My husband love it. Easy to use and the size is perfect

Love the product but the coal grate should be reinforced. Too much weight from coals will make the grate bend when removed.

We have had this box for a little more than a year now and have cooked 3 pigs in it during that time. It has been perfect. We’ve had pigs from 55 to 80 lbs and they come out deliciously roasted every time. Much faster than digging a hole and taking 12+ hours. I am so happy with this purchase. Worth every single penny.

I'd seen the reviews and use of this piece of equipment before, and with a large party coming up decided to order one instead of digging a hole in the ground. The actual shipping packaging could have been better (maybe re-enforced corners for the boxes) there were some dings in the metal and wood scratched up, but nothing I couldn't fix or that would affect function. All the pieces were there, and it went together easily in inder 45 minutes.I put this baby to the stress test with a 166 lb pig split down the middle. The cost of smaller pigs was up to $2 a pound more, so two 40lb pigs cost as much as we got. That and 4th of July wiped out the local suckling and roasting pig supply, feeders are even in short supply. So I went with it, and figured I'd adjust by keeping most of the coals on the ends with the thicker shoulder and ham, and longer cook time. The first half was dry rubbed and we pulled it out at six hours, it could have used 2 more, and we ended up grilling what we didn't cut off in a pan of barbeque sauce (awesome) on top of the additional cooking grate while the 2nd half was in. The second half was injected and marinated. We left it on for 10 hours ovenight, then a 2 hour rest in the box. When we went to cut it up the bones pulled out in our hands and the cracklings were perfect, we ended up with lots of rendering and bones for soups in the winter and fall also.Since the half was longer than the drip pan it leaked a lot of the fat out of the cooker, and there was a huge grease mess, it cleaned up easily while cold, but we figured out a way to extend the drip pan and seal the seams for next time, when we will dry rub AND inject the halves, or use a smaller pig. We used 2 X 20lb bags and 4 X 16 lb bags of Kingsford, and 2 X 40lb of Kingsford competition briquets for the fire, some silver bag mesquite charcoal chunks were used in addition to bump the heat up. Since our pig halves extended past the rack we used a piece of chicken wire extended over the drip pan, and it made for easy flipping of the halves.It seemed there was a bit more heat loss than there should have been but that's because it is what you get for the price, but if you are handy with carpentry and metal the efficiency can be increased. Personally I think the handles are too fancy, and I would have preferred simple wheelbarrow handles, and a higher grade of metal for the charcoal grate and pan, and the inside. Maybe 6061 or 2024 grade. I'm not sure how long the expanded metal grate for the charcoal will hold up, but I think I will get a few years use out of this, since it will be covered and stored. There isn't much on it I can't rework or repair to extend it out to a good ten to 15 years of use at the LEAST.Cleans up easily with a scotchbrite sponge, hot water and dawn, and an orange oil based degreaser and shop towels.If you are looking at a quick easy way to whip up a large party with a pig or roasted chickens and do it more than once I think this is an awesome cooking tool and highly recommend it, as long as you know what you are getting and figure out the pros and cons. If you are going to do one pig one time, and don't have lots of 20+ people parties or a LOT of freezer space I woudl recommend renting or borrowing one, and figuring out a different method.

Just follow the directions on the box. You can’t go wrong. Assembly of the box was easily done in about 30 minutes. Family was very impressed with the finished product. I’m the talk of the entire neighborhood. Thank you.

Recently purchased this Roasting Box. If the party was not the next day we would of returned the roasting box. The Amazon process and shipping was great. The day the roasting box arrived we assembled the box in the garage. The shipping box was still in good shape. The roasting box comes in two boxes. We removed all the contents and right away noticed the damage on the rating box itself. First off the metal was bent in several areas of the box. The metal trays are very thin material. The wood they used to construct the box is a soft type pine . Even though the box comes already with pre drilled holes for easy assembly. The legs that support the box are splitting even before its assembled. When you drill so many holes into a soft pine it weakens and splits . We spent some time to mold the metal back into place with a rubber mallet. The wheels really are very cheap. On the plus side the box cooked the pig very well. One concern I had was the metal tray that holds all the charcoal and the handles that fit into the tray , bad design. At time you have a lot of HOT coals on this tray and you move it on and off the box . The metal is very thin and the weight of the coals , not a safe design as far as I am concerned. The roasting box materials are very cheap. The box could be made with better materials and be safer to use . Again if the party was not the day after we received the box we would of returned it.

Did a amazing job cooking a 110 pound pig took longer then stated on cooking time so start it a bit earlier but worked perfect only took about a hour to assemble

the material ....all of it is poorly made and so flimsy that it is dangerous.. example the charcoal grate warped from the heat the first time i used it as did the ash tray which in turn makes getting it into and out of the box difficult and clumsy, and several hot coals spilled out in the process. the drip tray is so flimsy when you try and pick it up out of the box the liquid sloshes out both ends. The cooking of the pig however in the box was a great idea and worked perfectly hence the mixed review