I looked around a lot before buying this grill. I'm disappointed in a couple things. The pellet box is small and you will need to keep if filled for long cooks. There is no shelf to set anything on while using it. I am solving this by making one that will fold down across the front. If I were to do it again, I would spend the money on a higher model that had these two things already. Otherwise, it works great and pleased with the ease of operation, how well it arrived, and quality of the material.