This my first smoker and it has worked wonderfully so far. It took a while to be shipped and when I did get it the door had a fairly large dent on the door. Very surprising since it was packaged really well.  The dent does not affect the way it works. Maintains a temperature very well. Only issue would be getting water bowl in and out (does not slide in and out very easily) . The way the grease trap is on the u it is not the most secure (can and will fall off unit when moving). Casters are cheap and the locking mechanisms on casters don’t work. Oh and did I mention the big dent n the door!  Would have given less stars but it excels at smoking!