KitchenTried-and-true tip
Light a chimney starter with loosely crumpled newspaper
How to get a charcoal chimney starter going with loosely crumpled newspaper.
- Time
- ⏱ 5 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Chimney starter
- Charcoal
- One or two sheets of newspaper
How to do it
- Loosely crumple one or two sheets of newspaper and place them under the chimney starter.
- Light the paper in several places.
Variations
- Some people consider newspaper unsuitable because the ash swirls up and lands on the food.
- With lighter cubes: light three cubes on the charcoal grate and set the chimney starter on top, instead of putting newspaper underneath.
Sources
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- kingsford.com (opens in a new tab)
Loosely crinkle one or two sheets of newspaper and place them under the chimney.“; https://www.weber.com/DE/de/tipps--und--tricks/richtig-anheizen/weber-49373.html — „Drei Anzündwürfel auf dem Kohlerost anzünden.“; https://www.weber.com/DE/de/tipps--und--tricks/richtig-anheizen/weber-49373.html — „Den Anzündkamin über den Würfeln positionieren.
