Haven't used the grill yet, but it took me a solid hour and a half to assemble. And I consider myself good at assembling things. The screws and washers came in a shrink wrapped packet, and you can't get them out without cutting it open and basically mixing them all up. Plus, the instructions definitely said to use a piece that had no corresponding number in the packet. I did get it assembled, and it seems sturdy, but it was much more difficult than I expected.