This product for the most part was an easy and convenient way to have a gas grill and make food outdoors without the hassle of using the larger, more maintenance-needed grills we have. We cooked burgers and hotdogs at two different times....the left side of the grill, however, did take much longer to heat up as we noticed the food on that side wasn't cooking in the same time frame as the middle and right side. Eventually all of the food cooked through nicely and tasted great though. We look forward to taking it camping with us when the weather warms up!