I purchased my ClassicJoe in January of 2016 and haven’t regretted  since. The only downside of the Kamado Joe is my wife continues telling everybody how great the meat is I cook on it. It seems like I’ve got too many new friends. All kidding asides the ClassicJoe is the real deal, it does everything it is touted to do and it does it all very well. Here in Maryland we get some wild seasonal weather changes. More than once I have shoveled snow in the winter around the Joe just to cook pork chops or chicken on it. We enjoy the flavor and dependable results of everything we cook on the ClassicJoe, from slow smoke pork shoulder, to brisket to steaks to pizza to burgers to veggies and on and on. If you need something to put on your Christmas list, a Kamado Joe is a good choice. Maybe Santa will bring me a BigJoe for Christmas.