Hi, and thanks for your feedback on the Traeger Ironwood. As the original pellet grill maker, Traegers have always been known as primarily being smokers. However, due to the way they are designed, they can still do just about anything that a traditional BBQ grill can do, plus a whole lot more. In addition to grilling up steaks and pork chops, complete with seat marks via the reverse sear method, you can also cook other items that are not usually possible on a regular propane or charcoal grill, including whole turkeys, packer briskets, and large pork butts, as well as less traditional smoker/grill foods, such as pies, casseroles and even smoked chorizo & arugula pesto. Before making a final judgement, take a quick look at the huge assortment of recipes that are available at traeger.com/recipes and see what you’ve been missing all this time. You may never go back to an ordinary BBQ grill again.