So easy to use. Just place a bag of wood pellets on the cone that sits in the center of the fire pit then light the bag on all four corners. It fires up quickly and falls evenly into the pit and burns for about 30 minutes. I like using the wood pellet bags to get the fire started quickly, then I can add more wood as needed to keep the fire going as long as I wish. This eliminates the need for kindling as the wood pellets are hot enough and burn long enough to get other dry wood started. They also produce little smoke. Very convenient and easy to use.