Being a first time griller, I was a bit skeptical on even bothering to use a grill.  I originally, last year, bought and electric one last year by CharBroil, and that last an entire 2 months.  It just didn't make sense--took me 10x as long to grill items on it.  So, this year, I was skeptical.  But, I'm glad I got this.  I use it with the instand lighting charcoal, takes about 10 minutes to get ready, and then you're all set.