Had to buy a small grill plate to lay on bottom above the catch pan, cause the charcoal holding grill isn't 5 inches fro the main grill plate. I filled my charcoal chimminea full the first grilling, but used about 15 pieces of charcoal an indirect cooked my burgers! Way to hot of a grill to get meat done! If you eat meat raw, and just seared on the outside this would be ok for you.