My wife is out of town, so I am going to make a bit of a confession….sometimes I can be a bit juvenile…this manifests itself in a variety of ways…I still watch the Simpsons…if Weird “Al” Yankovic releases a new album, I buy it…I have superheroes on my underpants (kidding)… and I like fire (not kidding). I really do like fire, not in a crazy pyromaniac way, more in a “Tim the Toolman” kind of way.
I am a dad, I work full time and like I to use my Kamado, which uses lump charcoal. One of the things I didn’t like about the Kamado when I first got it, was that it seemed like it took forever to get the charcoal fired up. I don’t have a bunch of free time to spend screwing around with getting my charcoal lit, so last year I put the [easyazon_link identifier=”B00008ZA09″ locale=”US” tag=”backyardmov05-20″]Benzomatic TS4000 MAPP[/easyazon_link] torch on my Christmas List and Santa delivered! The “TS” stands for trigger start.
Ok, let’s get it out of the way…is this necessary?
MAPP Torch Starting the grill
NO!
Is it really freaking cool?
Oh yeah!
MAPP Is a proprietary gas blend that burns hotter than propane, this helps shorten the amount of time it takes to light your lump. It does cost quite a bit more than propane though. Fortunately, you can also use this torch with propane.
This device is fairly straight-forward, it screws right on top of the canister of MAPP gas. Unlock the torch by turning the top, press the trigger then you are in business. The beautiful thing about the MAPP torch is that if you turn it inverted, it doesn’t flame out, it stays lit and it makes a pretty cool blow torch sound while it does it!
Lighting Procedures:
1) Press trigger to ignite torch
Watch out for sparking charcoal and be sure to wear gloves…notice the safety shoes
2) Point flame at charcoal
3 )Hold for 30 seconds
TIP1: Watch out for sparking charcoal, I recommend wearing your [easyazon_link identifier=”B000MRQAJG” locale=”US” tag=”backyardmov05-20″]welding gloves[/easyazon_link] while lighting.
TIP 2: If I want to start the grill for low and slow I light one spot, this makes it easier to control the temp.
TIP 3: If I want to start the grill for high heat, I will light three different spots.
I have used electric starters, I have used alcohol soaked cotton balls, but even though it is the most expensive way to do it, my [easyazon_link identifier=”B00008ZA09″ locale=”US” tag=”backyardmov05-20″]TS4000[/easyazon_link] is my favorite way to start the grill by far. I wasn’t sure how long my canister would last and since it often takes me 90 seconds to start my grill, I thought would burn through a canister in not time. But here I am, eleven months later and I am still on my original canister, so you get a lot of bang for your buck.
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