Last weekend it got it's first real workout. Cooked all day on it for an event that over 100 folks attended. Set up a fire-iron set over it and made a Beef stew and a Pea soup, cooked a bunch of sausage, and corn on the cobb... Thing that was most noticeable was it's economy of wood use. I think the windbreak really makes a difference directing heat back to the fire...and it definitely helped while cooking in the breeze.