My wife purchased this cooker for me as a gift a few years ago in hopes I would begin to cook more and to begin to enjoy cooking. I have only used it for Turkeys, Ribs and a Prime Rib. Each time I cooked a Turkey it has turned out to perfection. My ribs turned out tasty, but, I should have used the Top Cover to brown them. My Prime Rib also turned out to perfection, according to my family. It was not my cooking skills but the easy to use cooker with the good instructions that made the meals to turn out very good. We purchased one for my son who cooks a lot and really enjoys cooking, both, inside and outside. He loves his and has master using it. He used the Top Mesh Cover and his ribs were brown and perfect. Now, I am getting tips from him and I plan to cook more in the future. We are both very, very happy with our cookers.