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?

[gen]

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

[Prince]

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

[harryhawk]

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

[mikecoughlin]

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.

[Liiineeepiiieeeceee]

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

[gregorymowrer]

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

[curtisdrakesr]

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

[anthonykaiser]

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

[detroyt]

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

[surfingonmars]

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

[stuart]

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