Social cooking options, easily starting hibachi grill for summer dining.

It works in that it blows air and makes hotness and will light your charcoal ... eventually.I was finding it took anything from 30-45 minutes to get the charcoal alight (varies with the size and shape of the charcoal). All this time with my fingers getting sore holding down the button, and me trying to avoid blowing ash all over the place. I resorted to putting a paper towel soaked in a little cooking oil at the bottom as a kind of fire starter. It then took another half hour for the charcoal to get all over hot and ready for cooking.I bought a charcoal chimney. Load it with charcoal. A few paraffin/sawdust starters underneath. Light it. 15 minutes later ready to cook. Effortless. Clean. Fast.BTW. A tip for charcoal cooking. Light up plenty of charcoal. Use as ... MoreIt works in that it blows air and makes hotness and will light your charcoal ... eventually.I was finding it took anything from 30-45 minutes to get the charcoal alight (varies with the size and shape of the charcoal). All this time with my fingers getting sore holding down the button, and me trying to avoid blowing ash all over the place. I resorted to putting a paper towel soaked in a little cooking oil at the bottom as a kind of fire starter. It then took another half hour for the charcoal to get all over hot and ready for cooking.I bought a charcoal chimney. Load it with charcoal. A few paraffin/sawdust starters underneath. Light it. 15 minutes later ready to cook. Effortless. Clean. Fast.BTW. A tip for charcoal cooking. Light up plenty of charcoal. Use as much as you need to do the cook. At the end dump the coals into a metal bucket full of water. When the charcoal has cooled retrieve it for re-use next time.

Great for starting lump wood charcoal in minutes. Being electrical you obviously have to be close to power or run an extension cord. Minor inconvenience for a chemical free fire starter.