I’m familiar with the Windmill ($45; www.rei.com), an extremely high-quality butane lighter that has a Piezo igniter (electric, no flint) and a ceramic insert that actually glows when the lighter is ...

Summer in the Northern hemisphere means outdoor cooking. Matches are old school, and you are more likely to use a piezoelectric lighter to start your grill. [Steve Mould] has one, but he didn’t ...

The piezoelectric part of a kitchen gas lighter has used this easy, nonetheless effective seismic detector. The piezo part should be mounted vertically, one finish firmly to the bottom. A weight of 2 ...