6 Ways to Light a Kamado Grill | How to Light A Kamado Grill

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0:00 Introduction
0:31 Kamado Temperature Control is Managed by 3 Things
1:09 Which Charcoal Should You Use In A Kamado?
1:59 How to Light a Kamado with a Charcoal Chimney
2:28 How to Light a Kamado with Tumbleweed Fire Starters
3:03 How to Light a Kamado with an Electric Starter
3:27 How to Light a Kamado with a Looftlighter
4:05 How to Light a Kamado with the BBQ Dragon Chimney and Fan
4:37 How to Light a Kamado with the Grill Gun
5:26 Should I Use Lighter Fluid in a Kamado Grill?

[@gen5056]

Best video by far! The way he patiently and precisely broke down each method was perfect! Thank you. Must watch video!

[@curtisdrakesr4900]

Neat to see all the options. I remember when people first started using kamados it was interesting to see the chimney and wadded paper approach. Harbor freight has a pistol style hand torch that only costs $25 and does the job perfectly. It lights anything from camp fires to charcoal. Not as hot as your torch here but at a fraction of the cost and gas I can wait one more minute

[@TheBarbecueLab]

I haven’t visited Harbor Freight lately, but back when we were building the outdoor kitchen, I feel like we were there once a week. I’ll have to head back and check it out. That project swore me off DIY for awhile, lol.

[@curtisdrakesr4900]

@@TheBarbecueLab I would love to see a longevity test on the different kamados along with the problems each experience. The green egg used to be the lincoln of the bunch but I've seen primos that surpass the green egg in price but not for sure if worth the extra money

[@TheBarbecueLab]

@@curtisdrakesr4900 I'd love to get hands on with a Primo, but I haven't been able to. You're going to enjoy our upcoming kamado content though...

[@stuart5970]

Something I noticed rather then you mentioned was there is all different sizes of coals when you poured out the bag - the bag I have is 20kg so pouring was not an option once I broke up the some coals it worked really well

[@harryhawk3542]

Do you have to be careful with the chimney to not put hot coals in a cold grill? Any tips for using the chimney with a kamado? Thanks

[@Prince985]

it seems that with the looflighter there is no smoke emission... can you confirm me?

[@Liiineeepiiieeeceee]

....what link? What playlist? It's all just store links down there

[@gregorymowrer8763]

Have a Kamado big joe 2 I always lit charcoal in the bottom with tumbleweed… I’m gonna look into loof lighter.. I didn’t realize they worked that fast .. thanks for the info

[@TheBarbecueLab]

Sure thing Gregory. They make both a wired and a wireless version, and we use them all the time around here. Thanks for watching!

[@mikecoughlin4128]

I thought I read the instructions when I got my big Joe and it said from a warranty perspective you could only use lump. Not briquettes, not wood. I took it that adding some wood to lump was fine, just not an all wood fire.

[@TheBarbecueLab]

Probably. I wouldn't doubt that's in their warranty information.

[@anthonykaiser974]

I swear lighter fluid is what most people are thinking is "charcoal flavor." No thanks!

[@surfingonmars8979]

I have had THREE Looflighters. They all failed within a year or two. Junk. Would NEVER buy another.

[@TheBarbecueLab]

Wow, that's pretty crazy. I have the wired and the cordless here and haven't had any problems with either so far. Admittedly, I've had the wired for about 2 years and the cordless for about 6 months or so, and maybe you're talking longer than I've had these. Are they taking care of you on the warranty side of things?

[@surfingonmars8979]

@@TheBarbecueLab No. I gave up and just swore them off after no reply to requests for service.

[@TheBarbecueLab]

@@surfingonmars8979 Hmm. That's something I'll have to ask them about next time I run into the guys from Looft. I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Nobody ever wants that from their product.

[@surfingonmars8979]

@@TheBarbecueLab No they don’t. I liked them while they lasted, but as they say, “three strikes and you’re out….”

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[@detroyt232323]

There's actually only ONE correct way. According to KJ.