First, let me just acknowledge that this grill will hold your burning charcoal, cook your food, and fold up as promised. For the price, you cannot ask much else.
However, to describe this grill as "heavy duty" would be a gross exaggeration. It's heavier than a disposable foil grill, but it's not heavy duty. The stamped steel will dent if you drop it.
The legs are hinged together on little pins that have a tiny head on each end that can easily break off with a little wear. If you're handy, you might consider replacing or reinforcing these pivots before they break at an inopportune moment.
For some reason, the charcoal pan is painted black. When it's new, the paint looks better than bare metal and you figure it will protect against rusting the only problem is, it burns off rather quickly. You're putting the coal directly into this pan there's no grate or anything. Instead of lighter fluid, I use a "chimney" which concentrates the heat in order to get the coals going. The heat from this "chimney" causes the paint to bubble (and smell awful) and burn away. Nice. So the middle of it is bare metal after just two uses. I don't know if this happens if you just use lighter fluid instead of a chimney.
The supports that hold the grill away from the coals have very sharp edges. They're not rolled over or filed down or anything. If you store your folded-up grill with those supports facing out in a cramped space where people are walking by, those supports will snag clothing and even flesh I got couple of nice gouges in my knee before I realized the danger and relocated the grill to a spot that was less dangerous (and less convenient).
If I had paid a lot for this grill, I would give it one star for being so flimsy and sharp. But this has got to be the absolute best portable foldaway grill you can possibly hope for in this price range without making one yourself, so I do recommend it as long as your expectations are realistic.
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