A lot of us kamado grillers use a MAPpro (formerly MAPP gas) gas torch to light our grills. It's one of the quickest ways to get that grill up and running, in my opinion. They are like a hand held propane torch but they don't sputter when held upside down like propane is prone to do. Here is the one that I use (Amazon affiliate link but most hardware stores carry these).
Tonight Carolina was playing so terribly I had to go outside and play with fire. I tried capturing a photo of the instant of ignition. They turned out really cool - looking like a nebula in the night sky or a firework.
Now back to our regular programming....
