Was looking for an inexpensive somker/grill combination. Seems to work quite nicely in grill 'mode'. Have yet to try (offset) smoker, but I just assembled it the other day... I think we may have to try a pork shoulder in the near term. I imagine it should do quite nicely. Given the price-point, materials/components seem to be quite acceptable/sturdy even. If you're looking for heavy duty/industrial, look elsewhere. This seems to me to be a decent backyard setup tho...