Assembly was just about as easy as it gets, you put the wheels on, insert the grates and slide the grease tray under it and done. I'm not sure I've seen the true max temp yet as I went to lay down for 15-20 mins while the burn off was going and figured I'd probably see what the max was when I went to shut it off. However, I used a partial can and it ran out just a couple minutes before I got back out there and Rhodey was down to about 400 degrees. I had another partial can, so I put that on and fired it back up and let it run for a bit and it got over 600 by the dome thermometer and IR said at the grate some spots were over 550. That's really about all I know at this point, but I'll share more as I learn.
Max Good 's boss needs to quit working him so hard so he can get these reviews out before I get tired of waiting to buy these things :-) Every since he hinted he was testing one, I've been anxiously waiting for his results. I couldn't afford to wait any longer though as my wife, daughter, and I are meeting the in-laws at a rental lake cabin in a couple months and with the uncertainty of things, we wanted a way to grill most of our dinners as we will probably not be dining out. I want to know how this thing works before I get there to know the best foods to plan on and so that I can spend vacation enjoying the company and the fishing and not be distracted learning a new grill or ruining meals.
Anyway, I'm hoping it works as good as it looks. It definitely has a solid feel to it. Especially when compared to the stand you can get for the Q series.
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