I use a can of wick chafer fuel for 5 minutes under a chimney holding about 15 to 20 briquets (might have to adjust for height). Then I pull it from underneath, blow it out, and cap it. I then let the rest of the chimney light fully from the coals that are lit in the bottom of the chimney, usually 15 minutes, occasionally 20 minutes longer. The wick chafer fuel will last for a loooong time, many fire starts.
For a modified Minion start, I set the can of wick chafer fuel on top of the briquets in a full or partially full charcoal ring, light it, and set the chimney (with 15 to 20 briquets in it) on top of the wick and proceed as above. Once the whole chimney gets going, some of the coals in the charcoal ring have begun to light. I scatter the coals from the chimney over the rest of the charcoal ring. This method gets the Minion start going a little faster, but not enough to overshoot temperatures.
Rita