Customer Reviews

Meco Stand Up 4100 Square Utility Charcoal Grill, Red

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is the one for anything except rotisserre.

It has a series of adjustable vents accros the front and the back, and a circular adjustable vent on top. This allows for very precise air-flow contol.
The grill adjusts to 3 levels, four if you're inventive. After a couple of uses it's virtually air-tight with all vents closed, so you can cool down an aggressive fire in a heartbeat.

I give it 4 stars reserving the 5th for it's Meco cousins which are of the same funtional design, but more pricey due to retractable wooden tables on one or both sides and a wooden shelf down below. But they are all superb as grilling machines.

Enjoy!

WE LOVE OUR MECO..WE ALWAYS HAVE..THIS IS OUR THIRD ONE IN TWENTY YEARS...WE LOVE BEING ABLE TO ANGLE THE GRILL FOR COOKING MEATS AT DIFFERENT TEMPS AT THE SAME TIME IT IS OUR OLD FAITHFUL FRIEND

The meco grill is the best charcoal grill you can buy.The vents on front, back and top make cooking and reaching temperatures you want so much easier than other grills.There is ample room for cooking,without needing a giant space to store this grill.Also the quality of the grill from the metal used on the body to the legs and wheels beats the competition all around. Believe me i went to stores trying to replace this grill and what was out there was a cheap as a beer can for this price range. They would have not lasted over 1 to 2 years stored outside in missouri.So went online looking for my old standby meco.Had a meco grill the same model for 22 years before i purchased this new one.Was worried like everything else you buy now days, the quality would be so much cheaper than they use to make them,but was so pleasently surprised it is the same great grill as before.Can not reccomend enough.Have already grilled a couple of times on my new grill and loving it.

I purchased my first Meco Grill (22 years ago)from the base exchange in Germany while stationed there with the Air Force. I purchased my current one about 10 years ago but only used it once or twice a year prefering to use my gas grill, but things have changed. I used it about two months ago to cook chicken using my father-in-laws secret recipe and my 14 year old son asked what I did to the chicken because it was really good. Since then I have been on a charcoal BBQ cooking binge. I have done roasts, steaks, chicken, and vegetables on the grill. The grill really cuts out the flare ups I experience on a gas grill and holds the heat in very well. I have used smoke chips and the grill keeps the smoke in and really gives the food that wonderful smokey flavor. I don't think I will go back to gas unless I am in a hurry. My wife says it has only taken me 19 years of marriage for me to finally use the charcoal grill and the Meco is the best. I really like the adjustable grate and the bottom grate for the charcoal.

This is the third one of these that we have bought. (This one was a present.) It has all of the features that you might want. The grill can be raised or lowered depending on the heat of the fire. It has vents that can be opened with the lid down so that chicken doesn't burn. When you are done, you can close the vents to put out the fire and salvage the remaining charcoal. It has wheels so that it can easily be moved around. What I don't understand is why the black version costs $40 more than the red one.

This grille is sturdily made with thick metal and strong fasteners. I like the adjustable cooking height and remove-for-cleaning charcoal tray. The lid pivots up and away from the cooking surface but stays attached; so you're not always fumbling for a place to stash the lid when loading/unloading, etc.

My older Meco grill was built much better than this one. There is alot thinner metal on this new grill. It is not as sturdy and the metal gives more. It is alot lighter than my older one. It cost twice as much as my old one but, it was made alot cheaper. It is hard telling how long this one is going to last. Keep this in mind if you want to buy one of these. I was very disappointed with this grill.

The BBQ is constructed well. Installation was harder than the last one i owned ( 17 years ago ). But i still well enjoy using it.

We needed an inexpensive grill for a small get-together and I found this online here. It was a little bit of work putting it together but not too bad. Loved how easy it was to use for different meats!

First off, this is not the best grill available on the market but it is most definetely worth the price. It has temperature control vents at the front and the back as well as on top of the lid. These vents are easy to operate and work very well at regulating the internal temperature of the grill.

The grill is easy to assemble and in my case all parts were there and the packaging was perfect as usual for Amazon. It took me maybe 45 minutes to put it together by myself, and the only tools you need are a Phillips head, a pair of either pliers or a crescent wrench and a hammer for a few pieces.

I used the grill 2 nights in a row, cooking for 3 adults each night. The first night was ribeye steak, corn and potatoes. The potatoes took longer to cook through, but the steaks and the corn cooked exactly as quickly as I would expect them to. The second night I grilled New York strip steak and corn and there was no complaint over these either. The consecutive nights of cooking have shown me that at least with my grill you want to use more charcoal than you normally would and the charcoal takes longer to heat up than most other grills, but once it's hot, it will stay hotter for 2-3 times longer than most other grills.

The reason for 4 starts and not 5 is that the grill takes longer to heat up than it seems normal --in my experience, and the construction (especially the legs) seems a tad wobbly. But all in all, this grill is an absolute steal for the price. If you're looking for a grill where you plan on cooking for 3-4 adults maximum, then this is the perfect grill for you.