Questions and Answers for Weber Rapidfire Chimney Charcoal Starter

A:  That is a handle to use to help pour the hot coals out.

A:  It provides greater leverage when dumping the coals.

A:  It allows you to have another place to hold the chimney when pouring.

A:  The wire piece that looks like a hanger is to be used, (with heat resistant gloves on), to allow you to pour the coals just where you want them on the grill.

A:  The metal piece that looks like a hangar helps the user to invert the charcoal starter safely and dump the lit coals into the grill. It keeps the hand safely away from any sparks or flames.

A:  to help pour the coals out when they are hot. easily removed without damage if you decide not to use.

A:  It's just there in case you need to use a second hand when emptying the coals into your grill. I don't find it necessary, but it's there if you need it.

A:  that is the second handle. The fixed handle should be kept to the side when pouring and the other hand can shake the pivot handle to place the coals where they need to be. This keeps your hands off to the side and not above the hot chimney.

A:  I acts as a second handle but I have not used it before.

A:  It is an additional handle while pouring. Gloves should be used!

A:  There is a metal grid which holds the coals in place.

A:  It has a stainless steel angled grate that holds the coals.

A:  There is a wire screen a few inched from the bottom, above the spot for newspaper.

A:  There is a grid inside the device that holds the charcoal in place. Holes about 1 1/2 inches in diameter allow the flames from the crumpled newspaper to contact the bottom layer of charcoal and let air rise through the charcoal as it becomes lit. It works great!

A:  The chimney starter has a metal grid that keeps the charcoal from falling out the bottom. The paper is stuffed at the bottom and lit to burn the paper, which in turn lights the charcoals.

A:  You can't be serious Lenell! Celebrating April Fool's day a little early are we? John

A:  There is a wire grate inside for the coals to sit on.

A:  There is a cone-shaped grate that holds the coals in

A:  There is a grate that holds the coals in place. I use Kingsford and they do not fall through.

A:  study metal grate in the bottom to separate the coals from the paper. that way if it doesn't take on the first try you can refill and light it again. no trapdoor, which i view as a plus for the reason i just mentioned.

A:  assembled

A:  The chimney starter comes fully assemled. It does not need any assembly.

A:  mine was assembled when i bought it.

A:  assembled

A:  It comes assembled and would occupy considerable space in a carry-on.

A:  It is completely assembled. Ready to use out of the box. Its pretty big, don't know how well it would travel by plane.

A:  It is assembled. It should fit in a checked bag.

A:  Sorry. This is assembled and would be very bulky for travel.

A:  This is sold assembled and ready to use!

A:  Assembled. There's really no way to disassemble it.

A:  It's not part of the grill. It's a vented cylinder you start the charcoals in and when they're ready you you pour them onto the grill.

A:  I remove my cooking grate & place this directly on top of the charcoal grate. Place paper under the Weber starter chimney, charcoal inside & light the paper. Lighter fluid is generally not needed. Once the charcoal on top is glowing red, gently dump the contents onto the charcoal grate of your BBQ, replace the cooking grate and begin your cooking!

A:  You follow the directions, load it as directed, use NO lighter fluid, sit it on your grill grate or some surface that is fire safe and light it from the bottom. I was skeptical at first but after using it one time I considered purchasing a second one for larger grilling sessions. The handles make tipping the chimney easy and safe for loading the grill with hot coals.

A:  The instructions have you set it up right on the grate where you normally put the charcoal. This means you remove the cooking grate first. When the starter has done it's thing and the coals are ready, you just pour them out then replace the cooking grate and you are good to go. Very simple.

A:  it has nothing to do with the grill except lighting the coals You take your charcoal and place in the chimney starter, you take newspaper or whatever and shove inside the bottom of the chimney. Light the newspaper and it will light your coals and get them ready to cook on ALOT quicker then just sitting in your grill and lighting. Plus using this method you can use reg charcoal and not the kind with lighter fluid soaked in it, plus you DO NOT have to add any lighter fluid, thus ruining the flavor of your food. Its a very nice piece of equiptment if you use a charcoal grill or smoker!!

A:  It fits inside the grill when not in use, but it is a tight fit. I store on the sheft under the grill when not in use.

A:  All this product does is get the charcoal white-hot and ready for use and does not stay on the grill. First you remove cooking grate from grill to expose the grate on which the charcoal sits. You wad up a few sheets of newspaper in the bottom, fill the cylinder with charcoal and then set onto charcoal grate. You light the newspaper and amazingly the smoldering paper slowly ignites the charcoal and in about 20 minutes all the coals are hot and ready to use. Using the handles, you empty the coals onto the bottom grill grate then replace the cooking grate. Real simple and no need for starter fluid.

A:  Place paper in the bottom of the chimney, fill with charcoal, then place on top of your coal grate in the grill. Light the paper at the bottom of the chimney, wait 10 minutes and your coals are all set. Pour them on to the coal grate and you're good to go

A:  What kind of grill are we talking?

A:  You fill the bottom with crumpled news paper and the top with charcoal. Then put it on the rack where charcoal normally goes and light. Once the top charcoals are ready dump out onto the rack and ready to cook. Works with any charcoal gril.