As a single mom I HATED doing the charcoal thing in order to barbeque....it took too long, it was messy and just a pain. So when we were on vacation and the condo had this little gem, we barbequed every night. It is small enough to keep on my patio without hogging all the room, and easy to use. Kinda a pain to assemble, but now that it is done, I am home free for easy meals and fun outdoors. A great deal at $139 too!