Do yourself a Flavour. I was looking fwd to cooking on this little bbq and was pleasantly surprised. It will be an integral part of my camping kit. Comes in a good quality storage back and packs away easily with the feet magnetically attaching to the hotplate. The initial start up wattage was a shade over 600 watts based on my Vtoman screen but once warmed up (in minutes) it dropped back to less than 500 watts. I had used it previously to cook onions and snags and they cooked to perfection, I used a couple of slices of bread to soak up the oils from snags and onions and fried bread was tasty. This occasion I cooked a porterhouse followed by a scotch fillet and found that the 240 degree setting was best for steak (my preference) at 4 minutes a side. Cleanup is a breeze with the ceramic non stick surface. Don't think this is just for camping, if you like the occasional bbq for 2 people at home that can be set up, cooked, cleaned and packed away this would be ideal. It is very economical using just 15 percent of my 120 AH battery pack, this could have been cut in half if I cooked both steaks at once. I highly recommend this unit for both camping and home use.