I have had the grill for about 8 months. It takes two people to assemble because the pieces are heavy. I use the pit boss 1-2 times per week cooking pork chops, burgers, steaks, brisket, pork shoulder, turkey, corn, asparagus, etc. We are very pleased with this grill and would purchase this again over BGE. The food tastes incredible with lump charcoal. My only complaint is temperature control can be difficult especially at lower temps. I recommend using a shop vacuum to clean out ashes because the scraper tool can't reach everywhere.