Char-Broil Kettleman™ Tru-Infrared™ 22.5" Charcoal Grill

I saw my UPS man struggling to get this big box out of his truck so I went out to give him a hand. Needless to say this thing was pretty darn heavy! When I opened the box I was seriously impressed with the packing, plenty of formed styrofoam protected everything! So far A+!! I read about some people having problems with the nuts and bolts and the whole Made in China syndrome. I can say that I was definitely impressed with the hardware. The nuts and bolts were stainless steel and I could pretty much torque it down a lot more than I thought I could! When I put it together I did use blue Loctite just to keep things from shaking loose over time. The instructions are simple illustrations that a 10 year old could figure out. One thing that I LOVED was the fact that the nuts, bolts, and washers were packed on a sheet of cardboard and covered in plastic. On the back was the letter of each piece of hardware identifying where it went. I should have taken a picture to show you but I was excited and forgot. I know we have ALL bought Chinese stuff where all of the hardware was tossed in a bag together and it took you an hour to separate all of the parts. Not so here!!! I was excited to get cooking on this today so I decided to do something "easy"... I did the Fire Roasted Grilla Meatloaf from Nibble Me This dot Com. LOL, I should have started with something different but I love meatloaf and never had one on a grill! I started about a half basket of charcoal using the Weber charcoal chimney, I also used the paraffin starters instead of paper. Those little things are AWESOME!! I spread the coals around the outside edge and put a piece of aluminum foil in the middle. I made the meatloaf and put it on a piece of Reynolds stick free foil, and put that on a cookie sheet. When the coals were up to temp I simply slid the foil with the meatloaf off of the cookie sheet onto the grill. I cooked that to about 125 degrees at which time I slid the meatloaf off of the foil directly onto the grill. I cooked it to 160 degrees and took it off to rest for a few minutes. I also grilled zucchini with butter, salt, and pepper. WOW, it came out awesome!! I used 2.5 lbs of hamburger btw instead of the 2 in the recipe. It took a total of 55 minutes on the grill, and it came out tasting smoky and delicious! I used regular Kingsford charcoal and also used 4 apple wood chunks. I had zero flareups, of course I was using indirect cooking. I have owned Weber Kettle Grills for years, along with a Weber Gas Grill, and the Smoky Mountain Smoker, and I have to say that this grill is much sturdier than a Weber Kettle, and the legs actually bolt to the kettle,they don't just push in and "click"!! It is sturdy and strong, and definitely a keeper!!