BBQ Dragon had started an Indiegogo campaign to fund their first production run of their new Chimney of Insanity. It came this week and I just tried it out with the BBQ Dragon. Without the BBQ Dragon, which isn't much more than a clip on fan, the Chimney isn't much different than any other Chimney. But with the fan I had hot, ashes over coals in 8 minutes.
Put a Weber lighter cube in the tube and let it burn for two minutes.
Then I put the fan in the tube which is made to fit the BBQ Dragon and let it go for another 6 minutes.
Within eight minutes of lighting I was ready to cook. Sorry, meant to take a picture of the coals all spread out, but trust me, they were nicely ashed and prime for cooking.
Overall I think the metal is a little thinner than the Weber Chimney but it certainly seems to do what it's supposed to. Also hoping the BBQ Dragon holds up over time. It's got some plastic and some visible wires that have me concerned about exposure to heat. If I have any problems, I'll be sure to post.
I'm guessing I'll cook more with charcoal now since it heats up just about as fast as my gas grill and I won't have to hear the family complain about the wait.