Well, I am not really qualified to answer this any longer as I sold mine. Back when I had it, I used it maybe 10 times total in the year and a half I owned it. I have other tools in the arsenal so that's a major factor I suppose. Another factor is that when I do smoke something, I try and take advantage of it and smoke a LOT and vac seal the "leftovers" for future meals. That kept me from using it more.