Bought this about 4 months ago to replace my electric smoker and i haven't looked back. It's so simple to use and operating costs are much smaller then the pellet smoker. Once you get it dialled in with the vents it pretty much hits 225-250 degrees and stays there for the entire cook. I live in Manitoba and have used this in -35 Celsius without issues. Cleanup is a breeze with the way the smoker breaks into 3 main pieces. Great item by Weber