This is a great price for a forge, especially when I got it on sale. It gets up to heat pretty quick, especially if you cap off the ends. It's super easy to use, hook it up to your propane, turn it on, light it, and you're good to go... unless you want to protect the forge for longer. Which leads to the reason for 4 star instead of 5. This doesn't come with rigidizer or refractory cement. You really need these to protect your kaowoo for longer. Also, if you are not using all 3 burners, you really need a way to plug those other 2 so they don't have a chimney effect. I shoved extra kaowool up there and it solved the issue.