Char-Broil Patio Caddie Electric Grill

I have had this grill for about 3 years and it really does work well considering it is electric.
The most important factor when using this grill is to let it heat up.
I would say at least 10 minutes with the cover on.
Once you do that your good to go. Very convenient and no running out of gas. Great for small families or work areas such as apartments or small patios.

I've grown up with charcoal, and gas grills (gas only for camping).

It serves the purpose well for apartment complexes that forbid charcoal
grills... buttt... the true flavors really do not come thru in the cooked foods (as well as the others).

It is wayyyyy too easy to burn your foods... ie.... use a timer !

Improvise a splash cover for the bottom piece that ties the tripod legs
together... the small catch basin (directly under the cooking area) is ok (if you remember to empty it often), but drippings from cleaning brushes,spatulas etc. hung on the handle drip onto the lower piece, creating a mess !

It does take a while to get used to cooking times... assume it is your electric oven... only outside, and when you lift the lid to check the food...temps go haywire & recovery time is unreal !

Overall, I like the unit...am just going thru the 'learning curve' on its use... there are hot/cold spots spelled out in the instruction manual...
arghhh...more variables !

It is pretty sturdy, and the blue paint job is ok...

I'd recommend it to apartment/condo dwellers that can only use electric grills !

I've had my electric patio caddie for about 8 years. It still looks fine on the outside but the element is starting to sag and doesn't heat up the way it used to. I can't complain, its been a good little grill and I feel I got my money's worth out of it. I'm probably going to replace it with the same grill sometime this summer. I remember assembling was a bit tricky or I would have given it 5 stars.

I have had nothing but problems with this item. It does not work as stated & the manufacturer will do nothing to help with any problems. Will not cook over 350 degrees. Dries your meat out. Defective parts. You have to assemble the item & the pieces do not fit together right. Very poor customer service. They will not answer your questions in a timely manner, so the time limit on the warrenty will expire & you cannot send it back. I should have looked at the BBB before thinking of purchasing. I would NOT recommended this product to anyone. Nobody needs such a headache. Costly lesson learned on my part.

This is so handy. Takes about 3 minutes to heat up. No waiting and food tastes great. I already had to buy a new element but it's worth it. (An element was $27.) We use this 3 or 4 days a week.