Vermont Castings VM508KN 4-Burner Natural Gas Grill, with Side Burner and Rotisserie

I was given the grill for a gift and as the previous poster mentioned I could not wait to assemble it and make it perfect. I own my own business and as such I have to be quality minded. What I got was not a quality product.
Packaging:
1.This grill was missing 20 some screws. Fortunately I had them in stock.
2. Overall packaging was adequate and quite cleverly done
Lay out all the parts on a tarp to avoid scratching them so you can identify it all, it is possible to assemble some parts wrongly.

Materials
1. Most screws and nuts are just painted soft steel. Not Stainless These will no doubt rust out within a year if your in a moist climate, very poor quality screws, nuts, and nut clips.

2. Metal sides parts are all painted steel, not powder coated.
3. There are some stainless doors and a few brackets
4. Rotissary parts are flimsey, more on that later
5. Castings? Not much in the way of castings here.
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In comparison with other brands, this Vermont Castings model has excellent quality construction,elegant styling,more BTU's,backlit dials. It is a modest size that doesn't waste patio space, yet has ample grill surface. There are details like the rubber handgrip, stainless panels,condiment cubbies, a cutting board and marinating station built in! The rear wheels lock, but the grill is easy to maneuver.I was able to assemble it right out of the box with the help of my strong, handsome man and a hex wrench.The ignitors for the main grill and the side burner were already in place from the manufacturer, making assembly even easier. The temperature control was impressive, too. I look forward to many years of great grilling. This was not only a good deal, it is a good investment.

This is an an excellent grill, well constructed and loaded with extras like a rotisserie, side burner, prep station, and lighted dials. The main reason it is so inexpensive compared with other Vermont Castings 4-burner models it that you have to assemble it yourself. It arrives in a 4' X 4' X 3' box on a palatte weighing 275 pounds. Inside the big box is 10 other boxes (and some of those have boxes inside). The coooking box and lid are assemled with the electronics, but that's it. I'm quite handy and like to do things to perfection -- it took a good 6 hours to put it together myself. It came out great, so it was worth my time to save money, but if you are not handy, I'd suggest you pay more from a dealer to get it delivered ready to go. One caution: if you do build it yourself, carefully count parts before you start. My made in China kit was missing a few screws in different sizes, but I was able to find them at Lowe's rather than waiting for Vermont Castings to send them. The...Read more