How to Make a Charcoal Chimney

Step 5 The Finished Product

And there you have it one Charcoal Chimney for the price of a few Band-Aids. It's not the prettiest thing but it does work.

You can see it in action on this OpenTutorial tutorial How to Light Charcoal Without Lighter Fluid

Warnings

• Be careful, I cut myself twice while building this be smarter than me, use gloves.
• I make absolutely no claim to the safety of this project, make it and use it at your own risk. There are professionally built Charcoal Chimneys on the market. Please consider buying one if for any reason you feel uncomfortable about making your own.

Usage Notes

This particular design lights enough lit charcoal to fill a small barbecue, perfect for cooking a few burgers at a time. If you need to fill a large barbecue then you may want to make more than one of these or consider purchasing a larger one.