The fire pit worked great ! We cooked up dinner on it. Not in the old frying pan you see there. There are two side walls and with the air holes at the top of the inside it keeps the smoke and fire in the middle and the smoke and fire goes straight up. It works well for what wood you do put on the fire, it is a nice fire for cooking on. The cooking screen is adjustable as is the pot hook on the top for your soup pot. It was nice to sit around the fire with Glaza and Izzi. Howard from next door came over and he cooked up his dinner too. Very Cool MinerMan