How do you start a coal stove starter?

Use Paper or Dry Kindling

1. Start a small fire using some paper or dry kindling.
2. Add small pieces of hardwood when the fire is burning hot.
3. When a decent bed of red wood embers builds up, start adding coal—small amounts at a time.
4. Continue adding small amounts of coal until there is a 1” to 2” bed of burning coal.

How do you make a charcoal starter bag?

The bag I tore apart had a handfull of shredded paper on the bottom, then about a handfull of charcoal on top of that, then another hanfull of shredded paper on that. Cut excess off the top of the bag, roll it up semi tight and place one staple in it to keep it closed. I just used a brown lunch sac.

Can you put Cowboy coal in starter bag?

The cowboy coal is larger than the stuff in the starter bag so I put a bunch in an old pillow case and smashed it up some with a hammer. I will still need to come up with better way of smashing it up because there were a lot of fines in it. Just make sure you do the smashing outside. It does create some dust.

What do you put in a pea coal starter bag?

Put some shredded paper in the bottom, a good handful of natural lump pieces about the size of pea coal, and some more paper. It fits perfectly across the grate, so hopefully it will hold the rice in place without it sliding off into the pan. Perfect fit – no need for the strip of metal to wedge in there to hold the coal back.

How does a starter bag for a stoker work?

The starter bags I was buying for 70 cents each had tightly crumbled (but not shredded) paper around some charcoal and there seemed to be some type of chemical on the paper. It was wrapped in a small sandwich bag. When you light them they just smolder. Even with the blower on there isn’t any visible flame but they light coal every time.