Charcoal chimney

Abstract

Reusable charcoal chimney devices and inserts which may allow for faster lighting of charcoal material, without any need for lighter fluid. The charcoal chimney device may include a charcoal container including a bottom end, a top end, and a sidewall disposed there between. The charcoal container includes an internal cavity for containing charcoal. The charcoal container may be formed of a non-combustible material so that it can be reused, and is not consumed during use. An elongate insert is disposable within the internal cavity of the charcoal container for forming a hollow flue from a bottom of the internal cavity to the open top end of the charcoal container when charcoal is loaded into the internal cavity around the insert. The hollow flue defining portion of the insert may occupy a minimal fraction of the volume of the internal cavity to limit volume that can no longer be occupied by charcoal.

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