Live Charcoal Supply Generator

Apparatus for igniting solid fuels and storing ignited solid fuels, comprising:

• a combustion system comprising a burner for generating live flame from a fluid fuel, a supply of fluid fuel for serving the combustion system, a flow control for controlling flow of the fluid fuel from the supply of fluid fuel to the burner, and a grate for supporting the solid fuel above the burner;
• and
• a housing defining an ignition chamber for igniting the solid fuel, a storage chamber for storing ignited solid fuel, which said storage chamber is substantially closed to the ambient environment such that combustion of ignited solid fuel is impeded but not entirely deprived of combustion air, and a support compartment, wherein the.
• the storage chamber is adjacent the ignition chamber, the housing comprises a partition separating the storage chamber from the ignition chamber and an openable cover which is disposed to close the storage chamber to the ambient environment.