Honestly, I didn’t know what to think about a product such as this. I thought it would be too good to be true. I live in the Midwest, so our weather determines a lot of what we can do with outdoors and our food. I gave this a try and I am in love with the results. I’ve made a turkey, chicken, fish, and so much more with this and it turned out to be some of the most delicious smoked food I’ve ever made. Using this was very easy. I did reference the recipe book on my first few goes to familiarize myself with things. The appliance itself is very easy to operate and understand. It’s very quiet while being used as well. I was very surprised bc there were no issues with smoke or weird mystery smells. Clean up was a breeze. This is by far my favorite appliance and I’ve got a few friends that think it’s really awesome and planning to purchase one as well