With a few tips, you will be able to easily light your Cookswell oven using eco-charcoal.

First step: always ensure you begin with the oven doors and temperature regulator door fully open. If you prefer to watch a short video, >please click here< for a guide.

There are several methods for this:

Cookswell Chimney Starter

      1. place the starter on a heat safe surface
      2. add newspaper into the base of the chimney
      3. loosely stack charcoal inside the chimney
      4. continue feeding paper until the charcoal starts to light
      5. empty the lit charcoal from the chimney into your oven liner
Firestarters (sawdust and wax rolls)

      1. Loosely stack charcoal in the oven liner, a mix of small and medium pieces
      2. break a firestarter in half, and light one end
      3. put a few small pieces of charcoal on top of the firelighter – don’t overload, allow for airflow
      4. when the charcoal lights, add more pieces slowly to build up heat
Accelerant

  1. place a few small pieces of charcoal on top of the firelighter – don’t overload, allow for airflow
  2. when the charcoal lights, add more pieces slowly to build up heat
  3. Loosely stack charcoal in the oven liner, a mix of small and medium pieces
  4. add some fuel gel/kerosene on top of the charcoal
  5. when the charcoal lights, add more pieces slowly to build up heat
Firebox Method (not recommended)

  1. open the heat regulator and add 2- 3 full sheets of newspaper
  2. optional: dip paper in cooking oil to accelerate
  3. add a small amount of medium sized charcoal to the liner
  4. light the newspaper and fan it to increase burn, keep adding newspaper until charcoal is lit
  5. we don’t recommend this method, as it reduces the life of the firebox