I recently purchased this smoker and aside from some minor damage to the edge of it everything was there that should have been. So far I've done some beef jerky and 3 spatchcock chickens. A few things that I have noticed is that I've had inconsistent smoke. I am still trying to figure out how to get more smoke going. When I was seasoning it I had plenty, but not after. Don't get me wrong, I did have some smoke just not as much as I would have liked. The other thing I've noticed so far is maintaining a temp under 200 was hit or miss day to day. I was doing this for the jerky. Otherwise I was able to lock in 250 and hold it for the chicken and cranked it up to crisp it up. Everything has been tasty so far and am still learning the temperature control.