Customer Reviews

Marsh Allen 30052 Cast Iron Hibachi 10 by 18-Inch Charcoal Grill

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3 star:		(16)
2 star:		(9)
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Hibachi
I have not been able to find a Hibachi in SE Washington State for the past 3 years. An online search took me to Amazon.com and this Hibachi. It is good quality and the out dated complaint about the painted handles has been corrected. The only problem I had was the left cooking grid was not very stable in the grid support. I sent an email to info@KayHomeProducts.com on Monday evening. Tuesday morning I had an email response from Cathy advising she was shipping me a replacement left cooking grid. I received it in Saturday's mail. Because of the product quality and outstanding customer service I have ordered a 2nd Hibachi to use when we have company and need more cooking service.

Packaged with four left legs (requires two left, two right)

One briquette grate is smaller than the other and falls to bottom as a result.

Had to drill / elongate hole to install grate support bracket

Paint on handles started to run when I handled them with wet hands. I tried to rinse off the remaining paint or ink under running water so that it will not continue to bleed off. What paint do you know of that rinses off under plain water?

Right cast iron grate cracked when it came in contact with heat.

The design and construction of this product shows clear disregard for the consumer and is absolutely unacceptable at any price. I have to question at this point weather or not the paint used on the grill and grates is toxic or lead based. I've come across my share of junk but this is really bad!

I bought this Hibachi about 2.5 months ago.
here is what I found.
A Hibachi is for SMALL jobs.Kabobs,steak chunks,a chicken breast,
1 hamburger per side.
as it doesn't have sides or a top to trap the heat in, what you cook must be small enough to cook fast,as to save the heat.
I have tried a porterhouse and it was just too large.
dont get me wrong, it got cooked well enough( nice med rare )but was too cool on the sides.
This is a great grill,for the right things.
small cuts of meat.
and thats what it dies best.

We like the size and convenience of a hibachi grill for grilling meals for the two of us. The only thing we could find locally was a light weight sheet metal grill that was quite flimsy. This is a solid cast iron grill that should last many years. The racks fit well into the supports for a three level cooking option. We are quite pleased with this purchase. All of the parts were in the box, and assembly was easy.
If I had to find a flaw, some of the cast iron parts could have been trimmed a little better for a neater appearance, but there were no sharp edges.

I've been shopping around for a grill for awhile and was looking for something small enough to take with on our white water rafting/camping trip to Wolf River, Wisconsin.
I recommend you shop around for a Hibachi before you buy one here, because I found one at Dominick's Finer Foods for $9.99
for the same one advertised here, by BBQ Guys and it to is cast iron.

If you are considering purchasing this hibachi, DON'T! It is shoddy and the "cast iron" it is supposedly constructed of is really what is known in the trade as "pig iron". Extremely brittle, and becomes more so as you subject it to heat. One of the grill brackets broke when I set the grill into it for the first time after putting it together. It is actually spray painted black to give the appearance of real cast iron but is actually so full of alloys and contaminants it is really the color of aluminum. Do you wonder why it is so cheap to purchase??? If you really feel like literally throwing away you money, do buy this item. A much better product is the LODGE hibachi...YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.

This is a very convenient little grill and cooks well. It is the best of its type since it is made of cast iron and not pressed tinny metal like most of the other hibachi 2 burner grills with adjustable grill height that I could find available at this time. It is not as good however as the cast iron grills of this type that were available in the 1970's which were of even heavier and strudier construction But again it is far superior to all others that I could find that are available at this time. If anyone comes across better ones like they used to be please let us know and where to get.

very sturdy all cast iron grill, which cooks the food very quickly, and evenly. a little heavy to carry, but thats to be expected of cast iron. i really like, and do recommend this grill!

Excellent customer service...we received hibachi with a broken grill, we called the manufacturer's customer service line and within 4 days had a replacement part.

I have a propane grill but sometimes I just want a steak with that great flavor from cooking over charcoal. This is a great little grill. The reviews I read indicated the need to do a lot of filing to smooth the rough cast iron. I did have to do some to make the grates fit better but other than that everthing went together fine. The cast iron has a very rough appearance but doesn't create any problems. The instructions showed the grate brackets attached to the outside of the grill but they clearly have to be installed to the inside. You can buy other less expensive table top grills but the sheet metal will rust in no time and you can't adjust the height of the cooking grids. You can just use a little charcoal and grill on one side if you just want four burgers or a couple of steaks. I wouldn't trade this little Hibachi for any other small charcoal grill.