I opted for an authentic Kamado. I love it. I only went for the real Kamado because, as those who know me know, I generally don't want what everyone else has - I want something different. Lots of people have the Big Green Egg -- and I've heard nothing but positive things about it. I just wanted something different - thus,

http://www.kamado.com/Description.htm

The food tastes great. It's quite a production to get everything smoking, but that's part of the fun. Note - the Kamado comes in a gas unit. But I can't figure out the point - if you're going to egg it, you have to egg it right. That means using red-hot smoking combustables.