Marsh Allen 30052 Cast Iron Hibachi 10 by 18-Inch Charcoal Grill

Not only is the customer service outstanding, the product is just like I remember back in the early 80s. It is substantial, has a nice weight to it. The delivery was on schedule, and description right on point. Again, the customer service is quick and efficient. Would buy from them again anytime. Love my hibachi!!PS cooked tuna steaks this afternoon for Easter. Cookability was terrific!

Just what I was expecting. It’s great! Use it almost every day!

This has been a serviceable grill. Since it's almost always just my wife and me, we only need a small grill. Before, I was using an old Big Green Egg. While it was also very good, it used way too much charcoal for just two people. So, in 2019, I bought this same model. The wood handles of the grills are somewhat loose and I expected them to fail. To my surprise, they never did; they're the same on the old and new models. It was the breaking of the grill grates, themselves, which prompted this replacement. Five years use of a cast iron grill, of this price/quality is reasonable, I think.I can't say I took very good care of the original. It got left out to cool and sometimes forgotten and rained upon. Naturally, parts rusted and eventually the grilling surfaces splintered, cracked and finally broke; the grills which support the coals also rusted and deformed from heat/rust over time. I think all this is to be expected. All-in-all, for the price, there is good value in this grill. I plan to be a bit more careful in maintaining this new one by covering it promptly after use and using a wire brush to clean the grill grates - while they are still warm when I can. For those occasions when I must cover the grill while still hot, I am using an old galvanized round tub. It fits perfectly and, I think, will extend the life of this very serviceable grill.

Does its job well, easy to assemble and light weight.

Just Fine

After too many paint-flaking-into-my-foods cheapie portables I searched high and low for a cast iron hibachi like I had years ago. This and the Lodge is all I can find. The Lodge I am sure is great, I own many Lodge pans but the price is a little steep and I like this style a bit better with two separate cooking grates.Agree that the fit and finish is a bit lacking. Like someone else, one of the coal support grates is too small and falls into the bottom - I should be able to prop that up with a couple of little rocks or maybe I can bend it, for now I propped it on one side unevenly. But basically everything lined up and except for a short/long screw mistake on my part (or was given one too many short and one too few long), the assembly went without incident. I am not fond of assembling things and although competent, I find putting things together very aggravating. So this, while it looks like a lot of parts was blessedly quick to put together. I would say it took me twenty minutes once I found the English directions (that was the biggest challenge - I did have quite a search for the English instructions).I used a chimney to get lump charcoal going and the completely removable grates make that easy to dump the hot coals in. And put the grate back without having to get over the hot coals to drop a big grate on there. I did not have any trouble getting the grates to stay in place, one spot is a little roughly cast and I may take a file to it for the grate to sit better but there were no incidents. I used this in conjunction with the big public grill in the park so the small size is not a problem. Where to put it was. I had to put it down on the cement block the big grill sits on as I did not trust it on the picnic table. The feet are very short and the hot bottom is too close/too hot for comfort on a combustible surface, I think. I may see If I can pick up some broken bricks or similar to prop this guy up a bit. Otherwise, I would be using it on some flat large rocks down by the river.I took off one star for the fit/finish but overall, I am quite happy with my hibachi.Update - after about a dozen uses, one of the wooden handles became loose and a short time later cracked off. I will look for something at the the lumber yard to fix it with. Sure I can manage to patch together something for the rest of the season. Also, One corner of the other grate has cracked but does not really effect performance. Have not noticed any other cracks. Took off another star. Unless this is used infrequently I would consider it a one season item.