Quote Originally Posted by ForgedByFire
Agreed, I use a regular lighter with a rotation draw and never have any problems. I think alot of this is for show, kind of like smelling the cork off a bottle of wine. After I light a bit I blow on the foot a bit to see where I'm hot and where I'm not. As long as you are burning even you did it right.
Um, actually, you smell the cork of a bottle of wine looking for a musty smell. If a wine with a real cork is stored standing up, the cork can get moldy, lending off flavors to the wine.