If you are thinking of buying one....do it! I bought the primo xl and am totally satisfied. It will revolutionize your cooking. You will use it to smoke and to grill. The quality is superb. Go and open the lid on an egg then try the primo. The egg is flimsy and light compared to the primo. The hardware on the primo is way better than the egg. The ability to go direct and indirect is excellent. I use an electronic stoker fan with mine and it is truly set it and forget it. I recently cooked two pork butts for 16 hours and didn't have to touch the butts until they were ready to pull. Also it looks like I can cook another set of butts with the remaining charcoal. It is truly an incredible cooking tool that you will absolutely love. By the way, in order to enhance my cooking skills, I am taking a bbq class with a guy that has won some of the bbq pitmaster events on TV. I can't wait