KitchenTried-and-true tip

Ceramic kamado: don't empty a chimney starter into the firebox

How to avoid cracking the ceramic when lighting a kamado grill.

Time
⏱ 5 min
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • Kamado (ceramic egg-style grill)
  • Lighter cubes or starters as the manufacturer instructs

How to do it

  1. Don't empty a chimney starter into the kamado's firebox.
  2. Light the charcoal at the front of the kamado.

Sources

This is where we found the tip. The badge above shows how well it is backed up.

  • coolblue.de (opens in a new tab)Wenn du den Anzündkamin in den Behälter deines Keramikgrills leerst, kann die Keramik reißen.“; https://www.coolblue.de/beratung/kamado-grill-anzuenden.html — „Verwende keinen Anzündkamin, um die Holzkohle vorne im Kamado anzuzünden.

You might also like

More from Kitchen →