BBQ Dragon

[lemisfits]

Anyone have any experience with this product?  I'm considering buying it.

http://www.bbqdragon.com

[Chuck]

Looks like a portable fan on a [probably heat resistant] clamp. It says it 'lights' the coals within 10 minutes, but from the video, it looks like the fire is already started. All this is doing is blowing air on the fire. With a standard chimney it takes 15-20 minutes to be ready?
 
As a gadget, I might go as high as $25 for that, but at $60 I think its rather overpriced and with a little work you can rig something up.

[blackdog043]

I couldn't see spending $60. and I think it would blow ash around also. A chinmey, a paper towel with some oil on  it and 15 minutes later your good to go, just my opinion.

[Dave O]

I like there bbq fail videos - www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Z0PbjSCL0

[Troy]

It's a gimmick. It will blow ash and ember around and won't be that much faster than a chimney. Plus they spam Twitter.

[AJ328]

You can use a hair dryer if you want, though I guess the clamp allows you to walk away form it. It's handy to have something to fan the flames with, I have a lighter with a built in fan and sometimes if I dump the chimney prematurely I can get it going  faster than if I'd waited for the chimney. Also sometimes if I'm adding coals and to get the grill back up to temp.

[Bob BQ]

Reminds me of one of these. I think it's pretty cool. Unnecessary, but pretty cool.

[zavod44]

I got that old school fan like the ones in the old Weber catalogs....the thing works awesome....I might consider this...