This fire pit is beautiful - in fact so beautiful that I bought two of them!  One is for my house on the beach in Mexico and the other for my house in town in the States.  It's nice and deep, and the top is perfect to put on if it's windy out, or if I have wood that likes to "snap, crackle, and pop."  The outside rim is perfect when my husband likes to put meat on a stick and grill it, because the stick balances nicely on it.  PERFECT!