In the summer he was a week in use. Everything is still in very good condition. Since I have small children who can not spend hours waiting for the food and have a balcony, which is covered, I can not use a proper charcoal grill. The Lotus Grill is almost made for us. Ready in 3 minutes. Cleaning is also no problem. You have to get a feel for the correct cooking temperature. The star deduction is because he is not uniformly warm. But would buy it immediately. Also suitable for heating of hot wine.