I used a "weed burner" to get charcoal going for years. It only takes a few minutes and its ready to cook.
One trick I do on the Bullseye is drop some wood chips down onto the center of the flame spreader right before I put the food on...this imparts a great deal of delicious smoke flavor.
I did the burn in at 400 for an hour and internal temp was 575.... I proceeded to grill chicken thighs with temp set at 350. My oven thermometers both stayed around 450 and a massive flare up happened! There's nothing quite like learning to use a new grill...