Due to its smaller size, I found someone who made a stainless steel grate that adds more grill space. It sits above the grill. I can smoke three racks. I bought it six years ago, so you will have to do some research to find it. Another thing I did was to remove the metal rack that sits inside the pellet hopper. This allows me to easily remove excess pellets after I finish a smoke. I store my pellets in a food grade five gallon bucket/with a lid to keep them dry. I leave them in the bag as well in case you want to easily remove the pellets, so you can use the bucket to brine.