Cheap chimney starter pack SA

Smokey Dazz · Post by **Smokey Dazz** » Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:18 pm

There`s a couple of the heat beads chimney starter kits @ woolworths Para hills for $8, originally $26.
Apparently this is Australia wide but many woolworths have sold out.

Zorba · Post by **Zorba** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 3:17 pm

wow, i bought that when it came out for $26 and it was a good deal then.

its the full size heat beads chimney.

greeny03 · Post by **greeny03** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:15 pm

That's alright. Bro inlaw bought one Sunday for $15

greeny03 · Post by **greeny03** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:50 pm

Went there and no dice!! $25 still and 8:99 for 4kg of Heatbeads!

yakabot · Post by **yakabot** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:47 pm

I bought one when they were $25. Then they went down to $15.
Shopping after work tonight and they were down to $10 so I bought me a spare. Couldn't buy the materials for that price.

greeny03 · Post by **greeny03** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:26 am

That's why I went and looked. Buy a spare or use on the second kettle when doing big cooks

shapeshifternz · Post by **shapeshifternz** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:03 am

damn thats a good deal, i just paid $29 for one at bunnings

greeny03 · Post by **greeny03** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:13 am

What store was that at Yak?

Smokin J · Post by **Smokin J** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:45 am

Contacted Woolies HQ, they say no stock avail in their system nationwide
So looks as if lucked out

yakabot · Post by **yakabot** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:45 pm

greeny03 wrote:What store was that at Yak?

Sorry greeny03, missed the SA in the thread heading. Got mine from boronia in Vic.

Mixin · Post by **Mixin** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:35 pm

I picked up mine 4 weeks back for $15, and the wife got another one last week for my mate - the last one there.
On the same sale rack they also had the 240v rotisserie that masters sell for $60. Didn't really need another one, but for $20 I couldn't leave it there! Now I'm looking for a drum to make another rotisserie insert for the 2nd weber kettle.....

OnTheChoppingBoard · Post by **OnTheChoppingBoard** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:58 am

damn, i just missed out I guess.

OT (noob question) - but is one of these a necessity?

I have the 2 charcoal baskets that come with the OTG, I'm guessing they are the same things? 2 of those would equal the quantity of one of these? enough to spread over the base for direct grilling?

Zorba · Post by **Zorba** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:07 pm

OnTheChoppingBoard wrote:damn, i just missed out I guess.

OT (noob question) - but is one of these a necessity?

I have the 2 charcoal baskets that come with the OTG, I'm guessing they are the same things? 2 of those would equal the quantity of one of these? enough to spread over the base for direct grilling?

ive found that the briquettes are ready to go quicker (and seem to be hotter) when done in the chimney, and also makes it easy if you need to add more lit coals.

Jars · Post by **Jars** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 1:13 pm

Not a necessity, but they make things a lot easier.

I grabbed two when they were at 15 bucks each, now I have 3 of the things! Had the family over for steak night, two chimneys full of heat beads and robot turds had the weber cranking. Cooked 9 steaks with ease.

Smokey Dazz · Post by **Smokey Dazz** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:37 pm

greeny03 wrote:Went there and no dice!! $25 still and 8:99 for 4kg of Heatbeads!

I got 1 scanned at the checkout for $8 as there was no display tag.
So I bought 4.

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