My wife bought this grill for me as a birthday gift after carefully reading reviews, she knows that I like to cook steaks at a high temperature and thought this would be the perfect gift the very first time I tried my grill I was excited when the thermostat pegged at 650 deg. I have owned this grill for almost 2 years and have never got it to go over 350 deg. since, I have pulled it all apart cleaning everything and have tried using small and large propane bottles, I read other reviews and would be willing to trade mine with one that cooks hotter.