Fully fill the chimney with charcoal. A standard chimney holds about 4 pounds of Kingsford® Original Charcoal Briquets, which is about 100 briquets.

Add old newspaper, used paper bags or your choice of purpose-made chimney starters.

To light with newspaper, loosely crinkle one or two sheets so that they’ll fill the bottom of the chimney. Place the newspaper on the grill grate and fully cover with the chimney. Light the newspaper in several spots.

As the newspaper burns in the chamber below, the flames will light the edges of the charcoal above.

Peek through the chimney vents to see if the coals have started, and if the edges of the coals have turned gray.