I have a couple performers with gas assist, one a 95 and the other a 2005. On both, the burners put out a really nice flame and the tubes are clean and clear. If I had charcoal in the baskets or laying on the grill grates, the flame would light it up in a second. However, I took my Weber chimney this morning and placed it over the flame, and to my surprise, the flame barely reached up to the charcoal carrying section of the chimney.
have any of you ever had problems lighting the charcoal in this manner? Or should I still fill the bottom of the chimney with some paper and use the gas assist to light it and get things going faster? I ask because I'm going to be using the gas assist to light coals for several different grills that we are using for a picnic next Friday. The performers are still new to me, so I haven't had a chance to cook on them yet.