I have wanted a smoker for a while and Im glad I chose this one. The box was pretty heavy and when you take all the pieces out it looks quite overwhelming to put together. I had my boyfriend help me and other then one screw hole not matching up it wasn't that bad, it took maybe 40 minutes tops. I really like the design of it, its compact and wont take a lot of room up on my deck . There is a lot of room to cook multiple items and the shelves can be moved around to fit any size of whatever you are making.  I never have used one of these and am very excited to cook with it this weekend. Though I was a bit disapointed with the little cookbook that comes with it,  but luckily you can just use your computer for that!