In the 50s, my dad used charcoal lighter, and hooked up the vacuum to blow onto the charcoal to intensify the flames until they were glowing just right. In my early efforts at grilling I did the same, until I learned about chimney starters—nowadays, my Weber chimney starter makes getting perfectly glowing hot coals almost hands-off and effortless, without the chemical smell, or ashes getting blown everywhere … or the risk of the whole thing blowing up in my face ala “Crankshaft”!
In the 50s, my dad used charcoal lighter, and hooked up the vacuum to blow onto the charcoal to intensify the flames until they were glowing just right. In my early efforts at grilling I did the same, until I learned about chimney starters—nowadays, my Weber chimney starter makes getting perfectly glowing hot coals almost hands-off and effortless, without the chemical smell, or ashes getting blown everywhere … or the risk of the whole thing blowing up in my face ala “Crankshaft”!