Hestan 42-inch Built-in Natural Gas Grill W/ Rotisserie

Purchased this grill last Summer during Covid and glad we did. Main reasons for purchase (and it does not disappoint) are: #1- overhead rotisserie burner, #2- hefty SS grill grates, #3- charcoal insert tray, and #4- adjustable grill lid. Previously owned a Weber Summit, which was a great grill, and the Hestan is much, much better. The overhead rotisserie, which also serves as a broiler, is incredible, and more useful than the Weber or typical back of grill mounted burner. I bought the 42" with 3 trellis burners and the infrared sear burner. Very versatile and the charcoal insert is also a big bonus. The sear burner works very well especially for blistering veggies. Note this grill runs HOT - you have to learn how to use it to avoid flare-ups, and get the most out of the very high quality grill grates. Its very easy to keep clean. Note: the height adjustable grill lid has one major drawback - the handle gets hot when the grill lid is not fully closed. Not a real problem if you have a grill glove, dish towel or pot holder handy. Note to the other poster about wind issue - the installation manual and grill brochure (figure 1, page 11) both indicate that prevailing wind must blow towards the front of the grill, it is how this grill (and most others) are designed.

Very surprised after purchasing this very expensive grill that if using when windy the wind blows back in and causes the fire to blow forward and damage the unit. Was never informed when purchasing or installing that wind would damage the unit . Heston and bbqguys should inform customers to purchase and install a wind guard at the time of installation or include it as part of the installation kit. Our grill has not worked properly since mid February- it is the end of April and the wind guard is back ordered for 2 months. The grill will be fixed but we will be unable to use again for another 2 months awaiting the wind guard . Extremely frustrating and surprising that this quality grill has a major issue grilling when windy - and I am not talking during a storm or extremely windy conditions - just normal breezy nights.