I got one of the mesh cooking mats and got the Amazon cover that's mentioned in a recent thread. I've been on the fence for a couple months and finally saw a similar sized grill at a local hardware store and that eliminated my thoughts that the Bull may be too big. I didn't get the sear plates as I've had a BGE for 20 years and figured I'd use that for anything that needed to be seared. I'm just looking forward to being able to cook things a little simpler without having to build a fire in the BGE.