How do you light charcoal in under 10 minutes? I tested six popular methods to find the fastest way to get your BBQ going.

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We tested a chimney starter, propane blowtorch, Looftlighter, natural firelighters, kitchen towel with olive oil and a hairdryer (billows). For each, we measured how long it took to get 1kg of charcoal briquettes up to a given temperature. Say goodbye to lighter fluid and try these to get your charcoal lit and on the BBQ in under 7 minutes.

Equipment used/referenced in this experiment
Chimney Starter https://amzn.to/4cPOLnC
Blowtorch (I use a Rothenberger Super Fire 2 this is almost identical) https://amzn.to/3xpZUeu
Tumbleweeds https://amzn.to/4cRFlIf
Looftlighter https://amzn.to/49nGAMl
BBQ Dragon https://amzn.to/3VPrjkg

Question
How do you light your charcoal? Leave a comment below!

About BBQ Experiments
Hey I'm Marcus and each week I run an experiment testing something BBQrelated to help you level up your BBQ knowledge. From busting BBQ myths like "If you're looking it ain't cooking" to injecting copper sulfate into chicken to learn whether dry brine outperforms wet brine, this show is unapologetically for the nerds of BBQ.

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Table of contents:
00:00 Introduction
00:10 The Six Options
01:05 The Experiment
01:21 1. Chimney starter
01:43 2. Blowtorch
02:03 3. Looftlighter
02:51 4. Tumbleweeds
03:14 5. Kitchen towel
03:48 6. Hairdryer "billows"
04:08 Experiment caveats
04:58 Results

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