Structure:
The packaging of the parts is exemplary. All individually packed in foil or paper. Nothing hit or rub against each other. Therefore, the items arrived without any scratches or damage. The assembly instructions are easy to understand and illustrated. The name of the letter / number is printed but a bit small and therefore a problem for people with poor eyesight. Therefore, even the screws, bolts and hinges sorted and packaged marked with letters. Therefore tiresome sorting or searching omitted. The grill must be completely assembled (the largest component is the cover). The assembly is (with Phillips screwdriver and 10 keys) for people who do not have 2 left hands, no problem. I have assembled the grill without aid alone. The lifting mechanism for the charcoal grid can certainly attach alone. 2 hours but you should (alone) take into account.
First Impression:
The grill confirms the impression on the pictures. Everything is very stable and high quality. The barbecue is bombproof and is not shaky in itself. By the wheels on one side, it can be good maneuver (weight 25 kilos). The crank mechanism for raising and lowering the carbon shell is smooth and does not jam. Similarly, the lid also includes reasonable. The powder coating and the metal parts (handles and aperture) look noble. Carbon shell and the two-part grill are black enamel.
Field experience:
I have the grill zuächst as described in the instructions, once fired blank, so lowering them glow a filling coal without grilling. So it is also ensured that possibly still evaporate residual materials and not land on the food to be grilled. The charcoal can be after removing the grates well fill and glows at full geöffnter ventilation, especially relatively quickly through. Through the door on the front, you can still refill charcoal during grilling if you herunterkurbelt the coal grate in advance. One minor complaint is the amount of coal-fill, because the rectangular carbon shell relatively flat fails.
I would have liked that one at a barbecue this size, from the outset something more coal (less than half a 3 kg bag goes in) can fill. The distribution of heat on the cooking surface is still very good. The embers can be through the vent
at the bottom and regulate well in the lid (with closed grilling). When the lid is closed and fully open ventilation grill reaches an internal temperature of almost 300 ° C (measured by Bratthermometer in the lid). The heruntergeglühte coal can be left at geschlossnem cover risk-in barbecue and burn out because uch can not fly through the air with the wind. With hand brush and dustpan, the residual coal / ash can easily be found. What's fallen through the ventilation holes of the carbon shell, ends up in the removable ash pan (bottom grill). These can be simply dumped.
The two-part enameled grill can, given the small size of the grid shelves are cleaned even in a dishwasher, what is actually working.
Barbecue:
I have grilled steaks and burgers in the meantime. Both became perfectly from the result. By crank mechanism, the heat under the grate can be regulated very well. Particularly handy is the fold-down lid has proven that both the cooking process is accelerated with the steaks and the thawing during Hackfeisch for the burgers. So you could hang up a slice of cheese and close the lid shortly after the turn of the ground meat patties, for example. Result: perfect cheeseburger. Even baking bread or Angrillen the burger buns works great, if you put this on the warming shelf in the lid and this includes for 2 minutes. the distance from the grill will still be large enough that the bread is not the same as black. Fish, vegetables, etc. I have not tried yet, but I think that this works just as well because of the many Einstellmölichkeiten the BBQ.
Conclusion:
Great charcoal grill, the best we've had so far and without competition for this award. strong buy recommendation.
