- A heater for lighting up your barbecue An electric heater is an ideal solution for all barbecue aficionados. No more wasting countless matches and using additional, synthetic kindling. With our heater, you will be able to light charcoal easily in no time regardless of the weather. Just put charcoal on the heater and plug it in. Once the charcoal is lit, unplug the heater, take it out and put it aside on the included support to let it cool down.