Solo Stove's new smokeless fire pit is way easier to start

When it comes to smokeless fire pits, a lot of the models perform pretty much the same, and they're all pretty durable too. That's why our top pick for the best fire pit — the Solo Stove — hasn't changed in a while.

Now the company introduced a new model, the Summit 24, which it says will help reduce the two biggest pain points when it comes to fire pits: Starting them and cleaning them. However, there's a little catch.

The Solo Stove Summit 24 features what the company calls a "Quick-Strike Cone" in the middle of the fire pit, which looks like a little metal volcano. After arranging your logs in the fire pit, you then pour a packet of the Solo Stove Fire Starter Gel onto the top of the cone, which then drips down the sides and onto the logs. After that you simply ignite the gel, sit bac