I bought this awesome direct heat cooker a few months back and have cooked spare ribs, chicken breast halves, pork chops, pork steaks, Korean style short ribs, dove jalapeño poppers, and cowboy steaks. This thing is very well made and easy to assemble. Takes a minute to figure out the amount of coals to use and where to put them (depending on cook). But after that you are off to the races. The team at Chuds was very easy to deal with and my order came quickly for a freight item. If you’re on the fence about buying this, just do it. You will not regret it. This is a pit I will be using for a long time. Thanks Brad and group.