mikee20 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I wanted to find an electric coil burner to heat up my charcoal.all i can find are electric hotplates..will this still work for heating up charcoals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldantefax Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Why yes, it will! Simply let the coil heat up and break up the charcoal as you normally would, and place it on the burner. After about 5-10 minutes or so, with luck willing, your coal will usually be red-hot and good to go. Just don't try moving around the coals with your fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneNonlyTK Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 yea it'll work if used em before its pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrysalem Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Works 100 percent and is safer than gas, I have an electric stove and use it all the time. For me it is faster to turn the coal over when it's halfway done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrysalem Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Works 100 percent and is safer than gas, I have an electric stove and use it all the time. For me it is faster to turn the coal over when it's halfway done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamjames Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I find the solid metal element hot plates aren't that great for heating coals and that the coil kind is best. The solid ones take way too long to heat up and a good coil burner should have your coals going in 5 minutes flat. I purchased a portable coil stove a while back because my main stove in my house is a glass/ceramic top and I didn't want to damage it. I have also tried lighting them on the gas burner on my BBQ but still does not work as well as the coil stove in my opinion. I noticed the coil ones are hard to come by but I highly recommend you look around for one ideally with a 1000watt burner. I bought mine off of Ebay for $18 but they can be found even cheaper. They aren't nearly as hard to find in the US as they are in Canada. I've heard Walgreens and Sears carry them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaia.plateau Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I recommend to hold out for a coil burner. Try eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee20 Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 yea ive been looking around and cant seem to find a coil one.even Wal-mart doesnt have one.. ill try and look at sears or walgreens tomorrow.i just found a hotplate at fred meyer for $15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfaltous Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I'm on my third hotplate... I don't know if they all work this way, but it seems that for the flat surface hot plates you're supposed to have even heat distribution on them at all times. Meaning if you put a few coals here and there, it does some sort of damage to the hot plate. Even if you use a pot thats smaller than the size of the hotplate theres the same problem. I found this out after the second one broke and I called one of the manufacturers, apparently theres a very small phrase somewhere in the manuals as well suggesting this...I don't know if that applies to all of the hotplates out there, but the two I tried both burned out in about 3 weeks each (using maybe 3-4 times a day on average). With them on full power it takes about 8-10 minutes to heat up a coal properly (using a Rayver-style cover), and you can maybe shave off a minute if you flip them over halfway through. I'm with the guys above, hold out for a coil burner on ebay.Oh, and adamjames (& other canadians): http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_...fromSearch=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Toastmaster...roductDetail.doCircuit City of all places... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppyrkr Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 i have one from walmart ... takes longer then i want but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp...p;id=prod350527Stick with this. Its amazing. Cheap as hell too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathuv Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 yeah they'll work. i prefer them to coil as more surface area of the coal is exposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamjames Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (jfaltous @ Feb 1 2008, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm on my third hotplate... I don't know if they all work this way, but it seems that for the flat surface hot plates you're supposed to have even heat distribution on them at all times. Meaning if you put a few coals here and there, it does some sort of damage to the hot plate. Even if you use a pot thats smaller than the size of the hotplate theres the same problem. I found this out after the second one broke and I called one of the manufacturers, apparently theres a very small phrase somewhere in the manuals as well suggesting this...I don't know if that applies to all of the hotplates out there, but the two I tried both burned out in about 3 weeks each (using maybe 3-4 times a day on average). With them on full power it takes about 8-10 minutes to heat up a coal properly (using a Rayver-style cover), and you can maybe shave off a minute if you flip them over halfway through. I'm with the guys above, hold out for a coil burner on ebay.Oh, and adamjames (& other canadians): http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_...fromSearch=trueHow the hell did you find that?! I swear I looked there... Maybe not hard enough. It could be possible they didn't carry it at the time when I was looking. Either way this is the first store in Canada I have seen selling a portable coil stove. Thanks for the find!Also, I agree with Codename067, that burner looks like a great deal and is 1000watts too. I'm sure you'd have no problems lighting coals on it and the coil type do seem more reliable/durable. I say go for it. Edited February 1, 2008 by adamjames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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