I was going to buy a Traeger Smoker but was in my local Lowe's Store on the weekend and seen a pellet smoker made by Char-Griller for half the price have found reviews on this smoker on SMF and other sites like You Tube and have seen that it does just as good a job as the higher priced pellet smokers and have made the choice that the Char-Griller Pellet Smoker will be the one that I will be buying.