4 Stars even though for the money I paid, it could easily get 5 stars, I just want to point out some things in the 1 year that I have been using it.
Cooking surface? Very large. Not huge but very very good, you can easily grill meat for 4 people and a few pies/corn on the side. Okay, we eat like animals so you can say it's also for 6/8 people + pies/corn. It's generally a grill that you can put as much charcoal as you want for cooking from 1 to 8 people. Another positive is that even though I have grilled on many grills, this one for some reason sets a grilling record. Steaks ready in 5 minutes, you know... Probably the holes it has around (oxygen) do the job, but this also requires attention, you have to be on top and constantly turn. Especially if you have it full of charcoal, the heat it emits is a little more than sitting on an active volcano. Okay, I have never sat on an active volcano but I come from Santorini, I must know something :-P
The lid, even though I don't use it often, does the job if you don't want to constantly turn the meat, but I'm one of those weirdos who want to be above the grill throughout the cooking process and turn the meat as I think it will be perfectly cooked. Yes, I am BOTH compulsive AND a lover of charcoal-grilled meat. Assembly is easy. Really, 10 screws as they say and you're good.
Now for the negatives. I see photos here in the comments where the lid, when open, touches the wall. I don't know if there is an accessory that mine didn't have, but after assembly (And because I don't have a wall but insulation, so it will never touch the wall) as soon as I assembled it, I saw that the lid goes 180 degrees back and really because the build quality (second complaint here) is a simple sheet metal, I was afraid it would tear. The problem was solved when I tied the lid upside down, so it stops at ~95 degrees and has support on the bottle opener. Which, okay, I open the bottle with my teeth, with a lighter, on the table and generally with whatever I find in front of me.
Shall I continue with the negatives? As I said, the construction is "sheet metal". If you don't pay attention during assembly, it will cut you. Of course, my previous large grill was made of cut water pipes, so yes, I don't have objective criteria. BUT COME ON, ADD A LITTLE MORE IRON OR ALUMINUM, €3+ AND YOU WILL HAVE THE MATERIALS.....
And finally, because I saw some people saying that they put sand and the color underneath was ruined.... Guys... 1 year, at least 200 grills, with simple cat litter (They have greater absorbency) and it hasn't suffered the slightest damage.
Am I done? Well, no, I have more to say. The grill is of average quality, it is more difficult to clean than other good grills I had. Especially with fish, thank goodness for the extra "net" I got from an ad on FB. YES, there are ads on FB that do what they promise. You catch the fish with your hand, turn it and eat it with its skin. Not that I am excited about this innovation since I eat fish once a week because it is good for my health. If there was a god, pizza and gyros would be the best for health. And the tsipouro... And in general, animals shouldn't have to die for meat. Ugh, I'm becoming "vegan" in my thinking now but sorry, I don't mean it, I will eat meat until I die.