Talked to one of the guys on the phone. Nice guy. Well informed. I asked about the heating element and if the herb comes into contact with it. He said that there is an air gap between the heating element and ceramic chamber. The herb never directly touches the element. Now I'm sure that the ceramic will heat up and there will be a bit of conduction. But I'm comfortable with the balance as described. I'm ordering one. At half the price of the FF2 it's worth the gamble. Of course, the quality of materials in the FF2 are obviously higher, but I think that Chinese factories can do a great job if they're given the right parameters. I play bass for a living and the difference between the US made and the Chinese/Indonesian instruments is getting less and less.
I'm a 60 year old that only imbibes at the end of a day. One decent session. Watching these guys cracked me up. I'd be unable to get off the floor before half of the video was done. I thought that the cloud production was large and relatively consistent throughout the sessions.
I also asked about small loads, like .1 or less---he was confident that it works well with small amounts.