I was looking at getting a pellet grill for a long time and finally settled on getting a Z Grill. For the money it cant be beat! i have been using it every weekend for the last 3 months and have yet to run into a single issue. its harder to keep the temperature down, but its August so i don't fault the grill. for getting hotter than i want at this point in time. i just have to watch to make sure it doesn't get too hot. all in all i love the thing, and i would recommend to anyone.