Flint and Steel

Flint and Steel is a tool that is used to generate fire.

Uses
Flint and Steel has a variety of uses-
 * Set fire on Blocks
 * Ignite Creepers
 * Ignite a Nether Portal
 * Ignite TNT

Crafting

 * 1 Iron Ingot + 1 Flint = Flint and Steel.

Trivia

 * Flint and steel mines Stone faster than hand. This is probably because it is an iron tool.
 * Flint and steel was not in Creative mode as the inventory was not big enough to have it. It was added to the new creative menu in 0.8.0.
 * Netherrack stays on fire forever if you light it.
 * During the beta version of 0.8.0, flint and steel had a durability bar in creative mode unlike the other tools.
 * It doesn't require a crafting table to craft.