My husband loves his smoker (it was a gift). Compact, light weight and big enough for a few racks of ribs, etc. I am not giving it 5 stars because it arrived with scratches on it, and the thermometer gauge wasnt working properly. We bought a good thermometer and it works perfectly! Weve done all kinds of meat on it and they were all excellent. It does take a while to get used to it if its your first time buying a smoker (to control the heat and all), so I suggest your first few pieces of meat, dont buy super expensive cuts )