🔷 Best Fire Starters 2026

"Bottom line - these are excellent. They work everytime and burn long enough for the kindling to catch. I've used buckets of these."

"These work amazing. This is 5 minutes after lighting, flue is open all the way and door is shut. Firestarter will burn strongly until the bricks are fully caught up in flame. We use Bio bricks and the combo makes starting fires quite simple and mess free. The small footprint makes it easy to store t..."

"Super effective! A little goes a long way! Great size for portability. Lights easily, starts a fire QUICK. Tricky to break, best to use a pocket knife to loosen the pieces."

"I use these all the time. They work great for getting fires started with a minimum of fuss. A huge improvement over kindling and newspaper, or lighter fluid!"

"I like the Weber 7417 Lighter Cubes. They are inexpensive and work very well. I've never had a fire not start. So what do I do? I try something else. This started because I ran out of the Weber lighter cubes and I had to buy something at my grocery store. Those things were pieces of wood coated with..."

"We use it for the open wood fire place as well as charcoal BBQ. Works every time, even in windy and humid conditions."

"I think these Masterbuilt Pure-Paraffin Wax Fire Starters are great quality and priced well for what you get. They save me the hassle of digging around for paper or kindling to burn under my steel charcoal lighter. Just one block is enough to get the charcoal going, and it works consistently every t..."

"I recently tried the Fire Starter Squares from Melt Candle Company, and I am absolutely thrilled with their performance. With 160 pieces in the pack, these squares are not only long-lasting but also incredibly effective at starting a fire quickly and easily. Whether I’m lighting my fireplace, campfi..."

"Such a great price for this. Safeway had a box of 12 for $10.00 of identical product and feels like a major scam. This product is incredible. Started right up while snowing and the wind blowing. Used my electronic lighter and started right away with just a single strand. Would be so good to have aro..."

"These fire starters are amazing—light quickly, no chemical smell, and work in any weather. Perfect for my grill and fire pit. Makes starting fires effortless. Will definitely buy again!"

"Indeed, it is an excellent product. It ignites quickly and performs exceptionally well on charcoal grills."

"Excellent product. I place 3 in a triangle under dry wood inside my fireplace, Hold a lighter under them till they start to burn and done. No paper, no kindling, notta. They just work. I recommend using a refillable butane fire lighter for best results. Definitely worth the money over trying to ligh..."

"I bought these to start my Masterbuilt Gravity Series and they do seem to work far more reliably than the Masterbuilt ones. They seem to contain much more wax they burn very evenly and for a long time. Price is right, too. My only complaint is that they do have a bit of a scent, very much like a can..."

"These fatwood sticks make starting a fire incredibly easy. They catch quickly, burn hot, and work well for fireplaces, fire pits, wood stoves, and camping. Because they are natural pine, they have a clean scent and no chemicals at all.The quality is excellent and each stick is a good size, so you on..."

"I bought these for a family camping trip and they worked even better than I had hoped. They're SUPER easy to use. I was even able to light these up using my electric lighter which has a small spark. They burn for a fairly long time so the firewood easily caught fire and held a flame. Very reliable a..."

"I’ve been using these Fire Starter Squares to kick off my wood fires in the fireplace, and they’ve made the process a breeze. Tossing 2 or 3 cubes under some kindling and logs gets a solid blaze going in minutes—usually under five, even with slightly damp wood after a rainy week. The 192-count pack ..."

"Great product! Foolproof start in my woodstove every time. Take up less space in the woodbox than traditional kindling. Easy to use, compact, clean and mostly odor free. Worth the price."

"These are great strips of coated wood -- it takes only one or two so start a good fire. They don't burn too quickly. The coating is so safe I actually put a match to one while holding it in my hand as it slowly starts to burn. I put it next to a couple of sticks or skinny log -- and it keeps burning..."

"Easy to use"