This is a good BBQ for 2-4 people. The surface area is larger than appears in the photos. The features such as the Temp-Assured Technology and the ability to use it like an oven are useful and they appear to work good. I've had this BBQ for almost 1 year. Based on my experience over this time, I believe it has a major design flaw: the BBQ simply has too many openings between the lid and the grill , which allows for even the smallest bit of breeze to be captured by the BBQ and sucked into it. This causes the flames on the burners to be less than full strength. And I am not talking about a wind of any type, just a light breeze. Turning the BBQ around on my deck in various positions had no effect. I could never get the BBQ to heat much beyond 300-350 degrees. Therefore, even making grill marks on meat was almost impossible. And I have read the manual several times and read the responses by the manufacturer (or whoever) to other reviews on here about the regulator safety feature that can limit the flow of propane if the start-up and lighting sequence is not followed precisely. Trust me, it doesn't matter. I even changed my propane tank to a new one and it made no difference. Perhaps the only place you could locate this BBQ in Canada where there is absolutely no breeze is inside your garage or shed! There are openings in the back of the BBQ, all around the lid where it meets the base, and the biggest openings in my opinion are the large holes on each side that are there for installing a rotisserie . I did some experimentation and found that then I take some aluminum foil and crumble it into a ball and stuff the holes where the rotisserie goes, the size of the blue flames coming out of the burner double in size, which means that they are what they are supposed to be when the dials are set to maximum (10) on the control knobs. When I did this, the temperature inside the BBQ rose to almost 500 degrees in less than 10 minutes. There are also ventilation openings on the back of the BBQ. I understand that some ventilation is required but in my opinion the large holes on the sides of the BBQ prevent it from reaching a high temperature because too much heat escapes and the slightest breeze will cause the burner flames to flicker and not get to full flame height , which I observed several times. So because of this, I feel I have been misled by Canadian Tire's "Tested" by Canadians certification.
