Weber 87886 Chimney Starter

I've been using chimney starters for probably over 25 years now (average life span is probably 2-3 years). For some reason, up 'til now, I've never purchased a Weber brand starter - guess I always bought whatever was cheaper thinking 'a chimney starter is a chimney starter.'

However, my most recent purchase was this Weber brand starter. Wow, what a difference it makes! The Weber starter is larger than others I've used and they've obviously got the ventilation concept down pat.

With other starters, I always had to 'baby sit' them through the first 5 or 10 minutes. You had to be sure the fire 'took,' they wait to see if it spread through the coals.

With the Weber starter, I've never had a problem, and the coals are always ready to go within 15 minutes. Makes me wonder why I was so patient with other starters that often required restarts and could take up to 30 minutes.

Oh, and by the way, if you're not using a chimney starter, by all means do so!

With an excellent starter like this, there's no reason to saturate the briquettes, the air and the food with a petroleum based lighter fluid and its vapors. A chimney starter is a far superior way to do it.

This is a great product, more stable than conventional chimney style starters, the extra handle makes pouring the coals into tight spots (rail type charcoal holders) for indirect grilling a breeze.

The chimney starter is a great item. You no longer have to use lighter fluid to start the charcoal. The weber chimney starter is the best one on the market. We had purchased another brand once and was not happy with the item. We keep one at home and have one in our 5th-wheel for vacations. Only a weber! thanks

Ive had it for about 6 months and i cant complain one bit!!! it works way better than my first one i bought from walmart (non weber) this one lights much better.... i used to have to use a little lighterfluid on my old one this one absolutly none! GREAT JOB WEBER!!!

This is not the only charcoal chimney I've ever had, but it is the favorite one. When the old one fell apart I was great to be able to get exactly what I wanted. Thanks for making a superior product.