I have been on this site several times and today I returned home with a Green Mountain Pellet Grill (Daniel Boone) in the back of my truck. I have been smoking on a propane & electric smokers but this is my first pellet grill. I just wanted to say hi and thank everone for your advise about the pros & cons of pellet grills. I really wanted a Mak 1 Star but this grill came along at about half the price of a new one and it was only about 10 miles from home. The Mak 1 Star is still at the top of the list for possibly next year but for now I can get my feet wet with the GMG. Thank you for all the information and i'm looking forward to posting some pictures soon.