I got this stove in the mail yesterday. It seems like a good stove, but there were a few flaws that if fixed could make it a great stove. First off, when I was trying to put the legs on I noticed that the weld nuts for the set screws had burrs coming out of them either from the drilling of the hole or the threading of the weld nut. The burrs were so bad that I had to get out my rotary tool and grind them down before the legs would slot on. The second flaw is the packaging. It is not sturdy enough for the weight of the product. There were multiple rips and puncture marks in the packaging, and one of the short legs was severely dented. I was able to work the dent out enough for I get it to work. But it was disappointing to have to fix a brand new product. Also, the griddle had rust marks on it, which I assume could have been prevented by proper packaging. I ended up sanding off the pre-seasoning and re-seasoning it because of this. Another flaw is the red logo on the wind shield is not painted with high temperature paint. If you wipe it when your stove is going, it will smear. Finally the griddle doesn’t sit on the grate as nicely as I thought it would. It’s hard to tell if you are supposed to push it all the way back or all the way forward. In either position it isn’t in contact with the rack as much as it seems it should be. The heating is also much hotter at the back of the griddle than at the front. All that said, I am happy that I bought it and it seems like it will cook many great meals for many years. It operates very well and is very intuitive. I just wish that the manufacturer would go the last 10% and fix these little annoying flaws. The customer should be able to use the product right out of the box and not have to fix various things before using it.
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