AHADU Charcoal Starter and Multi-Purpose Burner

William Oshana: My friends and I have tried a number of different electric stoves for cooking and preparing coals for hookah (the kind that don't self-ignite). This Ahadu brand is the best. Gets hot really quickly and stays hot without constantly cycling the coils. Six cube coals will be ready in less than 10 minutes. Eat your heart out competitors!

If you leave it as is, the longevity will be terrible, maybe a few months if you use it often. The last burner we had went through nearly a year of daily use (3-4 heating sessions per day) with a simple modification. Normally, the bowl where you would light the coals touches the coils ever so slightly. What I did was made said bowl slightly concave so that it does not touch the coils. The easiest way to do this was to simply turn the bowl upside down and give it a few light taps with a hammer. That's it.

It's also not a bad idea to dump the ash out every so often when the burner has cooled down. I don't know if it actually helps with longevity, but doesn't hurt to try!

United States on Oct 10, 2023

Sharliebrown: item overall. Heats quickly. Good communication.

United States on Aug 02, 2022

Lisa B: Changing my initial review... Loved this product was very pleased then it just stopped working. Reached out to the company very disappointed. Did get an initial response but after that nothing. Well dumb me (bcuz I loved it so much) decided to purchase another one this time the coils started to pop (lift). Reached out again this time nothing I'm done and over it.

United States on Sep 25, 2021

Jade Wurster: Solid stove for frequent burning of coconut coals. Used it often for the past 2 years. It gets very hot so be sure to clear the area around the stove for safety purposes. Two months ago, started noticing that the coils were beginning to warp and slant. I assumed this was due to the clamp occasionally staying on the metal basket while the coals were heating up or when the blasket was placed back on the coil, with the clamp remaining on the basket, while the coil was cooling off. As of today, I found that it was no longer heating up due to the coil eventually breaking, cutting the circuit. For $25, I'd say it was still worth the cost and convenience.

United States on Apr 30, 2021

Jacob W.: I have purchased three of these and they all worked great. They light coals in a reasonable time frame and they lasted for several months with high usage before the first one eventually wore out. The second was bought only a couple months after the first and it is still going strong. I just bought the third. I am pleased with the quality of this product.

United States on Jan 14, 2020