I bought this smoker after careful thought and much research and I am very happy with it. This smoker has many reviews out in YouTube and videos on how to use it properly. Some of the reviews are by true BBQ pit masters who do competition BBQ smoked ribs and brisket. I like the idea of a charcoal smoker because you truly are doing BBQ versus the electric wood pellet smokers. This was my primary reason to go with this grill. I love the smoke and entire process of this grill. This grill does exactly what it was built to do and then some. I new to smoking foods but after a few YouTube videos I smoked my first two rack of beef back ribs and they came out great!