Received my griddle last week, the first thing I noticed was the weight, (but in a good way) this is a solid well built appliance! My son was kind enough to assemble it for me while I was at work and he said it was very straight forward. The new design for grease draining appears to be a vast improvement. (the only negative that I saw in all the reviews I read prior to my purchase) I seasoned the cooking surface with vegetable oil and cooked on it for the first time yesterday. Awesome results! Get one, you won't be disappointed.