Assembly is pretty simple.. I did make one wrong move on a crossbar during the process, but it was easily corrected. Once I had it together I followed instructions and burned the grill on high for 15 minutes as the instructions suggested. Cooking has been great, The heavy cooking grate makes it easy to put the lines in steak just like a pro. And the meat tastes great too!! Great deal for the price and I also added the cover which makes for a good visual on our enclosed screened patio. It is perfect for Townhome and Condo cooking due to the one (1) lb lpg container which is required by our city fire codes. Living Large.