Solid Fuel Tablets Fire Starter for Fireplace, for Indoor and Outdoor use, for Campfires, BBQ, Fire Starters for Grill and Wood Stove - Firelighters

Worked as discribed. Burned kind of fast from other brands, but worked well.

They work fine. I double seal them in freezer bags as they smell like turned shrimp.

Always used Couglins but these don't smoke or smell. Burn time not enough to boil but add one more and boils in 8 minutes

One star removed because they do in fact smell fishy, but this is the reality of the mixture. The smell is not a bug, but it's not a feature I like either. It's mild, but distinct. Smell does not penetrate out of a glass jar, which is how I'm storing them.These are being used in place of lighter fluid (yuk) or paper (ash on your steak) to light charcoal for grilling.It does not leave a taste in charcoal like lighter fluid does.Burn time 13-15 minutes, which is enough to light damp charcoal kept inside the grill during a hurricane.FL charcoal is always damp-ish, but after days of rain it's enough to frustrate.Some of the pucks had pieces broken off, but it's common to shave them with a knife to ease lighting, so I don't see this as an issue.Other thoughts...Decades ago we did a lot of camping, and tried ALL the DIY such as as wax and sawdust (see WW2 fire pucks) but none compared to the (then) current GI issue Trioxane. Awesome stuff. Unfortunatley Trioxane has some problems of it's own, it's been phased out long ago, and is more of a collectors item than fungible accelerant.Among the replacements, there are "solid alcohol" tabs which work OK but burn out faster and need to remain sealed, Weber Fire Starter cubes are wax and melt away without adding enough heat to light anything, various brands of sawdust/wax, and these cubes which are the same ingredient as Esbit Brand.None of the melty types are ideal for charcoal (or folding stoves) due to charcoal's ability to absorb the wax, but without enough heat present to vaporize it into a flammable vapor. These cubes do not melt or fall apart like wax based recipes. They light more easily than wax/wood mixtures.If you'd like to research further, look into reviews of "Esbit Brand 14G fuel tabs" since these appear to be the same weight and compound. On youtube " Firestarter Burn Test: Tinder Products Versus Solid Fuel Tablets5col Survival Supply B4syZsxu17o" has a very nice short comparing many brands.Happy cooking!

Works great

I bought a pocket solid fuel stove and these fuel tablets as a backup if needed in an emergency. I don't have any experience with any other tablets so keep that in mind. I was able to get one fired up with a lighter in no time. The tablet ultimately burned for about 15 minutes. It boiled 500 ml of water for a cup of coffee in less than 5 minutes. Definitely need to use in an area cleared of combustible materials as the flames at times fired out beyond the 6" cooking pan.

Fine for use at home, but limited in a survival/emergency situation. Although they worked fine for me when I used a match or lighter, I could not use them with a ferro rod.

Nothing fancy, good value for money