Well if people think that Webers are pricey, that Big Green Egg is considerably more so! I mean around £700 for the smallest?
Getting the back orb fired up really doesn't take that long! Always close all vents after the previous session, so that there'll still be some charcoal left. A quick whizz over with a trowel to remove most of the ash on the coals, riddle with the propeller thingy, empty the cack catcher and you're ready to go again. A single firelighter, some fresh lumpwood and a squirt of starter gel. Then scrap the grille with a wire brush before lighting (only needs one match normally). It only takes about 25 minutes to get the coals up to temperature, which is about the same time as it takes to down a decent sized G&T (80 ml gin, lots of ice, wedge of pink grapefruit and a 150 ml can of Schweppes)!