Review of Fiesta 24025 Propane Grill, 240 Square Inch

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This grill is exactly what I was looking for when our 15 year old small gas grill died. That one was a hand-me-down from the neighbors when they upgraded to a shiny new stainless grill. It was a Kenmore with aluminum housing (base and lid). It was virtually indestructible but after two burner replacements and burning through a ceramic coated grill, it was time to get a new one. The thing is I liked the small size and the fact that I could be up and grilling in minutes. For a quick lunch of burgers and hot dogs for the five of us, you can't beat this setup. We have massive big grill too, but that rarely gets used unless we have a crowd over. This grill is an almost perfect replacement of the old one.

Assembly was easy (if one follows the directions) and actually fun for the kids since they got to help put it all together. We ran into one small issue when one of the threaded studs snapped off the logo casting. This logo is cast from some kind of cheap pot metal like the old toy cars used to be (I guess it's some kind of zinc alloy) and the stud just snapped off even though I was careful not to torque the nut too much. As it turns out one screw is enough to hold it on but I wonder how long that will last. Overall not a big deal, just a small annoyance.

I put ceramic briquettes over/around the burner cover. This is another advantage of the aluminum cast base. It is made really deep so that there is room for the briquettes under the grill. Other cheap grills I've looked at do not have enough room. Plus the base and lid on those are usually made out of stamped steel and rust away in a couple of seasons. This one should be around for a long time.

The controls are simple and so far work just fine. The piezoelectric ignition also functions well. One gripe I have about the lid design is that they put some pretty big vent holes in the rear for some reason. I would prefer the grill lid without those holes. There are generous enough gaps around for venting and the idea about grilling is to keep the heat in, not let it out. I covered up those holes because I'd hate to use up my propane bottle to heat the universe at large. I just want to heat the inside of the grill.

The other minor point is that the old one had a thermometer. Even for an inexpensive unit like this it would be nice to have a built in thermometer in the lid. Not really a strike against the grill because the picture clearly shows there is no gauge on the lid and it's not listed as a feature, so I knew what I was getting, it's just a "would be nice" item. Then again, I haven't really missed the thermometer since I started using this grill. I just go by feel and experience with the control settings.

Overall I'm glad to have purchased this grill and already cooked some killer burgers on it. :-)

TLDR:

Pros: Great value for the money

Small but capable grill

Aluminum base and lid will last a long time

Has space for ceramic briquettes

Cons:

Cast logo is flimsy and may break during install

Lid has large vent holes in the back for some reason (cover them up and it's good to go)

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This is my second fiesta grill and I just got rid of the one I had before, it was 17 years old. It was still working, I was just embarrased to have it on the deck as I did not cover it in winter so it looked a little ugly. I love my second fiesta even more, and i bought a cover this time. It is easy to assemble, heats up quickly and gets very hot, not like some webers I have had. It really is a steal for the price.

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Built well. The cast aluminum housing is great. Just the right size for 2 to 3 people. Easy to assemble.

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Shopping for a grill is a real pain. You go to the big box stores and hardware stores and there are a bazillion models from 100 1500 dollars and they have 1 burner and 8 burners and side burners and smokers and spinners and rims and umbrellas and stone and chrome and a sidecar and a giraffe and you get confused and so you write down a few models and you go home and you look them up and the reviews say that every single one of them from 100 dollars to 1,000,000 dollars all suck.

So, if you're me, you just buy the cheap one because they all apparently break and rust and sneak in your house and kill you in your sleep.

This one is fine. I can easily turn the bottle on and off. There are 8 places to hang utensils. It lights reliably. There is fire. It doesn't heat incredibly evenly. I've successfully made meats from various animals upon it. I'm satisfied. My usually very-angry-while-assembling-anything partner put it together with minimal ruckus, so assembly was reasonable. It isn't fancy, so if having some sort of palatial yuppified deck is important to you, you clicked on the wrong page. You can actually move this one without the assistance of Chip from the club.

I'm happy with it. It is a grill that grills. No rust thus far, in use since May 2013, now July 2013.

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Do not ever buy this grill. It only heats on one side, and that's if you can get it started. The hose assembly that came with the grill "sometimes" carries the gas to the grill, and the ignitor usually takes 20-30 pushes to ignite the gas... Pay more money and get something good.