I just bought my KK this summer after many years of ceramic grilling. There is no comparison in the build, the KK is over the top. It is a smooth running machine and with the KK pizza stone it does a far better job on pizza and bread baking than I've been able to do previously. This stone in especially formulated and I have yet to burn the crust before the topping get cooked. The KK is simply the best in ever respect that I can think of and if you too appreciate quality you won't be disappointed. By the way, I'm Dennis's sister, no not really. We are not related. I'm just one of many extremely happy KK customers.