The thing I take for granted is temp control adjustments and how responsive this unit responds. Just this past weekend, I was cooking chicken around 325F, my brother wanted to cook some steaks around 600F, then back down to 300F. I was able to do this with very little time delay, the Summit performed. This happened all while watching college football. Didn't have to worry ab9ut temp fluctuations.
Having said that, I do take that for granted and it is hard to convince someone this benefit when all they hear about is how wonderful their ceramic kamado is. Of course, ceramics are great, but I feel the Summit is worth it.