I have used this 2-3 times per week for years. I wore one out through heavy use and am on a second one. Works great. Two pieces of paper (ideally newspaper, but so rare these days so I often use ad inserts) in the bottom and charcoal up to and you are ready to grill in 15 minutes. This is the invention of the decade. Back when I was a kid, dad used to soak charcoal with loads of lighter fluid. I shudder to think of what we consumed. But here that is completely avoided.