag: it is bulky. There's no way of reducing its size. So adds a lot of volume to your portable barbecue kit. Recommended though, for reliable starting. UPDATE, 1 year later Even better. Now I'm used to it, it gives perfect results 100% of the time. Works fine with wood charcoal or briquettes. If filled it is enough for cooking for 3-4. Three-quarters full it is fine for 2 people. It takes about 25 minutes between lighting (one fire-lighter is plenty!) and being ready to decant it into the barbecue. I wouldn't be without this. It is brilliant.

Absolutely brilliant- starts the coal in minutes - really good

Having read reviews, I finally decided to buy the starter and it is fantastic. Just use one small piece of firefighter, full with charcoal or lumpwood, light it and allow 30 minutes to get a full chimney load of lit charcoal/Lumpwood. A great piece of kit for any BBQ station.

I bought this as part of a combo deal with the Weber Go-Anywhere barbecue. I have never owned a chimney starter before, and it really does its job well by getting the coal going fast. However, it is a tad bit too small for practical use. You have to start a batch of coal, spread it out into the barbecue, and then immediately add more to get a proper fire going. On the plus side, if it were any bigger, it wouldn't fit inside the barbecue for storage, which is convenient. But overall, it requires a bit too much extra work to get the grill ready due to the limited capacity.

Solid and reliable

Everyone with a charcoal bbq needs one of these! It works really well.

Absolute game changer

Best thing you can have as a bbq lover. I have the full size version already and bought this to use it with my portable bbq. Starts the charcoal rapidly and the quality is amazing. You get what you pay for and more. I can't recommend it enough.

It's perfect for the small 37 cm kettle weber or go anywhere webber. Fits in the go anywhere webber if you pack it in. What I don't like about it is that it can dent easily. It's not a thick plate of steal. But it's does what it needs to do. Excellent for Camping or fishing trips.

Made my life easier. Very good for small barbeque kit. If you have a big barbeque set, it is better to buy a bigger Fireplace lighter.

good quality, nice and large

quality

Okay not sure why I haven't bought one sooner I've been stacking charcoal for the longest time. The Weber chimney starter actually worked out pretty well for the first time I've used it. No assembly required. I fit 17 original B&B charcoal briskets loosely with no problem. I used two fire starters and took about 20 minutes for it to be fully ashed over. The only thing I found about it that I would change is offering a larger chimney or buying multiple if you're going to grill a large amount. I found this size with 17 of the B&B briskets was enough to cook two full-size steaks. Ease of cleaning wasn't bad just a little soot on the top tips wiped off easy. Definitely a must pair with any fire starter don't use lighting fluid.