My wife and I are the only ones left at our home and have found that the Smokey Joe is perfect for the two of us. The only problem that I have is when I am doing covered cooking I find that the handle on the lid becomes hot, too hot to hold for long. I also have found that the ash tray under the kettle is of little use. I have placed 6x6 pan on top pf the ash tray that catches all the ash and by scraping all the ash out of the kettle thru the vent holes I am able to remove the pan with out having to tip the grill over and getting ash every where.