I love this grill. This is the second one I’ve owned. I used the first one until it fell apart after about 10 years. I typically use it as a smoker, with a small fire on one end and the meat on the other. Great grill. I was REALLY disappointed with this second purchase, however. A lot of the pieces were bent and required creative use of c clamps to bend pieces into proper shape. Some of the bends could have happened during shipping. But several were clearly factory defect. I would still buy again, but would try to buy from a local retailer, so that I could inspect before buying and to help with returns if needed.