We purchased this grill almost 2 years ago for our off road camping trips because of its size, the infrared heat and the price. It was money well spent! It does not take up much of the limited space in our offroad utility trailer. I hooked it up with the adapter hose to a 5lb tank that gives us weeks of cooking time using it for several meals a day. Yes it does seem to burn hot but it does a great job and i feel it has acually improved the quality of our meals. I liked it so much that when my big grill needed some parts I decided just to get rid of it and now just use the X-200 on my front porch at least three times a week and will probably buy another just to use for camping.