How many cubes do you need to start a charcoal fire..?
368316
My son used them in his fireplace to start a fire. I think he used only one and it really worked
368317
I've never started a charcoal fire, only a wood stove. The cube burns about 5 minutes and one is all it takes for the stove.
368318
Hello only need one if you use the Weber chimney starter or other brands if you don't have one get one there well worth it
368319
One, if you use a chimney or just stack your charcole. Using a chimney is much faster however and would highly recommend using one.
368320
FYI: you do NOT have to use the entire cube. You can just use a small amount of scrapings to ignite your fire and safe the cube for later. You can even ignite the cube, start your fire, then pull the cube out of the fire and pick it up, smother it in your hand and put it away for later use.
368321
If no chimney, I use two if I'm just making a pyramid of charcoal in the grill. I bury two inside the charcoal pile (1 on left and one on right) and light. Works as good as match light with no chemical fumes.
948284
Not much, maybe 4 or 5 cups? We used to use these grills alot in parks in Hawaii and it never took much charcoal.
1354399
I use hardwood coal and regular charcoal. I always put 2 layers of aluminum foil under charcoal also. Less mess
511802
Never use charcoal or lighter fluid, use royal oak and a starter chimney. Buy the book "Low and Slow", follow the directions and your friends will think you have been smoking meat your whole life.
1002031
yes!, use can them anytime you want to start a fire. I first started using them to get the coal going in my charcoal chimney (friend gave me a box of them). I've also used them by dropping one onto a pile of charcoal. Something else you can do with them...cut each cube into quarters, or halved, so they'll go further, but I use an entire cube when I use them to start my charcoal chimney. others may have better and different ideas
2198577
I use brown paper grocery bags, crumbled into tight wads or rolls. A LITTLE bit of lighter fluid on them and bam. Charcoal is ready in about 6 minutes! I used to use the conventional paraffin wax/compressed sawdust firelighters and they worked brilliantly, but you could really taste the wax on the food 8(
1170114
I start fire with charcoal. I soak wood in water overnight and cook using wood. I have enjoyed my smoker. It takes 8-10 hours for Boston butts to get tender but it is well worth the time. Also have smoked chicken. Awesome!
477572
I take the grates out put the charcoal half to the left and half to the right and start it ,then when ready put the pan in the middle, spread charcoal a little more to control the heat.
1313177
The jar doesn't say, but I've read elsewhere that generally 1 cube equals 1 teaspoon (and when you mash it up that seems about right.) One cube makes one cup of broth (but a little goes a long way. I use only 2 cubes in a big pot of beans.) ~Rebekah
2128636
To season it i just did acouple of cooks with some fatty foods. Bacon or meat that you do not wish to eat just to seal up all the holes. To start the charcoal I use a chimney starter with some newspaper under it which lights it up real quick!
1936382
I don't know but we have cooked pizza on a pizza stone. It depends on how long you let the wood burn. Charcoal would be hotter. Always depends on outside temp.
689152
Well the package states that it burns at 1300F, burns well at high altitude, that depending on conditions one large cube will bring 1 pint of water to a boil in 8 minutes (and it recommends using an Esbit burner), and that one large cube burns for approximately 12 minutes. I bought them as a backup for survival but have only had the opportunity to get the fire going in the fireplace on three separate occasions now and they work beautifully.
15709
Hello Angele...that depends on how much tobacco you're going to use. Personally I break my charcoal into quarter pieces and use one of those pieces. The charcoal burns very slowly and I use approximately 2-3 pinches of tobacco. I get a good long smoke from that amount...actually 2 people could smoke that amount but like I said that depends on how long you like to smoke. You can get extended use from your charcoal if you break it into smaller pieces. I hope I helped you. Peace♥
1002035
I don't see why not they work awesome starting charcoal. They would start the wood and burn out eventually like they do with charcoal. These are great for starting a fire!!
1313179
The jar doesn't say, but I've read elsewhere that generally 1 cube equals 1 teaspoon (and when you mash it up that seems about right.) One cube makes one cup of broth (but a little goes a long way. I use only 2 cubes in a big pot of beans.)~Rebekah
885278
I just pull out the whole fire box and pick up the small ceramic disk at the bottom and dump all the ashes, take a small whisk and dust pan that I have for my camping tent and sweep the traces out, put it all back together, takes all of 5 minutes tops and just need to do that maybe once every 3-4 times you use it. Hardwood Lump charcoal doesn't leave behind very many ashes.
216195
Three is fine too begin with. Purchasing additional cubes is very expensive so it might work out cheaper to buy two starter packs for six cubes total