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Just build a traditional fire with kindling and some paper at the bottom, point the business end of the Looft at the base of your fire, and press the button.
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Graham Averill, Outside, 11 Oct. 2025
The rain fueled the growth of grasses and shrubs, before drought turned it into kindling.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Williams proceeded to pack a pre-carved hole in the log with kindling before placing the stick into it.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Beneath me, one by one, logs are added to a nest of kindling in the hearth.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside, 11 Oct. 2025
The rain fueled the growth of grasses and shrubs, before drought turned it into kindling.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Williams proceeded to pack a pre-carved hole in the log with kindling before placing the stick into it.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Beneath me, one by one, logs are added to a nest of kindling in the hearth.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Kindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindling. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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kindling
noun
kin·dling
ˈkin-(d)liŋ 
: material that burns easily and is used to start a fire
Medical Definition
kindling
noun
kind·ling
ˈkin-dliŋ
: the electrophysiological changes that occur in the brain as a result of repeated intermittent exposure to a subthreshold electrical or chemical stimulus (as one causing seizures) so that there develops a usually permanent decrease in the threshold of excitability
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