Features:

  • LIGHTS IN 60 SECONDS – The Looftlighter is the fastest charcoal starter in the world, producing a 1,100°F airstream that easily ignites briquettes and hardwood charcoal, wood and kindling for BBQs, grills, smokers, wood burning fireplaces, and fire pits
  • TASTE THE DIFFERENCE - Food from the grill or smoker simply tastes better when lighter fluid, starter logs, and other artificial ignition aids are left out of the picture; Because it uses only air, the eco-friendly Looftlighter helps you cook better tasting, clean, flavorful food
  • BEWARE OF LOOKALIKES - Richard Looft patented the first safe hot airstream technology, inventing a flameless, eco-friendly way to start a grill with just superheated air; Looftlighter’s safety casing quickly cools after use; Trigger must be depressed to produce heat, protecting against accidents
  • COOL GIFT IDEA FOR BBQ PROS - Ideal lighter for ceramic grills, charcoal barbecues, and smokers that’s sure to promote envy among grilling enthusiasts; Dramatically cuts the time it takes until you can start cooking; Hanging hook doubles as a bottle opener
  • 2 YEAR WARRANTY – Master grillers trust Looftlighter to light in all conditions; Durable construction lasts for thousands of lights; 2.6” wide, 17.8” long; Extra long 9.8 ft cord easily reaches most outlets; 1.94 lbs, 1500 Watts; 110 Volts
Very quick and easy...

Perfect way to start a fire quickly w/o petroleum-based starters. A friend introduced to me the Looftlighter and it's an awesome way to start lump charcoal in 2-3 minutes without effort. While it has a protective shield, it does get quite hot, so be careful where it sit immediately after use. Suggest metal or ceramic so as not to burn or melt skin, plastic, etc.

Recommended

This thing actually works, and works quite well. For the last couple years I have been using an electric starter with the heated metal coils. It did the job but took some time to get things going and I had heard that the Looftlighter was fast. Either way, I wanted a clean start to the fire with no butane or other pollutants. The Looftlighter is pretty effective and gets things going quickly. I light the charcoal in about two or three places. That takes about three minutes and then I can walk away and let the flames spread on their own. It's much quicker than the heated coil starter though you do have to stand there and hold the Looftlighter the whole time. The Looftlighter is very well made and I expect it should last a long time. I would recommend this to people who barbecue with real charcoal.

Still igniting our lump charcoal 3 years later despite our best efforts...

I got my ceramic grill back in 2015 and my first electric fire starter of a different brand died less than a year later. I then purchased this Looftlighter electric fire starter and it's still going strong 3 years later despite my best efforts to destroy it. As you can see in the picture, a lot of the front of it has melted off over time... that's what you get for leaving it in searing hot coals too long, but hey, it sure does get things going faster when you do it that way! Furthermore, I've forgotten this thing outside more than a handful of times where it spent the night and following day, sometime days, in the rain... Yet, it continues to work and work well. One day it will stop working and when that day comes I'll buy another one, in spite of the cost of the item increasing quite a bit between 2016 and 2019. If you're looking for a reliable, well-built fire starter, look no further, this item works extremely well.

A hella great fire lighter!

This thing is badass! It lights my Green egg faster than anything else. You have to be smart about using this beast. Place some paper or other flammable material under your charcoal. With the egg, I placed my lump charcoal towards the back. With paper under it, I started the lighter, placing the end on the paperand when sparks occured(about 2 minutes later) I pulled the lighter back and used the fan to ignite the charcoal and create heat...I kept a bit of distance from the lighter and the heat of the lit charcoal..this thing is serious about starting a fire! My new favorite toy.. I have had this now for over a year and still works flawlessly! For our fireplace, I place paper and coardboard with kindling on top in the box. I either use a match, or the loft lighter to catch the paper on fire. The hot air from the lighter blows the fire and actually catches the kindling on fire. As the fire is going, I back the looftlighter away and keep the hot air on it until it have good ignition and fire. If the fire is skunking, then I use the looftlighter to get it back going...works every single time. If this thing broke tomorrow, I would buy another in a flash!

So decided to give this electric lighter a try as an enviro-friendly and easy way of starting my charcoal

Got a new Primo Oval XL kamado grill this week. Its been years since I cooked on charcoal as I have a built in gas DCS gas grill, a Yoder pellet grill, and an electric smoker, I never have used natural lump charcoal before. So decided to give this electric lighter a try as an enviro-friendly and easy way of starting my charcoal. I saw a number of these units online, all very similar, decided to get the Looflighter mainly as it seems to be the "original". It arrived today and I could not wait to try it, even though I didn't have anything to BBQ. Wow, results were outstanding for me. I spent maybe 3-4 minutes in total lightning several points around my pile of coals, usually took 10-15 seconds till the area sparked and then backed off and continued to blow area for another 30-45 seconds until steady flame appeared, then moved to next spot. I got best results by aiming the nozzle deep in towards center of the charcoal pile which got the flames going internal to the pile rather than just on the edges. In less than 15 minutes I had a powerfully hot bed of coals going. One thing I did do was close the grill lid and have the bottom and top vents fully open which created a good chimney effect and helped get things going well in the coal bed But at 15 minutes my grill was registering over 400 degrees F. Bottom line -- I am very happy to report that this gizmo WORKS. Glad I bought it!!!

What an amazing device. I have rediscovered the "charcoal cooking" pleasure ...

What an amazing device. I have rediscovered the "charcoal cooking" pleasure with this piece of equipment. I left charcoal grilling because of the difficulty in using charcoal, like length of time to get the fire to cooking temperature and the awful smell of using either lighter fuel or fuel infused charcoal. I used the lighter tool for the first time last night and was amazed at how quickly the charcoal got to cooking temperature. 5 minutes, can you believe that? Highly recommend this product.

Heats the lump quickly and easily.

I thought I reviewed this already. This thing is great. I find myself having trouble with the starter cubes, so opted for the Looftlighter. you have to have a cord to power it, but my BGE is on the patio anyway so its a win win. Take a little getting used to, if you have any damp lump (yep), it may take longer, but with a fresh dry bag it starts a good glow on the lump within about 30 seconds. Sometimes it takes longer if the lump as been used again (Im in S Tx where humidity is 100% all the time). I hold the unit right on the charcoal until it starts to glow, then back off just a bit and continue to let it blow for a bit to get a flame going.

A must have for Eggheads.

I have been using BGE Fire Starters and it takes about 30 mins to get the fire ready for cooking. Looftlighter cuts that time by 2/3. Its quick and safe to light the charcoal. I do not have a electrical outlet near by so need to use a extension cable every time I need to use Looftlighter, it is small inconvenience compared to time saved.

Great little fire starter.

If you have a charcoal grill this is extremely worth it. I hate to use any charcoal that had lighter fluid already impregnated in it. I like to use lump charcoal, wood charcoal or organic charcoal. The lighter gets the charcoal going very quickly. Usually I had to put lots of lighter fluid on the charcoal to get it going and then saturate it again. This way I hold it to the charcoal for a few minutes in one spot and that charcoal is ready to go. I then get another section of charcoal going the same way. After about 5 minutes the grill is ready and hot.

Fast way to light Lump Charcoal

I have used various methods to start Lump Charcoal in my medium size Big Green Egg. Big Green Egg company had a air charcoal starter similar to this Looftlighter. But the Egg lighter would stop working in two months or less. I purchased three of them and all failed. I have been using the Looftlighter now for three or four months. I cook on the BGE two or three times a week, and the Looftlighter is going strong. I purchased a second one with this purchase to keep one in stock, because reviews said they had problems with the Looftlighter metal barrel covering the heating element was getting damaged after two years of usage. Some reviewers included pictures showing the damage. That still out preforms EGG's air fire starter. I haven't tried another brand because this is more efficient than the hot element starters and chimney with newspaper charcoal starters.

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