This thing is amazing. Been cooking all winter long including snow storms. Such a huge upgrade over my old wood pellet grill.

Holds temp even. Charcoal lights and ready quick with the way airflow works. I wish I’d have bought one of these years ago. Best charcoal grille I’ve ever owned. Worth the purchase. Make sure you have…. Heat gloves, Torch lighter, rectangle aluminum pan, meat thermometer and good charcoal. Then you’ll be set for a good start

The three tier cooking system is difficult. It takes a lot of work to get everything in place, perfectly balanced etc. Once the cooking begins it’s very difficult to move and turn food on the lower levels. Building a fire inside the kettle is awkward. Adding Charcoal especially if you have multiple levels going is too difficult. That requires heatproof gloves and a clever hand with tools to avoid dumping your food into the coals. The gasket between the top of the kettle and the bottom gets cruddy in an instant and I don’t feel it’s going to last long. One glowing comment, ha, is it retains heat extremely well. I smoked a pork butt for 9 1/2 hours. Never once had to add Charcoal.

Does everything and built like a tank. 330 lbs. love this thing. MDe bricket, pulled pork, chicken wings and full sized chickens. All turned out perfect. Maintains heat way better than my Weber ole smoky.

Great product! I love its quality, versatility, and value!