TAKE CARE OF YOUR PLANET How to Make a Charcoal Starter Chimney 1. With a can punch, place holes through the sides of a #10 can or a 3 lb. coffee can around the bottom edge. Be careful not to punch through the can seam. 2. Make two holes near the top rim of the can opposite one another. Make a handle from picture wire, mirror wire or a coat hanger and attach it through the two holes. 3. Add shredded newspaper or fire kisses (6"x6" pieces of wax paper filled with candle shavings and twisted at each end). Make sure that pieces of the paper stick out of each of the four bottom holes as wicks. Add briquettes to chimney and light paper. 4. When briquettes are ready, remove with tongs and place where needed.