How does the cover open? Is it hinged so that it doesn't have to be removed to access the cooking area? I don't want to have to place cover on the ground.
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No it is not hinged, but you don't need to put lid on ground. There is a holder beside the bowl and lid sits in holder just like as if it was hinged. very convient, one of the many features of this grill. love mine
442919
There are no hinges. I have my grill on a porch so I just take the cover off and place on railing.There is a ring on the left side that you can use to hang the cover on.
442920
The cover is not hinged. You have to lift it off. There is a "holder" on the left side that you set the lid into. It works fantastic and no need to put the lid on the ground.
442921
The cover is not hinged, it fits into a wire frame made to hold it, just outside the grill. It's handy and easy to use. You do not have to sit it on the ground. It is a Great Grill.
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It's not hinged, it has a type of holder that holds it upright when you need to get to the food or charcoal , works great for me, get it and enjoy.
1909050
The cover is attached with hinges, which could be easily unscrewed if you didn't want it. But the cover is intended to be permanent from what I can tell.
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Don't seem to have the same problem. Could it have been twisted at some point? The hinge may have a loose feel to allow you to close it with the batter on the iron. The will allow the top to sit level for an even cooking surface.
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Well, its meant to be zipped up to fit with the side tables down, which is a tidy way to have the cover. But it also unzips and will fit with the tables up. Either way its a very good grill and a very good cover...
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I usually leave mine opened, but you can certainly close it down. It takes up so little room when it is folded! We can use the riding mower under it even when it is open, though.
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As you can see in the photo, there are four "walls" around the outside. One of those walls unlatches and you can open it on hinges. Once the lid is tipped up, you can lift it completely off the unit.
1095774
Its fairly open with a small metal grate. You'd probably need some kind of solid surface to place it on
1562542
Yes the handle comes off of the cover. Although if it is removed, you will struggle a bit to lift the cover when you are ready to access your heated food.
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Diana: The cover is very secure..either way that you place it. This is one of the best "pots" that I have - especially when microwaving food. The food gets very hot; however, the handle stays cool/warm. The cover protects the food from boiling or exploding over. I have three of these and use them all of the time.
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Josie, definitely needs a cover. Got mine at the big box he store. It is pretty sturdy, the exception being the fire grate that design could use some work. I really enjoy it, nothing like grilled pizza, now if we could just get rid of the darned snow.
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The lid rests on whatever is on the grill. There is a hinge that allows for raising the back of the lid to allow for the thickness of the product being cooked. I have never tried to use the grill without lowering the lid, but I don't think there would be enough heat to cook anything without lowering the lid.
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No the lid is not hinged. It has tabs on the lid that hold the lid in place when it's tilted open.
2036056
The top is not removable. Can't say much about how hot the outside gets because I only lit the oven one time to make sure it got hot enough to bake bread and then put it in storage. It is now part of our survival gear.
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My husband did say that he doesn't usually even use or need the lid, he said it not having a hinged lid doesn't seem to be a problem at all, hope you find what you want!!
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The lid can be unsnapped at the hinge. It is designed to pivot open but can be removed if necessary.
758864
the "bottom" cover is on a hinge (like a door) so it just swings open, it has springs holding it closed
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No it doesn't have a cover, I place my grill on my stove top with the exhaust fan on in case someithing I cook may smoke. I do the entire dinner on the grill since its a nice size. I'll put the salmon or shrimp, chicken whatever on after I've started grilling my sliced potatoes & onions, zuchini, eggplant, mushrooms,etc. I grilled sliced tomatoes and made a great bruschetta in no time. NO I'm not a cook at all. But grilling is fun and easy.