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- No need for fire lighters, lighter fluid or matches
- Saves you TIME
- No unwanted smells/chemicals for chemical lighters
- EASY to use
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Product Description
The looftlighter is a wonderful invention for lighting BBQs, fires and stoves. It blows a small jet of extremely hot air towards the wood/charcoal/coal. In 1-2 minutes you will have an established fire. No more screwing up paper, fire lighters, lighter fluid or kindle. It saves you time and removes the frustration out of starting a fire. It just works.
Instructions
Touch the coal/wood/charcoal with the looftlighter for 10-20 seconds
Pull the looftlighter back a few inches and hold for at least 60 seconds
Turn off your looftlighter once you have the fire established.
Advantages
No need for fire lighters or lighter fluid
No need for matches
No unwanted smells/chemicals for chemical lighters
Lights fires FAST
Saves you TIME
EASY to use
Better for the environment than fire lighters
Swedish build quality
Includes a free bottle opener
Stainless steel inner with aluminium cover
Stay-cool ABS handle.
19 3/4" (50cm) long with a 9 ft (3 metre), power cord
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Looftlighter lights your barbeque in seconds
This clever device blows out superheated air (680 degrees centigrade the makers say) which makes lighting charcoal so easy. Just heap up the charcoal, touch the Looftlighter to a piece near the bottom and press the button. Within 15 seconds one piece will be glowing red and the hot air rushing past that ensures that all surrounding charcoal is alight within 30 seconds. If you want to speed up the cooking process you can keep pointing the Looftlighter at the embers and within a few minutes they will be ready to cook on. Its that easy!
In the past I have hated lighting my traditional Cypriot barbeque. I would light a lighting block, mound up the charcoal and wait anxiously to see whether the fire would take hold. Often I would need to repeat this process or ensure success by wafting it furiously with a piece of cardboard for 10 minutes whilst the sweat poured off me (it was usualy a hot day when I barbequed). When I was finished I would be wet with charcoal dust stuck to me and be in a foul mood. The food would pick up the taste of the parafin lighting block and so the whole event would not be a big success.
The Looftlighter is quick and clean and leaves no residual taste in the food. Its even fun to use.
One downside is that it uses mains electricity and so you need a mains supply nearby or at least an extension lead. The only other downside is that people have reported that the protective aluminium surrounding the business parts will melt if the machine is held in the embers for too long (which is not really surprising). If operated correctly this does not happen.
I have bought three Looftlighters so far, one for myself and one for each of my Cypriot brothers-in-law. It gets a five star rating from me.
This clever device blows out superheated air (680 degrees centigrade the makers say) which makes lighting charcoal so easy. Just heap up the charcoal, touch the Looftlighter to a piece near the bottom and press the button. Within 15 seconds one piece will be glowing red and the hot air rushing past that ensures that all surrounding charcoal is alight within 30 seconds. If you want to speed up the cooking process you can keep pointing the Looftlighter at the embers and within a few minutes they will be ready to cook on. Its that easy!
In the past I have hated lighting my traditional Cypriot barbeque. I would light a lighting block, mound up the charcoal and wait anxiously to see whether the fire would take hold. Often I would need to repeat this process or ensure success by wafting it furiously with a piece of cardboard for 10 minutes whilst the sweat poured off me (it was usualy a hot day when I barbequed). When I was finished I would be wet with charcoal dust stuck to me and be in a foul mood. The food would pick up the taste of the parafin lighting block and so the whole event would not be a big success.
The Looftlighter is quick and clean and leaves no residual taste in the food. Its even fun to use.
One downside is that it uses mains electricity and so you need a mains supply nearby or at least an extension lead. The only other downside is that people have reported that the protective aluminium surrounding the business parts will melt if the machine is held in the embers for too long (which is not really surprising). If operated correctly this does not happen.
I have bought three Looftlighters so far, one for myself and one for each of my Cypriot brothers-in-law. It gets a five star rating from me.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This is the most convenient and clean method of lighting your charcoal BBQ. Simply plug it in hold it close to the fuel and push the button. You will get red coals in minutes.
The advantages of this unit are that there is a clean start to the fire, smoke is kept to a minimum and it leaves no remnants from paper or firestarters.
Downsides despite a long cable it is likely that you will need an extension.
I am a BBQ fanatic and this is the ultimate toy in the arsenal of backyard BBQing.
AWESOME!
The advantages of this unit are that there is a clean start to the fire, smoke is kept to a minimum and it leaves no remnants from paper or firestarters.
Downsides despite a long cable it is likely that you will need an extension.
I am a BBQ fanatic and this is the ultimate toy in the arsenal of backyard BBQing.
AWESOME!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I have a log burner built into the lounge which also heats two bedrooms on the upper floor and the attic. Out of several tonnes of logs purchased in the autumn, I still have about three tonnes left because it has been such a bind trying to get it to light using those packets of waxy firelighters so I haven't bothered and have used a butane freestanding fire instead, the disadvantage of this is it puts out loads of condensation.
I was a little doubtful about the Looftlighter because of its price. So far (of course, now that I have it, the weather has turned warmer) I have only used it once and it was FANTASTIC. The fire was alight within 2 minutes and burning merrily within fifteen a state that would normally take an hour or more in the past after it had gone out several times and made its way through half a box of firelighters.
I can only speak for its performance lighting a logburner and cannot make any comments on barbecues although since one doesn't need to resort to any accelerant to get the charcoal burning, I would guess that any food would not get tainted with the byproducts of the accelerant and therefore would taste better.
I was a little doubtful about the Looftlighter because of its price. So far (of course, now that I have it, the weather has turned warmer) I have only used it once and it was FANTASTIC. The fire was alight within 2 minutes and burning merrily within fifteen a state that would normally take an hour or more in the past after it had gone out several times and made its way through half a box of firelighters.
I can only speak for its performance lighting a logburner and cannot make any comments on barbecues although since one doesn't need to resort to any accelerant to get the charcoal burning, I would guess that any food would not get tainted with the byproducts of the accelerant and therefore would taste better.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Much better than expected
I have a freestanding solid fuel boiler and use anthracite grains.The Looftlighter is fantastic the fire was lit after approx 1. Read more
Published 1 month ago by peaken
looftlighter
have only used to light multifuel stove so far but it lights quicker than fire lighters and no need for kindling wood. Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. Allen
Perfect for a real fire
As previously mentioned, this gadget looks like a very large and well made hair curler.
It's perfect for an open fire - it's essentially a turbocharged red hot bellows. Read more
It's perfect for an open fire - it's essentially a turbocharged red hot bellows. Read more
Published 5 months ago by NDA
great for lighting an open fire
I wondered when we bought it if it would be just good for the barbecue but actually it works equally well for an open fire. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Terry
A proper gadget
This is a proper gadget for any barbecue owner. Having wasted many hours trying to light my barbecue I gave in to temptation and decided to buy the Looftlighter. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Dave Wales
EXCELLENT PRODUCT
THE DELIVERY WAS BEFORE EXPECTED AND HAVE USED THE LIGHTED TWICE AND WAS SURPRISED HOW WELL IT WORKED.
I HAVE WASTED A LOT OF TIME LIGHTING BAR-B-Q OVER THE YEARS. Read more
I HAVE WASTED A LOT OF TIME LIGHTING BAR-B-Q OVER THE YEARS. Read more
Published 10 months ago by PALLASMAN
Light-Up the easy way
No messing this is the product for easy lighting in 10 minuets you're up and running I use it to light-up my charcoals on my new bukcan smoker / barbecue it never fails , for the... Read more
Published 12 months ago by George K
Looflighter Electric Barbeque lighter
Delivery was fine, no issues at all. Tool looks like a giant pair of curling tongs but does what it says on the can. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ian
Fantastic Product
Looftlighter lights your barbeque in seconds
This clever device blows out superheated air (680 degrees centigrade the makers say) which makes lighting charcoal so easy. Read more
This clever device blows out superheated air (680 degrees centigrade the makers say) which makes lighting charcoal so easy. Read more
Published on 4 May 2010 by Mr. R. P. Adams
Looftlighter don't bother
I just received a Looftlighter as a gift. I have used it today for the first time and the outer metal bit (with holes in) which should disipate the heat has melted.!!!! Read more
Published on 5 July 2009 by Mr. C. Henderson
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