I found this pipe in someone's kerb side trash last week and thought it might make for a cheap vortex
I had to cut it down to fit between the two gates and grind the paint off
I fired up a chimney and filled the pipe, it worked great and sent the needle off the chart
Being a clean freak I added some exp mesh so I can shake it out after use and not loose any charcoal
I've never used the vortex but would this give similar results? Is there any benefit in the cone shape of the vortex? How do you regulate the temp with the vortex... Vents or amount of lit charcoal?
I'll fire it up tonight and test it out with some food