Coleman 9940-A55 Roadtrip Party Grill

We used the grill yesterday; the piezoelectric lighter worked the first two times; the third time it 'gave up the ghost'. luckily, we had some matches. It cooks great, cleans up easily. Just that one little bugaboo.

I liked this little grill because it was easy to use, light and portable, and allowed us to grill or just use as a burner for pots and pans as well.

This is a small grill but it's perfect for hot dogs and such. Does not take up much room in transporting. Cooks quickly, sets up and breaks down easily.

This grill was purchased for a tailgate party. We were quite disappointed with its sad performance. I am not kidding when I say that just using a cigarette lighter to directly cook the meat might yield better results. Not only did it char the outside of every food item, but the "non-stick" surface acts as fly paper for meats - you will think that someone snuck over and Crazy Glued your food to the grill. Also, the grill wobbles around so much while cooking that you will think that IT has been drinking off the keg, too.

As far as storing the grill, don't even bother. Once the legs are snapped in, they are never coming out again...ever. I tried yanking them out with all of my might to no avail - then again, if I had a team of oxen on hand, maybe I would have been in luck.

Hey, Coleman - great idea, great name ("road trip party grill"), and great packaging (I love the "before" pictures of the smiling guy on the box who supposedly just bought this grill. How about showing us the "after" pictures of the guy hucking it skyward into a dumpster). Next time, can you please just make a grill that actually grills?

I purchased this grill to take tailgating and spent $41.50 for it. We set it up first at home to test it and could not remove the legs to pack it back up. Thinking the grill was defective, we immediately returned it for another one of the same.

This grill will be a downer on any tailgate or party. You will find yourself in a fit of rage as you try to gingerly press the legs in (but not too far), carefully balance the metal pot rack, and then hope the top grilling tray does not fly across the parking lot every time you try to flip a burger.

The burgers burned, the chicken charred on the outside and was pink inside, and one of the veggie skewers almost burst into flames. I would never purchase this product again.