And this is the beauty of these "machines". There is some kind of magic that happens in them that transcends the basic "oh there is heat and smoke". IDK what it is. Maybe it has to do with it being like a convection oven with the fan and all, or the way the fuel burns? All I know is I am hooked on it. Although yesterday for my cook I had asparagus on the Q. With those SS grates is is an asparagus cooking machine (actually any veg). As it's a cross between griddle and grill and you get the best of both worlds. Then I fired up the Wolf and got a non stick half sheet pan, nice knob of butter, a few drops of water, a nice batch of fresh green beans, covered with foil for steam and put them on. Wasn't revolutionary but, I did not have to turn the stove on and watch everything. It was all done outside.