JJGeorge Grill Torch Charcoal Starter

Wow !!! I am absolutely satisfied with that torch ! I use it to light my wood stove (I haven't used it for anything else, though), and it works great ! It's powerful, the piezo igniter works 10 times on 10, no miss, and the flame/heat is massive ! The valve work super fine too. Only good words for that product, do far. Let see if my opinion stays the same, over the next months/years of usage, though

I was using a BGE branded old school style electric lighter for my large big green egg. It kept tripping the gcfi outlet if i left it on for more than 5min, so i was looking for something else. I had my eye on the looflighter but it was pricey and seemed like you had to hold the trigger down for a couple min to really get the fire going. I came across the JJGeorge torch and thought that this may work. I was really looking for something that i could set on the coutertop of my outdoor kitchen and leave it for a min while i walked away. this one didn't look like it would be long enough to reach down to the charcoal. I looked at JJGeorges website and saw that they had an extended version of this for a couple bucks more. I emailed them my question about how the extended one would work for my needs, i got a response from John very quickly and he explained that the shorter one would work better and that i would need to hold onto the torch while its being lit. I also asked him if i could just hang it off the side and leave it for a moment, he said i would need to hang onto it while its going and it only takes 1 min to get the fire going. This sounded great, so i bit and order it. I tried it for the first time yesterday, and man it works great! I did have a little bit of a hard time getting the fire going with the igniter, but as soon as i found the "sweet spot" on the valve, she fires right up. During my first run, i was worried that the small hot spot the torch was creating wouldn't really turn into a large glowing coal mass. I sent blue flames to one side of the middle of my charcoal bed for 30 seconds and switched to the other side of the middle for the next 30 seconds. Once i had a good hot spot going (after 1min with the torch going), i turned it off and walked away for 5 ish minutes. I came back to a nice glowing coal bed. It works fantastically. I highly recomend this to anyone looking to make the light up BGE process a little faster/easier.

I had this for 3 months and then the ignitor seemed to stop working. I emailed the manufacturer to ask about warranty or if I could buy an igniter separately. They asked me to give them a call and quickly diagnosed the problem, I had set the volume control to maximum and the already warm tank of propane caused too much of a flow which put out the flame. Adjusting the volume down while igniting fixed the problem. Excellent product and excellent customer service.

I wanted to give this 1 Star. I wanted to give this 5 Stars. I should give it 3 Stars. I was excited to read the reviews and happy to find a product I didn't need to plug in, just to start a fire. Using the starter looked effortless. Easy. Efficient. But the product description is wrong, I'm sorry. The diagram shows a "20 Inch Reach". It ain't. That shaft is only 16 inches from the valve to the end of the nozzle. For a Long Cook, I built up a lot of charcoal in by BGE pit. The lighter would not reach the charcoal. I would have to build up the charcoal to a pile TALLER than the opening for this to work as advertised. The length of the arm is just not long enough. The Flame is Awesome, though. I merely held the lighter in place for a minute or so and the charcoal lumps caught on. But I had to hold it and point it down in order to hit the sizeable pile of charcoal I had in the box. I'll keep this and use this again, as it IS a hot flame. This morning I used it to start the fire in my Chiminea. Man, it was fast. But the disappointing thing is it doesn't work on my Big Green Egg, as advertised. It's not a 20 inch reach. Want to make some good money??? Invent a product just like this, only make it a true 20 inch reach or, even better, an adjustable length. Make the angle of the wand adjustable, too, and include a base for the gas cylinder. Yeah... Adjustable for your own personal needs. Sweet. Keep the nice, hot flame the same, though. It's awesome. Oh well, I'll get by until then.... Darn!

I have a Big Green Egg that I had been using the paraffin fire starters which took forever to get the charcoal lit and up to temperature. I just used this torch for the first time last week. It started up on the first click of the igniter and got my coals going in a few minutes. Highly recommend!

Writing a review after 1,5 years of use, it's one of my best purchases on Amazon, really recommend, it helps you to spend less time to light up your grill, super easy to use.

Without a doubt this is the best thing I could have bought for my smoker. Easy to use and gets the fire starting job done quickly and efficiently. Very pleased with this purchase.

Kamado BBQ fan boy will want a GrillBlazer (200$), but honestly this grill torch is more than perfect for the job and will save you a lot of trouble and money. It is able to light my lump in 2min max. I'm holding it for the whole process. The handle angle needs getting use to and might be problematic if your Kamado is built-in a table or a counter. You might not have enough room for the gas bottle around the Kamado opening. Pictures shows it is possible to leave the torch standing on the shelves or counter pointing toward the fire box, but it is too far from the charcoal.

We use it to light our Kamodo Joe, better than firelights etc because it doesn't taint the flavour or smell Click start works well when there is enough pressure in the can, Lights charcoal bricks quickly and with ease. My only complaint is it does drink through the canister of gas really quickly and when pressure drops it's harder to light even though you can still hear gas in the can. We have found if you shake it and or tip it back it will ignite. Don't tip it forward as it looses pressure.

I use this to start my Kamado and for camp fires. makes the job a lot easier and removes a lot of the paper you would normally use to start fires.

allumé complètement mon BBQ aux charbon de bois en seulement 10 minutes sans aucun accélérant c'est un outil fantastique que je recommande à tous excellent produit de qualité vendeur 5*****