Charcoal, without the island commitment
Not every yard is ready for ten feet of stainless. The StarBBQ 24" charcoal smoker with hood and cart is the live-fire piece you roll to the patio, light, and actually use. Hood and chimney for real smoke control. Cart so it is not a permanent monument.
What you cook on it
Direct charcoal for steaks. Indirect with the hood down for chicken and pork. Wood chunks when you want a heavier smoke than a gas grill will ever give. It is the Saturday grill — and it does not steal the Ruby’s weeknight job.
When you outgrow the cart
Keep the live-fire habit and move it into a built-in later — or step into a True-Hybrid that puts charcoal beside gas in one hood. Until then, the cart is honest: wheels, chimney, charcoal, dinner.