We absolutely love this grill! It is super easy to use and makes smoking your food much easier than the barrel charcoal grills. I will agree with some of the other reviews you find that you will not get the searing on your food as you would from a grill using direct flame heat￼. If you really need it you can just throw it in the oven under broil. It does give you the grill lines though.￼ I would definitely recommend this grill.￼