I looked in about four hardware stores over the weekend and couldn’t find a chimney starter anywhere. Does anyone know where I can find one, preferaby downtownish? Thanks in advance.

You can get the Weber chimney starter at Home Hardware on Roncesvalles.

And one more thing. Go to your nearest hardware store or Fred Meyer and pick yourself up a propane torch, propane canister, and striker with which to light your coal. Don’t bother with paper or a...

This is probably ridiculously obsessive/compulsive, but when you load your charcoal chimney starter, do you put the left-over coals on the bottom, or do you start with fresh briquets, and add the leftovers on top?

I just bought a Weber outdoor charcoal kettle grill thinking I would try my hand at grilling on very rare occasions. It’s a very basic and small sized model with just the bowl and dome. Question is, do I really need a...

I really like my chimney starter, though I’ve found that I need 2 of them in order to have enough charcoal for most of my grilling. Also, on occasion if the fire doesn’t get going good I have to start over. With these...

Choose what’s under your grate before you choose what goes on top.

Last night, my wife and I tried the relatively new "Copper Chimney" restaurant on Kingston Road in Pickering Village, Ajax. Having never heard a thing about this establishment, my mind was open with no expectations – but my...

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Throw out your lighter fluid and quick-start charcoal.

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fluid/gasoline. Does anyone know how to prevent the smell of gasoline/lighter fluid? I’ve heard that using a chimney starter should do the trick. Any suggestions would be money!

1. propane burner, e.g., fish cooker, turkey fryer, etc. <$50 2. charcoal starter chimney <$10 3. Thai bucket stove if you can find one, alternatively a Lodge cast iron grill, e.g., Sportsman <$80 4. Cast iron grate, e.g.,...

Based on the many helpful reponses, I decided on Royal Oak hardwood, in part due to its availabilty at Walmart. After using it this weekend in my new Weber performer (I know, could have saved $ by just buying a chimney starter,...

How are you preparing your coals? Put the charcoal in a pyramid in the center, then douse with lighter fluid, let it soak in for a couple of minutes, then light in two or three places around the coals. Much better method: get a...

I bought my chimney starter at Hogg, my silver grill was bought at Rona but I wish I had the gold. The chimney starter was the best investment I’ve made ... 2 crumpled up sheets of newspaper go on the bottom, on top goes...