Let me put it this way. I'm a big fan of BBQ. With the assistance of the fine folks on this forum, I can turn out better "Q" than I can get in most BBQ joints. It's the best purchase you will make if you like good "Q". I can only offer my experience with The Cookshack model I have. You can't fault it, it's built like a tank and the company offers excellant customer service as well as making this forum available to us.