Jap Easy Lights

[billy]

I use jap easy lights on my stove to heat them up. What I want to know is, whilst heating them, will the silver coating come off themselves or do I have to blow them off? I usually blow the silver coating off when they are heating up.

So...do I leave it heating up untill the silver coating comes off or what?

[Johnny_D]

I allways Blow the silver covering off.

JD

edit :- Because if i left it as it was... well, don't ask

[DrunkenWizard]

Same here.

[random]

Well ive tried putting em on the bowl even when the silver flint is on because it takes a while to get em off and it definently works better when it's off though

[oggie505#2]

i brush it off with my tongs

[Sonthert]

It will flake off by itself, as the coal shrinks from being burnt.

[samildanach]

i scrape of the silver coating and then light them with my blow torch, a bit messy but a hell of a let quicker

[Sonthert]

In the case of Chinese coals, it is just paint...it matters not. In Japanese coal, it actually promotes combustion. They do make charcoal tablets without silver coating...wouldn't that be easier still?

[Shifty]

i scrape of the silver coating and then light them with my blow torch, a bit messy but a hell of a let quicker

Scraping the coating off is quicker?? I just use a blowtorch on both sides for a minute or two and then let them sit for 5 mins, give them a tap and the silver coating just flakes off.

[nofrendo]

no silver coating=black hands

Japanese silver coating=stinky fingers