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LIGHTING CHARCOAL
Lighting the Charcoal Using a
Chimney Starter
The simplest, most thorough way to light any kind
of charcoal is to use a chimney starter; particularly,
the RAPIDFIRE chimney starter (sold separately).
Refer to the cautions and warnings included with
the RAPIDFIRE chimney starter before lighting.
1. Put a few sheets of wadded up newspaper in
the bottom of the chimney starter and set the
chimney starter on the charcoal grate
(A); or put
a few lighter cubes in the centre of the charcoal
grate and place the chimney starter over them
(B).
2. Fill the chimney starter with charcoal (C).
3. Light the lighter cubes or newspaper through
the holes on the side of the chimney starter (D).
4. Keep the chimney starter in place until the
charcoal is fully lit. You can tell when the
charcoal is fully lit when it is covered with a
coating of white ash.
Note: The lighter cubes used must be completely consumed
and the charcoal ashed over before placing food on the grate.
Do not cook before the fuel has a coating of ash.
5. Once the charcoal is fully lit, continue to the
following pages for instructions on how to
arrange your charcoal and begin cooking
according to your desired cooking method
(Direct or Indirect method).
Lighting the Charcoal Using
Lighter Cubes
1. Build a pyramid of charcoal in the centre of
the charcoal (bottom) grate and insert a couple
of lighter cubes (sold separately) within the
pyramid
(E).
2. Using a long match or lighter, light the lighter
cubes. The lighter cubes will then ignite the
charcoal.
3. Wait for the charcoal to fully light. You can tell
when the charcoal is fully lit when it is covered
with a coating of white ash.
Note: The lighter cubes used must be completely consumed
and the charcoal ashed over before placing food on the grate.
Do not cook before the fuel has a coating of ash.
4. Once the charcoal is fully lit, continue to the
following pages for instructions on how to
arrange your charcoal and begin cooking
according to your desired cooking method
(Direct or Indirect method).
Measuring & Adding Charcoal for Direct Heat
Grill Diameter Charcoal Briquettes
47 cm 30 briquettes
57 cm 40 briquettes
67 cm 60 briquettes
Measuring & Adding Charcoal for Indirect Heat
Grill Diameter Charcoal Briquettes
Briquettes
for first hour
(per side)
Briquettes
to add for each additional hour
(per side)
47 cm 15 briquettes 7 briquettes
57 cm 20 briquettes 7 briquettes
67 cm 30 briquettes 8 briquettes
A
B
C
D
E