Ziegler & Brown Ziggy Single Burner Grill

We attempted to use the thing with an extension cord but it was patchy, cutting in and out, with no indication whether the element was working or not, except that the temperature remained so low that nothing would cook. Eventually we moved the bbq indoors where we could connect it directly to a 15amp power outlet. From then it worked reasonably OK, nothing like as hot as a gas BBQ mind you, while it smoked up the room. This thing looks the part, but fails to live up to expectations. The heating element is a simple old fashioned winding element that looks no different to a cheap unit, and is not effective for the size of the BBQ. We had a simple little electric one, that worked very well, that eventually failed, so we bought the Ziggy. In my opinion, you're far better off buying a cheaper smaller unit that draws fewer amps, and functions as expected. I am disappointed.