Overall, my grill/smoker was easy to put together with two of us working on it. It took about 1.5 hours, then we were up and running! I've used it more than once, and I love, love, love it! Temperatures are easy to adjust using the damper, and ventilation, and I love the external thermometer. So far, I haven't really used the smoker option. It's new to me and I'm a little nervous, but I can't wait to try it!