It's a nice grill. I bought it to have something bigger to do some indirect heat cooking/smoking. It does OK.....but it does not hold or regulate heat very well compared to other grills for these purposes...and the charcoal baskets drown out the charcoal in its own ash when you try to use them for slow cooking. I'm confident I'll work out the bugs in getting it to do what I want...and it's a food grill for the price.