Easy to put together, easier to use. This smoker is truly set it and forget it. This is my first pellet smoker and it's never been easier to smoke anything. Just fill the hopper, set the temp and smoke level and walk away. There are some connectivity issues when connecting to the app, I keep getting a lost connection message, but i'm still constantly getting temps sent to my phone. just annoying. but other than that I haven't had any issues.