BBQ Dragon Charcoal Starter Fan — Lights Charcoal in 10 Minutes | Cordless Variable Speed Fire Blower for Grills, Smokers, Fire Pits, Fireplaces & Campfires

This is my husband's new favorite toy. He uses it to light our Kamado grill and finds it very effective when lighting charcoal chunks. While running, it quickly lights the chunks and makes them burn hotter.

I've never used lighter fluid because it tastes awful. I've always used charcoal because it tastes amazing! This is a great tool, I just wish the chimney was more durably designed to use with this (rust after 1 use) and you can only use it for 3 minutes per chimney instructions. I got the XL (chimney) to light lots of charcoal, but can't get a great ember for the whole chimney, (it does say to not over load it). Perhaps I just need to go back to more time and my paraffin and sawdust starters. I will try again at some point and will update if there's improvement or a different system proves more successful.

Great concept, poor quality. I have owned two of these. The first lasted a few cooks, but the second lasted ONLY ONE cook before the wires disconnected from the fan. It appears the manufacturing and quality control lack any concern. Each of the units I have owned, a wire has broke loose from the fan motor. I have been extremely gentle with this unit, and make sure I do not twist it around too much, but to no avail. I have attempted to get a hold of Customer Support, but no luck. The outer construction appears to be well designed and durable, but the wiring is a weak link. After multiple purchases, and no luck getting a hold of customer service, I absolutely cannot recommend this product. As for my second one, I was not willing to let it go to the trash, so I re-soldered the wires, hoping to get a little life out of my purchase. One should not have to do this, as the product should be at least a little durable. My recommendation, find something else. First purchased in 2017, then again in 2024. Over the course of seven years, it appears the quality of this product has not improved.

I've used this product for just about 10 time for 1 month. First off, this device is not amazing. It is not awesome nor superlative. It's just a fan attached to a flexible neck anchored to a clamp. But what it does is amazing and any superlative you can imagine. It so very drastically accelerates the burning of partially lit coals until they are raging hot. Additionally, the blowing air off the hot coals rapidly cause other coals to ignite and burn. This is such a HUGE time saver and, as childish as it may seem, its entertaining to watch the fire just glow and spread incredibly fast. Like watching a forest fire. Now the con: This is important in reviewing any product. It uses batteries. That's fine as I have rechargeables in mine. But the designers thought it would be clever to include a charging port on the device. Sounds great at first but It uses a USB port. Really? I'm gonna hook this up to my laptop to charge? Or my PC to charge it? No wait, I have to buy an adaptor to plug in the USB cord so I can then plug it into a wall. (no USB cord included) so I can then charge it. STUPID! I just charge the rechargeable batteries in their own charger as I am sure ALL users would do. Would I recommend this? Oh heck yes. I absolutely love this device. Very easy to use, the clamp is very powerful and holds the device secure and the flexible neck is rigid to stay where you aim the fan. This device is a must for any person who needs to accelerate partially lit coals in a big big hurry. Swell product and a big hats off to the developers. I'm impressed.

I was really excited about this product when I first saw it on Kickstarter and although I didn't invest (I've kicked myself for that numerous times) I decided I would purchase it when it became commercially available. I have found that the BBQ Dragon does an amazing job of fanning coals and firestarters to create a roaring blaze in very little time. I have used the Dragon on both a wood fireplace and in my lump charcoal grill and have been happy in both situations. The variable fan speed works well for situations where it is a small coal that needs to be carefully fanned all the way to stoking oak logs. There have been two situations however that did disappoint me about the dragon. * I have found that the dragon has difficulty in cold climates or situations. I have had issues with the fan operating in cold temperatures (living in MN and grilling during the winter) no matter which type of I chose to use. I know both NiMH batters and alkaline batteries can have issues in the cold, but it is dissapointing to leave the Dragon running and walk out 5 minutes later and have it barely blowing. I don't know if this has to do with the motor itself of if it is all related to batteries, but I would be shocked to find battery issues like this even at 40 degrees F. * I have had a similar issue as other reviewers with the battery door hatch breaking. One of the two little hooks that hold the battery door in-place has broken, forcing me to tape the door shut to actually use it. The Dragon has not seen rough use at all and I would have expected that piece to last longer than a year. I have been and still am satisfied with the product and have recommended it to numerous friends, but I hope these issues are ones that could be addressed in the future to alleviate the issue that I have had.

Muy buen producto, no es indispensable para prender el fuego ni mucho menos, pero facilita y ayuda muchísimo a elevar rápido las temperaturas, muy recomendado.

Combined with the chimney of insanity, this will start your lump charcoal real quick, just a few minutes. I was told it was fast, it is faster than I imagined. Fiited mine with Jugee rechargeable lithium batteries.

うちわで仰ぐのも楽しいですが、この製品に任せると半分の時間でビール飲んで待ってるといいです。 頑丈そうなんで、何年も使えそうです。電池はエネループ使えば良いし。

This thing works really well, I use every time I fire up our charcoal grill. I was a little disappointed when I learned that the unit can recharge batteries (rechargeable only) but none are supplied with the unit though- just a heads up to others.

Geniales Teil!!! Vor allem wenn die Luftzirkulation beim Grill nicht optimal funktioniert.