Hi This seems a dated post and yet the issue of which grill to buy is an evermore contested subject at the moment with some great grills now having come on the market. For myself I bought the Bayou Classic Cypress Ceramic grill I went for a ceramic cooker because seeing a friends I knew them to cook really well because of their very special insulation qualities. I was especially taken by the fact that these grills retain heat and seal in moisture and cook by radiating & circulating heat using the minimum of charcoal. I have to say that when I got mine I was hopeful but skeptical; would it really give me a good return on my investment [at the time when I bought it I paid $580]; but now I'm blown away by it ands wouldn't be without one. In short it cooks well and gives truly exceptional results whether I'm grilling, BBQ'ing, smoking or baking; all of which I now do. As a bonus my wife likes it because it looks really nice on the patio with its handcrafted Cypress leaf finish; ours is a yellowy green, I like the fact that every grill is unique in its style so every one is going to be different from all others. One piece of advice, when I bought my grill I bought it without a cart. This was a big mistake! I now have the cart which enables me or the wife to move the grill easily whenever we want; this sis important because I like to store it in the garage in winter when we're not using it and for us as a family to cook in different parts of the garden as well as on the patio. Hope that helps
