The Weber Rapidfire Compact Chimney Starter is available for just $13, which is $7 off the original $20 price tag. This ...

Place the chimney on the grates of your grill, fill it with charcoal and light a wad of newspaper underneath. Once your coals start to turn gray (usually about 20 minutes), dump them in the base of ...

At a price of only $13, the Weber Rapidfire Compact Chimney Starter is an inexpensive tool that every charcoal grill master needs to own.

That tool is a $15 charcoal chimney starter. Mine’s a Weber, I think, but the brand is honestly not important because a chimney starter is basically just a metal bucket with a handle.

I own the Weber RapidFire Chimney Starter, and it’s never let me down. It’s made from durable steel and has a large capacity that allows it to hold plenty of charcoal.

That allows it to be more efficient than other popular chimneys, like the Weber Rapidfire ($15) and the Outxpro Charcoal Chimney ($30), which take anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes to heat coals.

The foundation of good grilling is a proper fire, something helped by a great chimney starter. Here, our four favorites available on Amazon.

As a charcoal-grill evangelist, however, I must tell you that you'll get better results if you ditch the propane-powered grill for a charcoal grill, a chimney starter and a bag of briquettes.

The easiest and best way to get charcoal perfectly lit is to use a chimney starter.

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