fatwood fire starter

[Kype]

i recently bought a pack of fat wood to try out for a quick way to start fires in my stove. they work great and get a few logs on fire in no time and they burn a long time. but after about a month of use i have noticed black soot flakes (not embers, not on fire) coming out from my stainless steel chimney. 

have anyone used this product and noticed the same thing? should i stop using them? 

this only happens when light a fire with a cold stove and chimney, once things get hot, the black soot flakes stop flying out of the chimney and everything is fine otherwise. 

[Mallard1100]

I’ve been using it for quite sometime and have not noticed that issue. 

[Lunatic]

I used it but only one small piece to start the fire. It is soft wood full of sap so it will foul your chimney if overused. 

[john242]

I use them for yrs, just two-3 sticks.

works great

[Rusty]

I have no experience with them, sorry I'm of no use at all.  

[Zipper]

That black soot is used by Elizabeth Warren AKA Pocahontas to send smoke signals. Her last message was I quit, nobody can stop the Trump Train!

[JHbowhunter]

i been using fatwood for years, 2-3 sticks and best firestarter going. I can't see that much harming the chimney at all especially since hot fire is about to follow their use. 

[JHbowhunter]

I get 20lb box from Amazon good price - last the season. I also fine split oak with ax to put over it then a few larger logs on that

[Livesintrees]

I’ve had good luck with lightning nuggets off amazon 

[Rusty]

8 hours ago, JHbowhunter said:

I fine split oak with ax.

That's what I do, 5 minutes with a hatchet and you can turn a couple logs into a big pile of nice kindling.  Keep it in a bucket next to the stove and it'll be tinder dry when you need it.  

Of course I only start 1 fire a year so i don't use much kindling.  I started this fire in October and it's still going.   

[rossbowhunter]

when we go to our cabin and property in WV i actually set out to find fat wood in the woods, they call it ridge pine, and i usually am able to get a few logs of it cut up every year.

 

But to answer the ?, no havent noticed any difference using it.