I just retired been thinking about building my own but was given the choice of gifts for my retirement. My picked it out since I was thinking of smoking some meat. It came in a few days ago a brinkman all in one gas grill and smoker. Picked up some chunks today to season it. Little rough keeping the temp stable when I first started it saw temp rising fast but noticed asfter alittle while it would start to drop and then stabilize got some good smoke then it dissapated but could still smell it and just see it every once in a while. Going to pick up an oven therm. tomorrow because the one it came with looks like crap and going to another seasoning to be sure its done properly. Wish me luck probably going to try ribs this week.