We have a Green Mountain Davey Crockett. We smoke our steaks (on smoke) for 30 minutes, then take the steaks off, crank the smoker up to 450. Once it hits that temp, we put the steaks on for about 2 minutes on each side. Makes wonderfully delicious smoked steaks with a bit of char. Unless we are cooking something that takes a long time like a pork butt or ribs, we cook everything like this with 30 minutes of smoke. Not as fast as a portable gas grill but the flavor cannot be beat. We usually cook in bulk and then freeze the extra in a vacuum packager. Then we have an easy and tasty meal on travel days (we are full timers).