FAST– Like seriously fast. The Looft Lighter X hits temperatures of 1200°F and so gets your charcoal glowing in 60 seconds. The Looftlighter uses electric heat and air to ignite fuel. There’s no flame, and not even gas to put nasty flavors on your food. Recently, Looft was kind enough to send me their second product (not counting branded hats), the Looft Lighter X. To be clear right up front, it was sent to me free of charge in exchange for a review.

And coals being coals, under the sustained heat energy, they light up. Both of the products do this without lighting up any flames themselves. Yes, you can! The Looftlighter is designed for both outdoor and indoor use. It is optimal for lighting your fireplace, wood burner or iron stove. Tip: The Looftlighter is perfect to ”pre-heat” the chimney for say 30 seconds before lighting the wood. Specs are great and all, but they don’t tell the whole story. To get the real measure of the gadget, you have to put it to use. And what would a Looft Lighter X review be without reporting on its actual use? This is about the cleanest way I know of to start a fire. There’s no need for toxic chemicals like lighter fluid. We’re just using good old clean superheated air to light charcoal grills, fireplace logs, fire pits, or an outdoor pizza oven. We really do not pay much attention to the power cord lengths on our electrical appliances and that is really fine for all regular things.Kettle – Too much flame or food tasting of lighter fluid? Skip the chemicals and get a steady smoulder with the Looft Lighter. These issues are not widespread enough to avoid this product completely, but it is still a good idea to stay on top.

For safety reasons, it will stay activated for 10 seconds and automatically deactivate if no action is taken during this time. Now, you definitely don’t want to point a Looftlighter (since renamed Looft Lighter I) at your head. But you DO want to point it at your charcoal or kindling because it’s a darn efficient lighter and fun to use. You can even open a cold beer with the built-in opener to enjoy while you grill. Operation is straightforward, with clearly labeled buttons right where your fingers can reach them. Notably, the power button is on the underside of the handle, making it virtually impossible to turn it on in transit accidentally.

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As you know, different regions of the world use different voltages on their mains. These two products only work on 120V mains that are used mostly around North America. In all fairness, I found it a bit of a struggle to light a PURE wood fire with the Looft Lighter X. I managed it, but it took some time. As an estimate, using standard-sized kiln dried kindling, it took two goes of the 2-minute ‘burn mode’ to get a decent ember and then a few minutes of ‘air mode’ to get a fire going.

Bottle opener. The Looftlighter features an integrated bottle opener in the stand – always ready to use. So American and Canadian users might be fine but if you are a resident of the rest of the world where 220V is more common, you might want to look elsewhere as none of these products have a 220V version. With the Looftlighter, you light a fire in 60 seconds. You can then leave the charcoal to get ready on its own (takes approximately 20 minutes) or you can continue using the lighter and fast-forward the process, which makes the fire ready in 4-5 minutes depending on the quality of the charcoal. No. It is not allowed to open up the lighter for repair or modification due to our safety standards. If your lighter is broken, please refer to our warranty claim procedures. Incidentally, you can press the Air button anytime to enter boost mode as needed. This could be useful for stoking a dying fire or if you’re just impatient. Manufacturer Specs

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Fast-forward. Continue using the lighter for around 3-5 minutes on your charcoal or briquettes to get it grill-ready. I love that the Looft Lighter X stands vertically, making it simple to set down after use without worrying about it accidentally brushing up against something flammable and starting an unintended fire. In my opinion this is a huge improvement from the original Looft Lighter X because I was always leary about setting that down while it was hot. Naturally, we like being able to use this Looft Lighter anywhere, and not just anywhere we can plug in.

Light It Up — Set up a pile of fuel you like, charcoal, woodchips or logs. Touch them with the tip of the Looft Lighter and press the button.

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There’s no flame and no gas, just superheated air that both ignites your charcoal and also cuts the time it takes until you can start cooking – whether it be charcoal, briquettes or logs. All kinds of fuel. It will light all kinds of solid fuels such as; charcoal, briquettes, wood logs, pellets and other. If your lighter won’t start we have a 2-year warranty covering manufacturing defects. Due to our safety standards, we only replace, not repair our products. If your lighter is broken, please refer to our warranty claim procedures. I turned the Looft Lighter X on, placed the tip onto the coals, and started the ‘burn mode’ for lighting. Holding it on the coals, it started creating sparks and a small lit area within about 30s, though I find you really do need to keep it there for about 90s, otherwise, the glowing embers are just too small. Neither uses any kind of flammable gas or chemical. It’s all just electricity turning into heat with air as its vessel.