All I have done so far is the burn off. Moved recently and did not put it together until a couple days ago. Went together easy and held temps very well during burn off
I have owned a Z Grill for several years but decided to buy the new 1000 D4E as my primary and have the other as a secondary. Wow! What a difference! While my older one is still a great smoker the new upgrades on the 1000 are really nice! Looking forward to many more of great smoked meals!