What’s the Slender Silver Bracket Attached to the Handle of Many Chimney Starters?

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The Barbecue Bible

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

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You wouldn’t believe how many people ask this question. It’s called the bale—a second handle designed to help you lift and steer the chimney to where you want to dump the coals.