I gave this grill a good test. I cooked steaks, burgers, pork chops and chicken thighs. I tried a steak first. First thing I noticed was it had the smell of an outdoor grill. Didn't smoke. When I flipped the steak it had nice grill marks. The handle stayed cool. Easy to clean. Everything that I grilled cooked up nice. I will definitely be using this grill quite a bit.