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Weber Firestarter Cubes = Napalm for charcoal grilling

Kaido

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
This stuff is amazing:

http://www.amazon.com/Weber-7417-Fir.../dp/B001AN7RGG

Finally gave it a shot last night in my charcoal chimney. It was like an Energizer battery...just kept burning and burning and burning! Basically it's like stiff marshmallow version of the gel inside a Sterno can - light it up & let it burn.

I'm also hoping that the BBQ Dragon gets funded on Kickstarter...would be a great combo with Weber's napalm stuff :thumbsup:
 
Those starter cubes are all I use, though I believe they're cheaper at Home Depot. I know for a fact that the Weber smoke wood at Home Depot (online) is about half what it is at Amazon. That was a big surprise to me.
 
I forget what chemical they are(hexamine?), but I have a bunch of military ones from the Vietnam era I believe. I've never really used them. I should see if I can locate 'em. I can't remember where I last saw them.

You can make gelled gas too. I forget how, but it should be approachable for an amateur. Or just use melted wax and pine cones. That's free, and makes use of waste products.
 
Kaido said:
This stuff is amazing:

http://www.amazon.com/Weber-7417-Fir.../dp/B001AN7RGG

Finally gave it a shot last night in my charcoal chimney. It was like an Energizer battery...just kept burning and burning and burning! Basically it's like stiff marshmallow version of the gel inside a Sterno can - light it up & let it burn.

I'm also hoping that the BBQ Dragon gets funded on Kickstarter...would be a great combo with Weber's napalm stuff :thumbsup:
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You're excited about a hairdryer on a stick with a clip?

And you dont' need the chimney with the firestarter cube.

But, more gadgets == FUN!
 
Meh...a charcoal chimney does a good enough job of lighting briquettes or lump charcoal without firestarter cubes. 3-5 sheets of newspaper is all you really need and a good use for junk mail. 10 minutes later you have red hot coals. Ever since I got my chimney, I've been trying to find other uses for lighter fluid I stocked up on.
 
NetWareHead said:
Meh...a charcoal chimney does a good enough job of lighting briquettes or lump charcoal without firestarter cubes. 3-5 sheets of newspaper is all you really need and a good use for junk mail. 10 minutes later you have red hot coals. Ever since I got my chimney, I've been trying to find other uses for lighter fluid I stocked up on.
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Bonfire at the beach.
 
jaedaliu said:
You're excited about a hairdryer on a stick with a clip?

And you dont' need the chimney with the firestarter cube.

But, more gadgets == FUN!
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Yeah, doesn't require plug-in A/C power, so :thumbsup:

And yes, the nerd aspect 😀
 
Jeeebus said:
Those starter cubes are all I use, though I believe they're cheaper at Home Depot. I know for a fact that the Weber smoke wood at Home Depot (online) is about half what it is at Amazon. That was a big surprise to me.
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Can't believe I've never used them before 😛
 
NetWareHead said:
Meh...a charcoal chimney does a good enough job of lighting briquettes or lump charcoal without firestarter cubes. 3-5 sheets of newspaper is all you really need and a good use for junk mail. 10 minutes later you have red hot coals. Ever since I got my chimney, I've been trying to find other uses for lighter fluid I stocked up on.
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Used those back in boy scouts. Super easy to use.
 
lxskllr said:
I forget what chemical they are(hexamine?), but I have a bunch of military ones from the Vietnam era I believe.
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It's painful obvious if they are hexamine - polyamines smell like rotting fish. :vomit:


I used to use 'zip' blocks (I presume that's what the OP is?) - they were polystyrene blocks saturated with kerosene or so.. so, napalmish.

Lately I just use the wax impregnated sawdust blocks.. burns just as good, water resistant, doesn't stink...
 
Colt45 said:
It's painful obvious if they are hexamine - polyamines smell like rotting fish. :vomit:


I used to use 'zip' blocks (I presume that's what the OP is?) - they were polystyrene blocks saturated with kerosene or so.. so, napalmish.

Lately I just use the wax impregnated sawdust blocks.. burns just as good, water resistant, doesn't stink...
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They're hexamine. I just looked it up, and they're packaged like this. These are WWII era, and mine are more modern, but the same thing.

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NetWareHead said:
Meh...a charcoal chimney does a good enough job of lighting briquettes or lump charcoal without firestarter cubes. 3-5 sheets of newspaper is all you really need and a good use for junk mail. 10 minutes later you have red hot coals. Ever since I got my chimney, I've been trying to find other uses for lighter fluid I stocked up on.
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Ditto.
 
Cotton ball and isopropyl alcohol.
12oz of 99% isopropyl is less than $2 at the store and a 100 count bag of off brand jumbo cotton balls is $0.99.

Soak the cotton ball and you have a nice fire starter that costs less than a nickle per use.
 
If you feel like saving some money and have the ingredients laying around, you can make fire starters at home for cheap. All you need is:

1. Some kind of wax (soy, carnauba, paraffin, etc.). Old candles are a good source.

2. Wood shavings or saw dust - readily available if you have a shop. Can get them at a pet store for cheap too.

3. Cupcake tin.

Instructions - Melt wax over low heat in a pan (use one you don't care about). Add shavings to melted wax. Pour wax into cupcake tins (line the tins with a cupcake liner if you want. Let cool. Voila - fire starters for next to nothing!
 
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with the chimeny i don't need anything else. though i use these things to start my fire in my woodburning stove.
 
NetWareHead said:
Meh...a charcoal chimney does a good enough job of lighting briquettes or lump charcoal without firestarter cubes. 3-5 sheets of newspaper is all you really need and a good use for junk mail. 10 minutes later you have red hot coals. Ever since I got my chimney, I've been trying to find other uses for lighter fluid I stocked up on.
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yep. anyone that needs anything more than coals, some paper, and maybe a little oil to light a fire should be ashamed of themselves.

The chimney itself is good enough, but I tend to take a few paper towels, drizzle them in cooking oil, and shove them into the area below the chimney.

Man card revoked to anyone that can't have success with this.
 
Sho'Nuff said:
If you feel like saving some money and have the ingredients laying around, you can make fire starters at home for cheap. All you need is:

1. Some kind of wax (soy, carnauba, paraffin, etc.). Old candles are a good source.

2. Wood shavings or saw dust - readily available if you have a shop. Can get them at a pet store for cheap too.

3. Cupcake tin.

Instructions - Melt wax over low heat in a pan (use one you don't care about). Add shavings to melted wax. Pour wax into cupcake tins (line the tins with a cupcake liner if you want. Let cool. Voila - fire starters for next to nothing!
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or, better yet, use paper egg cartons. the egg holes are the perfect size to fill with enough sawdust and wax to start any fire, and you can easily cut them out or break them apart into small, easy to pack or transport single-use units.
 
All you pussies cooking with charcoal...

Thermite is clearly superior, the fastest and simplest way to cook a steak in seconds.
 
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