Have not cooked with the grill yet but I have seasoned it. I used charcoal briquettes to do this. I kept the temp at around 250 for an hour then I added more charcoal and cranked it to 400 degrees for at least an hour. I have seen reviews on this grill that said the paint peeled off from heat, no paint has peeled off of mine. My first cooking experience with this grill will be a couple of cowboy steaks. Will update review after that.