How to light egg in rain?

andy_b · April 2009

Since I have owned my Egg I have only used the electric starter method.

On Friday I am having a party and want to use my Egg but it may be a very rainy day here and might not be conducive to plugging in the electrical starter.

What other methods could I use? I am looking to build a 350 degree fire.

civil eggineer · April 2009

Paper towel lightly soaked in EVOO or some other cooking oil. I stress the term lightly. Bury it in lump and light. I use a mapp torch which I believe is one of the best methods.

Mainegg · April 2009

Hi, just twist a couple of paper towels and drizzle with some vegi oil. crisscross them under a few small pieces of lump and light the 4 ends. open the top daisy wheel and the bottom vent fully and close the dome, just give it a few minutes to get going. works great and this is how we do it camping and such.

Julie

bubba tim · April 2009

You can try the oiled paper towel trick or just go down to Home Depot and get a Map/gas kit and go for it. It comes in a yellow cannistor.

Smoked-Moon · April 2009

My egg-master and i always use a paraffin/woodchip fire starter. 3 under your firebox to get'er ripping for grilling or 1 split up 4 ways laid in your top lump for low temp smoking.

the shotgun shaped lighter wand is the classy extra.

fishlessman · April 2009

propane torch, mapp torch, weed burner, papertowel and oil, parafin fire stater, fake fireplace log chunk, dry birch bark, pine needles and kindling, newspaper and lump in a chimney starter, use the electric starter in a dry location and move lit lump to egg, lit anthracite from the coal stove, etc... (you havent used your egg in the rain yet :ohmy: )

stike · April 2009

for the record, i think he should only pick one of those. doing all of them at once like you suggest might require him to wait a while for it all to burn off. otherwise, great advice!