So far so good. It was pretty easy to put together. I've grilled a steak and smoked a duck so far and both came out great. Very happy with the quality of the materials used as well.

This smoker exceeded expecatations.Don’t waste money on pit boss or other big name grills.This smoker just as good.Smoked baby back ribs cornish gamd hens beer and brats onions snd potatoes st the same time.I did use the pitboss apple hickory pellets from walmart. It all turned out great smoked at 225 degrees took 1 hour for brats 2 hours for cornish hens and potatoes snd onions snd 5 hours for fall off bone ribs. This smoker is perfect size last weekend turned up to high setting used as grill cooked pork chops 5 minutes each side sasuage 7 minutes each side and ribeye steaks 6 minutes each side.am very very happy wwlth this grill and highly reccomend it I wrap the drip tray with foil and wash grates in sink easy clean up

The product shipped as promised and the packaging was nice with easy to follow assembly instructions. I was cooking a rib roast within 2 hours of opening the box. That includes the initial burn in. I bought it as a gift and plan to order another for myself.

There is a video on YouTube for assembling this, watch it. This runs perfectly and is just the right size for my use. It’s solid and well designed. This is coming from someone who took university meat science classes and owned a professional Southern Pride smokehouse. It’s wonderful how dialed in the technology is for a consumer smoker. I’m not crazy about the coating on the grills, though. A comparable unit would cost maybe $200-$300 more. I would love to meet the person who designed it and figured out how to fit it into that box. As a bonus, having WalMart plus waived the freight surcharge to HI. Two day free shipping for a 78 pound box, awesome.