Method and apparatus for packaging charcoal fuel and other fuels for easy lighting

A combustible fuel package, the combustible fuel package being substantially free of petroleum accelerants comprising:

• a plurality of pieces of charcoal material of first, second, and third sizes, the first size being larger than the second size, the second size being larger than the third size;
• a combustible coating, applied to charcoal pieces consisting of a portion of the third size pieces;
• an inner wrapper enclosing the plurality of pieces and the combustible coating, the inner wrapper being made of a combustible material selected from the group consisting of cornstarch, burlap and paper;
• an outer wrapper of woven combustible material, the outer wrapper enclosing the plurality of pieces of charcoal material, the combustible coating, and the inner wrapper.

A method of manufacturing combustible fuel package, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of pieces of charcoal material of first, second, and third sizes, the first size being larger than the second size, the second size being larger than the third size;
• coating charcoal pieces consisting of third size pieces of charcoal material with a combustible coating;
• placing the third size pieces of charcoal material with the combustible coating and the second size pieces and the first size pieces of charcoal material in an inner wrapper of combustible material;
• placing the inner wrapper, within an outer wrapper of combustible material;
• and
• closing the outer wrapper so that the plurality of pieces of charcoal material, the inner wrapper and the combustible coating are enclosed therein.