I have the Akorn. Absolutely love it. I use it several times a week. Takes a minute to learn, but once you figure it out, it has been the best grill I have ever owned. I have had it about 1.5 years. No rust, nothing broken, cooks great. Get the cover for it as well. There are a lot of youtube videos on the Akorn. I call it my poor mans BGE. I cannot afford a $800 plus grill....I picked mine up at Lowes on sale for $250ish. It totally made some of the best bacon wrapped cream cheese/garlic/jalapeno stuffed backstrap I have had on Saturday. Just put a little soaked apple wood chips when the coals were ready and boom! I only use the Royal Oak lump charcoal from Wal-Mart. It seems to have performed the best for mine. I have tried a few others, but Royal Oak has won hands down. Get a good dual read thermometer set as well. One that reads the grill temp and also the meat temp. This will save you some of the learning curve/frustrations when you are slow cooking.