If we still had big cook outs like years ago I would buy 1, there is a lot of grate space to do about any style of cooking, I pu a cheaparse charcoal grill because I can adjust the coal basket, 1 of them will still be running long after a electric anything will be. A Weber Performer with gas light is over $500 , the Weber Kamado to me is a crazy price comparing size, Love to have 1 but little much for the real estate