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Pros & Cons

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Pros

This is the best charcoal chimney i've ever had. It starts charcoal so quickly and without the * petroleum starter fluids. Make sure to use heat resistant gloves when pouring out hot coals. If you use charcoal this is a must!

The price is a little higher but the value is much higher. That is the biggest compliment i can give. Very sturdy, ergonomic, and nicely crafted. You will not be disappointed when purchasing this product.



Cons

The insulated handle lets the heat from the metal underneath it come through so intensely, you need to use an oven mitt to grab it. Not enough charcoal to fill half of the 18 grill. Absolutely horrible for lump charcoal and even conventional briquette...  Read More

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Highlights

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Quality


This is well made and should stand the test of time easily


Well made should give many years of service


I went to use it today and noticed the top rivet that holds the handle the guard and the top seam of the cylinder together fina...  Read More


A friend bought one of these weber charcoal starters for me years ago and holes finally started to rust through

Price


We haven’t had to use any lighter fluid at all saved money already


You pay for better and you get it

Shipping


It took forever to get the coals up to temp

Packaging/appearance


Came a little dented out of round 1 star with no box damage but this doesnt affect the performance at all


However the packaging with this product is deficient but not worth sending back


Mine was packaged horribly thanks amazon and is an oval shape instead of round


This is already known by most but many folks don’t realize that all you need is a little bit of lightly wadded up packaging fro...  Read More

Competitiveness


As opposed to previous experience with a cheaper chimney bought in walmart dont remember the brand but that wasnt webber which ...  Read More


My son bought a similar product from walmart a year ago and his is already rusting away


You can definitely tell a difference between this weber and a cheapo

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    charcoal, fluid, great, small and good.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 11386.
  • Previous analysis of this listing was an C grade.
  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 79.8% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 39,106 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 20 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ive had this one for 4 years used at least once a week


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    As opposed to previous experience with a cheaper chimney bought in walmart dont remember the brand but that wasnt webber which fell apart in less than 1 year


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I just put some organic fire starter cubes or some non toxic paper light it up and let this sit on top of my grill for 10mins


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Then it’s ready to go to get my smoker started


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The inside grate rusts easily so beware of moisture


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    One thing that i would recommend if buying this product is to also buy fire starters


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This chimney starter evenly heats your charcoal which in turn evenly cooks your food


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    We know exactly how long burgers steaks ribs etc

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