This little grill is awesome when you can't have a gas grill! It was pretty easy to put together, but the instructions aren't super clear, which is why I gave it only 4 stars. Review those instructions!At any rate, it works just like a normal grill. It can smoke a lot, but we keep it inside the garage and just roll it out while we're using it - it's a bit short (I'm 5'10"), but we put it on a dolly, so it's fine. I'm hesitant to grill anything too juicy, since I'm leery about it dripping onto the electric elements, but so far, I haven't had any issues.That's another reason for the 4 stars - it surprised me that the elements are just exposed. Not sure that I like that, but for the price, it's a nice little grill.