I was looking at a woodworking video this evening where the host was talking about some of his favorite tools He said that he wanted to mention an electric lighter even though it wasn't a woodworking tool 'cause he really liked it. I thought it was pretty cool too, so here's a link.
> Weber Genesis EP-330
> Grilla Grills Original Grilla (OG) pellet smoker with Alpha/Connect
> Grilla Grills Pellet Pizza Oven
> Pit Barrel Cooker (gone to a new home)
> WeberQ 2000 (on "loan" to a relative (I'll never see it again))
> Old Smokey Electric (for chickens mostly - when it's too nasty out
to fiddle with a more capable cooker)
> Luhr Jensen Little Chief Electric - Top Loader circa 1990 (smoked fish & jerky)
> Thermoworks Smoke
> 3 Thermoworks Chef Alarms
> Thermoworks Thermapen One
> Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
> Thermoworks Thermopop
> Thermoworks Square DOT
> Thermoworks IR-GUN-S
> Joule Turbo Sous Vide Circulator
> Searzall torch
> BBQ Guru Rib Ring
> WÜSTHOF, Dalstrong, and Buck knives
> Paprika App on Mac and iOS
If not cooking outdoors, I am cooking on the stovetop with my 14" carbon steel wok, 12" CI skillet, or in the oven with my two Lodge CI pizza pans, or two dutch ovens. I've also got a nifty Lodge carbon steel grill pan that rocks for veggies outdoors.
I have a different one without the flexible neck. The plasma arc has a real cool factor to it. But.... to be honest, its great for lighting a candle wick, or lighting a propane or natural gas flame, but I've not seen how it would work well with lighting starter cubes for my kamado. Maybe it would light the tumbleweeds just fine, or a piece of paper to light the starter cubes with. I just don't want to dig the end into a Weber starter cube and get wax all over it, so I keep using my butane lighter...
Formerly upstate NY, Now residing in Southern NH, Live Free or Die!
My current cookers include a Shirley Fabrication 24x36 patio model; Weber Performer with the Slow-n-Sear 2.0 & Drip & Griddle; Pit Boss Series 2 propane smoker & SnS Travel Kettle.
Straight Whiskey: I'm a bourbon guy. All time favorite Pappy Van Winkle 12 year. Standard go to Blantons
Blended Whiskey: James Oliver American Whiskey
I also enjoy an occasional cigar
I have seen similar lighters in a cigar lighter format. They always looked cool, but I never followed through and bought one. Any cigar smokers here have one?
I have found that high quality butane is the best fuel for cigars. Better cigar lighters usually have three to four jets delivering temps at or above 2000F. Don't fire up a short stick under you nose!!!!!!
I often use one of these to light tumbleweeds. They are hot enough to light the charcoal but since the lighters are small, holding it to charcoal makes such a lighter rather warm before the coals are lit.
Last edited by Alabama Smoke; January 4, 2022, 02:57 PM.
I have something similar and it's great for starting a fire in the firepit when it's a little breezy. It works okay for Weber starter cubes, but you have to be careful not to get the wax stuck in it. My son used it to light a starter cube once and the tip ended up with a flame like a butane lighter.
That addresses the concerns I had with using it with the Weber cubes. I couldn't find the cubes last time, and bought a box of Tumbleweeds, and see it working better for those.
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