• Chimney starter system lights charcoal faster and easier
• Durable aluminized steel construction
• Stay cool thermoplastic handle adds safety
• Extra large capacity--holds enough briquettes for a 22-1/2-inch kettle grill
• Greatly reduces the amount of time it takes for coals to get ready

• Ironclad GTA-04-L GripTec Advantage, Large

Weber Rapidfire, Chimney Starter, Made Of Aluminized Steel & Large Enough To Hold The Appropriate Number Of Briquets For An Indirect Or Direct Fire On A 22-1/2" Diameter Weber Kettle, Unique Cone Bottom Allows For Fast Start & A Double Thermoplastic Handle Allows For Easy Pouring Once Charcoal Is Ignited, MAP $12.99.
Chefs, start your grills. You can have red-hot coals in a matter of minutes by following three steps: load your coals into this aluminized steel chimney starter, light a fire, and place the starter over the fire. The Weber chimney starter is extra large, holding enough briquettes for indirect or direct fire on a 22-1/2-inch kettle grill. A stay-cool thermoplastic handle and a wire foldout handle let you move the starter safely. --Rhonda Langdon

Customer Rating:
Summary: Have not use lighter fluid in almost a year now...
Comment: I own two different chimney starters but this is my favorite.
It is very large and will light enough charcoal for my Weber Bullet smoker.
Way faster and safer to use than lighter fluid. Although, being a guy, I sometimes miss those big balls of flames shooting out of my cooker and scorching everything within 10-15 feet.
The Weber Chimney starter is heavy duty, large and very well made. Should last you a long time.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: If you don't have one, just get it NOW!
Comment: Frankly, you don't need to read anymore reviews on this (even mine!), even if like me you're obsessed about knowing the "real world" performance details of a product before you buy it.
I can only echo what nearly every other person who has this chimney starter has said:
It's a must-have, and it really is better than the others.
Why? It holds more, lasts longer, heats charcoal faster and is easier to use than those that cost less -- or cost more.
I grew up in Missouri and was around outdoor BBQ cooks all my life. I'd never seen a chimney starter until I was watching some cooking show one day. Even then, I didn't rush out to buy one, as I'd developed a decent starting technique on my own after a decade of grilling.
But (again, echoing other reviewers) when I finally did get this, I wish I'd done so years before.
I use large wood chunks a lot in my grilling, and it also works like a charm getting those going.
'Nuff said.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Chimney starter well worth the money
Comment: I love chimney starters. No need to store chemical lighter fluid and no taste of the chemicals on your food. We used to have to sit there and babysit the charcoal making sure it was lit with fluid, and now we just light the paper and walk away. It lights by itself 99% of the time. It might be a large item to store but under the grill it's perfect. No fear of chemicals you are ingesting and a strong burning and even burning pile of coals at the end. Well worth the money.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: PERFECT
Comment: I've used this without fail. Best invention ever! I can't imagine firing up a grill without one of these. It's a must have.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Weber Chimney Starter
Comment: The product is great. It's easy to use and the charcoals heat up quickly. You use less charcoal than you usually would with no lighter fluid. The charcoals seem to burn very evenly. My husband thinks things taste better since we purchased it.

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