I have cooked 3 racks of baby back ribs and a spatchcock chicken so far and I'm amazed at how easy this is to use. I already had the Akron Jr for camping, so had some experience already, but the auto control makes this soooo easy to use. The only thing I can think to complain about is the wifi connectivity, which has problems staying connected and takes a lot of setup if you have a 2.4/5ghz mesh router. Char-griller - I highly recommend to upgrade this component. Otherwise I have an excellent experience so far.