My husband and I currently own a MES smoker. We have had it about 4 years. It has worked great for us and still going strong. I recently saw a Vision Komodo smoker in sams. Friends of ours have a BGE and I assume they are similar. I've heard you can do other things with the Komodos like dear steaks pizza etc. it intrigued me and curious about these and also pellet smokers. Are they as easy to use as electric? Are they safe? Do they provide better flavors? Any advice would be great! Thanks!