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https://bigkproducts.co.uk/products/woodies-natural-wood-wool-firelighters/
and a cheap blowtorch is all you need. they light immediately and hold a good flame, just put them slightly tucked into the top layer of charcoal
light 2 in the middle for a slow cook, 3-4 spread around for higher heat
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I only use use a chimney when I need to grill for a normal bbq, with low and slow I just stack a load of charcoal in the basket on top of one firelighter in the middle. This has been faultless for me.
This is cooking in a kamado, not sure if you'd need a different technique for a webber or other type of bbq?
I use the big k Eco firelighters.
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Apparently this is the thing to have, though I've yet to purchase:
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Fire question - what are people's methods for lighting charcoal?
I have a chimney, which works fine if I want to get a whole bunch of coals hot for searing.
When (in the past) I have done a long slow cook, I only want to have a few coals to start off - I made a smaller chimney from tins & bits, but that was a huge faff and I lost it in any case.
Do smaller chimneys exist?
Or should I just blowtorch a few bits of fuel.