this was my first go at a charcoal grill. was a little bit of a learning curve, but once you get it boy do you get it. very efficient as far as fuel consumption. does great for smoking pork butts, brisket etc at low and slow. does great at hot and fast for grilling burgers. add a pizza stone and turns out great pizzas without having to. it a separate pizza oven. add a joetisserie and does great wings in a basket and even great al pastor. great all around grill/smoker that can do many things well.