How to Make a Charcoal Chimney Starter
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- Start your charcoal for cooking quickly -- even in the dead of winter -- with this charcoal chimney starter. By far the best and most detailed charcoal chimney how-to video on the web! A No. 10 can, a couple of coat hangers, a pop can opener (church key), and a few standard tools and bolts are all you need! For more home projects, maintenance and repair how-tos,home improvement help, technology tips, holiday ideas, garden hints, recipes, and more, visit the doityourselfstan RUclips channel @doityourselfstan or www.homefrontstan.com.
Forget the big box retailers and watch RUclips all day! Great stuff!
Made one with your instructions, and it works fantastic! No fuel or any chemical starter needed, just some rolled newspaper and within 10 to 15 min you have the perfect charcoal! Thank you alot!
Awesome build. I'm going to make one simply because it would be cooler than buying one.
I've been told that I too spend too much time making things that I could just buy at a local store. But, there's satisfaction in making things yourself.
Here's an idea I thought of as I was watching the video...You'll need to drill 2 more holes and supply 2 more nuts for this idea.
Take the bottom portion that you cut out and threw away and drill 2 holes in the center that match the spread of the bolts which are going through the wooden handle. After you put the nuts on which secure the bolts to the wooden handle, put one more nut on each bolt and screw them down until they're about and inch away from where the outside of the can will be. Slide your newly pre-drilled bottom portion onto the bolts, then put another nut on each bolt. Attach the can and put the nuts/washers on the inside of the can. Tighten the 3rd and 4th nuts which secure the bolts to the can and then tighten the 2nd nut towards the can to snug the bottom portion against the 3rd nut. Bend the bottom portion to somewhat match the shape of the can and you now have a make-shift heat shield.
Like I said, that just popped into my head...not sure how much heat it would actually keep off your hands if you're not using a mit.
Thanks for the video!
Thanks, Great Video!! You just saved me a few bucks from not buying a 'ready made' charcoal chimney. I'm gonna use a large coffee can for mine and this project will only cost me the price of a few nuts and bolts, a couple bucks at most at Lowe's!!! Thanks Very Much!!!!
Much better than other guides I've seen which expect you to have your own drill press.
I made it, and it works great. I used tack wire because I don't have any mettle coat hangers. The wood handle was made from a piece of trimmed 2 by 2 post board. I used a nail to punch the small holes instead of a drill. I live in Mexico and I could not find a charcoal starter anywhere even at costco or Walmart. Thanks for the amazing simple direction. Thank you for posting this.
As they say in Brasil, "Muito obrigado!"
I had friends over for the newyear party last evening.. and i had a tough time getting the coal started...
i am going to get my hands on this.. thank you so very much for sharing!!
Just got into smoking and last time it took way to long to get the coals going, this is really going to help out a lot thank you
Simple and cheap! Great step-by-step!
Great simple Idea. Thanks for sharing. Gonna make one for my daughter.
For the people saying it's to small, use a bigger can...........doh
Thanks so much for this Stan, great teacher you are. Thanks for your clear and concise instructions. I'll be making this for sure instead of buying one as I have all the materials :-D
Thank you Very helpful from an Australian living in Indonesia
Absolutely the most amazing idea that I have seen thus far on youtube, I was totally apprehensive about this idea until I saw you actually using it this is pretty awesome and I totally thank you for sharing this Wow!
Thanks Stan. Saw your video and created one of my own, and it worked perfectly!
I guess if you dont have 15$ and want to spend an hour making this instead of 10 mins driving to go buy 1 , this is a good idea !
58 People tried to do this and screwed it up. Awesome video!
There's some salty people on here. Not sure why they're watching the video if they're going to complain and go buy one. For instance, the smaller capacity chimney is better for me when camping. I need only 24-30 briqs to get my dutch oven going. Thanks Stan, it's brilliant.
Thank you!
I made one almost like this. Couldn't find my church key so I used a step drill bit and made 3/4 inch holes instead. Works great. Doesn't take long at all to have a rip roarin' fire.
Only change I might make next time is to add a second can or maybe a half a can to the top. Then I could raise the floor to make a bit more room for paper and I'd have more room up top too.
That's just what I needed. Impressive design, very smart of you to come up with that. Nice job!
Very useful, thank you! Hope to see more videos soon, stay safe Stan
Thanks, will do!
Hacksaw for cutting coat hangers! Do you have carbide coat hangers? Lol.
Actually liked the presentation. You made several needed points plus the coat hangers allow better air flow than using the lid.
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Excellent! Consider countersinking those bolt heads so they are not exposed. You could probably flatten those sharp church key cuts or just cut them off and debur, friction will hold the paper in place. This is a good option if you have all of the materials to do it.
I took the easy way out, I bought a Weber Chimney at Home Depot. I didn't have the materials or tools.
Thanks man you save my day nice DIY. Just to mention if the newspapers are soaked up in vegetable oil they will light up more easily and more completely. Place the chimney on a hollow brick with some newspapers inside it lit up marvelously and the time for the charcoal to be ready was greatly reduced. thanks man
The #1 Son lost my Weber chimney (dummy) and I made one from a coffee can. Took about 4 minutes. Drill holes wherever you like but two holes close to the top rim, opposed 180. Put tie wire or coat hanger through those top holes. Make that loose so it doesn't interfere with charcoal loading. Put crumpled newspaper in the bottom of the can (one sheet), fill with charcoal, light newspaper with flame.
I made one of these out of a 55 gallon drum.....works pretty good!
Sounds like the Tim Allen version to me! Hope you have plenty of acres of clear space.
we don't have chimney in our local stores (nothing you can find in my country. great DIY project.
Thank you! Nuts and bolts can be purchased at a hardware store or home center. The wooden handle was cut from a sassafras limb, then the bark was peeled off with a knife. The sassafras limb came from our nearby woods. You could probably use any good hardwood. When you're using the charcoal chimney, just be sure to always use an oven mitten or hot pad when you grab the handle. It'll get HOT!
Thanks my man going to build one right now
thanks for the upload, very inspiring and good instructions
Great design, Stan.
DIY for the win!!
Im going to make a chimney, I was thinking about expanded weld mesh in the bottom but I like the coat hanger idea better.
nice looks fun to build.
Looks and works nice
Good to hear! Thank you, and thanks for watching!
If you're strapped for materials you can do this whole thing with a can opener, bottle opener, nail and a couple coat hangers. You will need 2 oven mitts to dump the charcoal out or just knock the thing over with your grilling tongs and use the tongs to remove the hot can.
i just made this and it worked perfect thank u so much
I love the internet. Thanks
Thank you for your video I am going to make one just like that.
Awesome stuff Stan! Thanks for this!
Glad you liked it!
Awesome! Thanks so much. Im gonna try and make one.
Better to take pride in your own hand made work.....awesome
I think you did a fantastic Job.
I like the idea but wonder how long the heating and reheating of the metal (especially with how hot these can get) will last. Love to find out.
Way to go man, this is awesome I'm totally doing this :) thanks
Thank you
Congratulations, and thinking about it, not everything has to be bought, great.
Awesome Job .....thank you i'm going to make this ......
Just made this. Worked great. Thanks.
Great job on the video too
Nice
Dude, you lost me when you couldn't cut the hanger with the wire cutters...
I guess it helps to have a pair of sharp wire cutters!
Franklin Ames Dude ate a lot of olives!
+linda Graham Burrrrrrp!
Franklin Ames Dude....I just made my own!
.... If you have already dented them with dull or small wire cutters all you gotta do is bend a couple times and the wire will snap......
awesome this video is very helpful good job good video thank you
Excelente trabajo, gracias por compartir!!!!.
Awesome work.. i can't afford Weber in India but definitely make this one myself for my UFO barbeque
Well done sir well done!!
cool going to make myself one today
Nice job !!!!
wow so simple.
You can also use kanthal wire it only melts at 1600 degrees Celsius and it never rust
I made one exactly like this about 10 years ago and it served me well, some fool saw it and thought I was in need of a store bought unit and gave me one for a gift, what was I to do? :-D
good video ...works great
Good info....thanks!!
Nice Job ....
Nice but looks like a lot of time. I'll just buy one for ten bucks. Looks like a fun weekend project though, if you have the time.
Cheers.
DVSnmeSON Hey, Some people just aren't self-sufficient.
Excellent video. Where did you get the wooden handle, nuts and bolts sizes you used ?
Ur Awesome Sir, video help a lot
. 9 mm or thicker gauges kanthal wire available on Amazon. The handles will allow you to pick up the red-hot cylinder. MAGIC. VERY LOW CONDUCTOR
Ooops, I just checked my 'coffee can' that is full of nuts and bolts and I have all the nuts and bolts I need, so this project will only cost me a few minutes of my time!!!!
really cool , but you can buy them pretty cheap
How long will this last?
+juan de la cruz Depends on how often you use it. We've had ours for a few years now.
Them bolts ends will be hot.
Make me one and send it to me pleeease
Lost me at hack saw on a coat hanger..🤦♂️
cuttibng wire with a saw? Funny