Lighting Coals.

[Alle]

I don't know what kind of coals I have, as I just bought it in a foil roll, but they look like this:





I light them, and they spark for a bit, but then they stop. I have been holding a lighter to them to get them to light more, and get mostly red before I put them on the foil. Is that the right way to do it?

[SimplexCoda]

Well these are called quick light coals. They spark while they are lighting and then once they are done sparking pretty much either just let them sit for a minute or blow on them till the whole thing is red. That worked best for me when I used quick lights. Im not a fan though.

[Alle]

I saw you using some brick looking ones. What kind are they?

[SimplexCoda]

Those exotica natural coals. I perferre them to quicklights. They take longer to light cause you have to let them gt some ash built up on all sides, but worth it in my opinion.

[Alle]

I'll have to see if my shop carries those.


What is the best method for breaking a quicklite in half?

[Canon]

hands, its hard to get a perfect half but it works

[SimplexCoda]

I dont really know cause i never broke my quicklights but what i do with my exoticas is take the sharp pointy part of my tongs and cut all side a little then just break it.

[EternalSoil]

with quicklights just score them on top with your tongs then they will break cleaner

[erufiku]

Easies way to break a QL in my experience is to use a steak knife (or another serrated-blade tool). Don't cut them all the way through, just a lil' but and then break using your hands. Perfect halves (and quarters in my case)

[olooko]

scoring with a blade and snapping with your hands works good. I personally keep a razor blade next to my quick lights.

From what you described, you have what i got. Alkhar ql. They are one of the best kind of ql i have ever used. Just let them sit a bit before you take a drag ( lets the chemicals burn off).