In article >,
"Dana H. Myers" > wrote:

> Brian wrote:
> > Hi folks.
> >
> > I just bought my first Weber grill and I love it. I bought last year's
> > Platinum model because I had to have a table and couldn't afford a new
> > Performer. Anyway, I set up my first batch of lump charcoal in my
> > Weber chimney starter and put it on my concrete patio. I went into the
> > kitchen for a minute and heard "POP!!!! POP-POP-POP!!!! I ran outside
> > and found that the heat of the lump charcoal busted up the surface of
> > the concrete!!!
>
> To avoid problems like this, I got a little cheap
> weber-style grill, a little one, and set the chimney
> on the fire grate while starting it.

I never had the problem that Brian described on my patio, but lately
I've taken to setting the chimney up on a couple of bricks, rather than
directly on the concrete. I put three wads of newspaper in the bottom of
the chimney and one one the ground/concrete, and I feel that it provides
better air flow and faster starting.

Stan Marks