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Weber 7416 Rapidfire Chimney Starter | 
| Brand: Weber
List Price: $16.79
Buy New: $11.99
You Save: $4.80 (29%)
New (13) from $11.99
Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 81
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 13.5 x 12 x 12
MPN: 7416
Model: 7416
UPC: 077924073939
EAN: 0077924073939
ASIN: B000WEOQV8
Release Date: February 9, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Chimney starter system lights charcoal quickly and evenly | | • | Made from aluminized steel with a stay-cool thermoplastic handle | | • | Holds enough briquettes for a 22-1/2-inch kettle grill | | • | Cone bottom ensures a fast start; eliminates need for lighter fluid | | • | Measures 7-1/2 by 7-1/2 by 12 inches |
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Product Description
Weber Rapidfire, Chimney Starter, Made Of Aluminized Steel & Large Enough To Hold The Appropriate Number Of Briquettes For An Indirect Or Direct Fire On A 22-1/2" Diameter Weber Kettle, Unique Cone Bottom Allows For Fast Start & A Double Thermoplastic Handle Allows For Easy Pouring Once Charcoal Is Ignited
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| Customer Reviews: Read 56 more reviews...
You need this! April 10, 2008
W. Timm (Bolingbrook, IL USA)
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
I'm a big food Network fan and my favorite guy is Alton. What I saw on one of his shows was the most awesome advice for this device. Take ONE, that's right, ONE piece of newspaper and sprinkle a few drops of vegetable oil on it; then put it under your chimney starter (outdoors, please, eggman if you're reading this) and fire it up with a full can of any kind of charcoal. You won't believe how well this works. One more thing; DO NOT set a chimney starter on a gravel driveway when you start it. For some reason, the heat transfers much easier through gravel than concrete. Just put the thing on your grill grate and wait for 20 minutes. You'll have smokin' hot coals that will be almost too hot for smokin' food. I even saw Alton searing tuna on top of one of these things.
The gold standard in chimney starters April 13, 2008
Paul J. Ste Marie (Seattle, WA USA)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is the absolute best way to get your grill going. Unlike the little chimneys sold at Lowe's, this holds a lot of charcoal, enough to fill an entire kettle grill, and the airflow through it is very efficient. Two sheets of newspaper and a match, and your briquettes will be ready to go in 10-15 minutes.
The aluminized finish on this resists heat and rust quite well. Other reviewers have commented on the helper handle, but the really key feature of this chiminey starter is the conical wire grid inside that holds up the charcoal. Unlike perforated metal plate inside the no-name chimeny starters, this wire grid lets all of the flame from the newspaper through to the charcoal, resulting in the charcoal lighting in half the time.
All of that, and it isn't any more expensive that the no-name brands. Bigger, faster, and more durable. What more could you ask for?
 Two observations... July 1, 2008
T. Larrieu (Williamsburg, VA USA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
1. The openings in the vertical grating at the bottom are too narrow to permit insertion of any butane grill lighter I have been able to buy. I have to lift up the canister in order to light the paper in the bottom.
2. After fiddling with newspaper trying to find right amount to use, I have found that using 1/2 of a paper grocery shopping bag (just cut it right up the middle with scissors) is perfect for lighting the chimney without fail.
Night and Day May 22, 2008
A. Hecht
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I usually cook in small batches, so I have a small Weber Smokey Joe. Since the grill is so small, I figured I could get away with using a perforated coffee can as a chimney starter to save the $13. I took the can, removed both ends with a can opener, and made a bunch of holes along the bottom with a bottle opener. I then put a sheet of newspaper inside, pile the coals on top, and light it. The can worked, and I used it for over a year, but then I finally decided that this starter was cheap enough that I should give it a try.
The difference is night and day -- my coals start in half the time with the Weber, are much hotter when started, and, if I need to, I can start a LOT more coals at once. When they call this "Rapidfire" they mean it. If I had known what I do now, I never would've gone the coffee can route. This thing is so cheap, and works so well, that everyone with a charcoal grill should have one.
This is the gold standard for chimney starters April 23, 2008
C. Edwards (Los Lunas, NM United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I do a lot of outdoor cooking (grilling, Dutch ovens, and cast iron roasters) and I've never found a chimney starter that matches this one for price, quality, and efficiency. I have two right now and I've probably given away at least four to friends who didn't know about chimney starters. This is the only one I ever consider now.
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