Stok STC1150 Portable Gridiron Gas Grill

OVerall, I like it. It cooks really well and is convenient to move around. My biggest problem was when putting it together, one of the wheel holes was to big for the provided axle bolt. I had to tap it out and get a new bolt to make it work.

I really haven't had a chance to try cooking on this yet. It looks like a pretty good grill in that respect, but I don't know. This rating is based on problems with design and assembly. The real issue is the design of the stand, which was my main reason for getting the grill. My wife and I just need a small grill, and it needs to be taken inside for winter, and I don't have a lot of storage space to spare. But as others have noted, the latch design on this is terrible, and with the cast iron grills left inside (which the instructions recommend, but I do not), this thing is down right dangerous. The latch is hard to engage, impossible to see from the lifting position, and if it doesn't engage, the heavy grill slams down. If a hand or other body part were under there, you could really be hurt. Leave the cast iron parts out during setup, and have a helper to assist with the latch if necessary. The other major problem I had was with assembly. There are two plastic feet on the stand legs that are to be user installed. They are friction fit, and barely clear a welded cross-brace. Mine was incorrectly assembled so that the cross brace projected inside the leg and blocked the insertion of the foot. I had to grind down the top of the foot, and then it wouldn't stay in by friction, so I had to epoxy it in place. There's NO reason the cross brace had to be so close to the feet, and a positive latching mechanism (or a longer insert for the foot) would have corrected the looseness problem. Stupid design with no room for assembly or welding errors. I expect I'll keep this if it doesn't have other serious problems, but if I'd bought it from a local store, it would have gone back. Just too much trouble to pack and ship the return. NOT recommended.

Easy to assemble, folds down to low profile, heats up real fast, cools quickly, large cooking surface for a portable, so ideal purchase for tailgating.Unpleasant surprises were 1) that the pegs that go in the legs fell off the first use, and 2) the clasp that holds the grill up when unfolded is flimsy and doesn't align perfectly with the pin on leg. I can live with both. But the rest of the product is so high quality it is sad that they thought it important to save $1 on those two items.

The heat seems to be concentrated in a couple of corners and does not spread evenly. I purchased ceramic briquettes to help with this and it still is much hotter in places. it does not have adjustable racks in any way - that would be nice.

Heats up fast. Got it up to 500 F the first time I fired it up. Large surface area, easy to clean, easy to move.Very uneven heating. I spread white bread on it to find the hot and cold spots.

Mostly a solid well built grill. The mechanism that "locks" the legs in the upright position does not hold well if you want to move grill while in upright position.

We got this grill for our modest sized balcony, and it is wonderful. It's lightweight, and incredibly easy to set up once you order it. Highly recommend getting a hose connector to attach a larger propane tank to it. We have high winds where we live, and it stands up just fine against them.It's grilling is pretty uneven, so requires attentive flipping, rotating, and checking on the items. This is pretty common with any grill you'll encounter though, unless it's enormous. If you're tight on space, I'd highly recommend this grill.

I had the STOK tailgate grill for 3 years. Do to our humid temperature the insides rotted out so , after 3 years I ordered a new one. What a disappointment. The regulator was defective out of the box, and they had to send me a new one because the grill wouldn't light. The grill fired up for about 3 minutes, and then I went to turn it off and the regulator was frozen. I brought everything back to Home Depot this morning. Figured I spent a few hours building and replacing the regulator, and returning the grill to Home Depot. The Customer Service line has you on hold for 10-15 minutes, and you can't e-mail the company without creating an account , which always rejects your attempt to do so. Too many good companies in the great U.S.A. to have to put up with this crap. Bye Bye Stok products.