Read a lot of reviews complaining about paint burning off of the fire box on this smoker.
We have used oours about 15 times so far and haven’t had any issues.
 We do use a charcoal chimney to get the charcoal going before we put it into the firebox 
 And then add wood as needed afterwards 
 This is a great smoker and we are going to buy another one for our son. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]