Large Paella Grill System with Burner

Many surprises with my delivery of my new large paella cooking system. First was how quickly it arrived! Second, was how HEAVY the package was. One can never fully judge the quality of a product by a picture posted on line, but, it supassed my expectations and I have no doubt it will last for years to come. The porcelain burner is well made and the controls allow for fine adjustment. A few suggestions I would make. At the urging of a friend, I purchased pata negra pans rather than the single wall. Not that hard to clean, and a few drops of oil coats them. After only a few uses, they are already starting to acquire a cooking patina. IF someone must have a visually clean pan to start a paella, opt for the stainless or porcelain. I am perfectly satisfied with my choice. Do not underestimate the output of the burners! I found that keeping the flame(s) low was more than adequate! I would add, don't be afraid to follow a recipe's recommendation! I am a notorious tinkerer with ingredients, and my first attempt was not a culinary triumph. They may have lowered some flags to half staff throughout Valencia when I tried to plate my first paella... Being put in my place, I followed the recipe much more closely the second time and had great results! My wife laughed. My last suggestion would be to order a grill with the raised sides. I cook on my deck, and a wind might buffet the flames if they are turned quite low. Without it one might have issues with wind blowing out…

I have been making Paella on my grill for years, but wanted to make paella's larger than 17 inches. So I got this. It does not dissapoint. There are some differences in cooking the Paella 'open' rather than on a grill with a lid, but overall I like this better. The gas burners do a great job and I'm looking forward to trying wood/charcoal (both for Paella and general grilling).

The only reason this does not get 5 stars is that, as another review mentioned, the unit is shipped with the leg screws installed which can cause the leg slots to deform. Which makes the unit unable to be assembled. If I didn't have guests on the way, I would have exchanged it for a non-damaged one. However, with a good set of tools, a little experience working with metal, and some patience it isn't hard to bring it back into usable (but not perfect) condition. Although, for such an expensive luxury item, it is dissapointing to recieve a damaged unit right out of the box and have your first experience with the product be fixing it. If you're not handy, you'll want to take this into account when planning the timing of your first Paella party.

NOTE FROM LA TIENDA: Based on your suggestion, we have requested that the screws NOT be inserted prior to shipping. Thank you very much for bringing this to our attention!

UPDATE: After cooking some more with this burner, I can only say that it gets better the more you get experience with it. While I purchased the large burner with a 22in pan, I…