Ok first and foremost, they have exceptional after-sales customer service. Purchased this from a retailer, but have had to contact Jackson on a couple minor things, and they are quick to respond, and personable, easily taking care of what I needed. As for the product itself (Lux700), have only been using it 4 months (2-3x a week), and all is great. Will update when I have a few more months use out of it.
So, after about 4 mos use. I'll tell ya, that it does take some effort cleaning it to bring it back to new. The exterior stainless steel browns, or tarnishes, from the heat. The closer to the heat the oranger it gets. However! They have a remarkable product (pic below) that with some elbow grease brings the stainless back to life near new. Posted a picture how dark it can get with a cleaning in progress. (Some of those tight spaces are a pain)
The downside, is the back of the grill, the part facing the people sitting at my outdoor bar, has permanently discolored from the infrared rotisserie burner. We've used the rotisserie burner maybe 4 or 5 times in the 4 mos since new. No amount of elbow grease is getting THAT off. So unfortunately now it's there. It's surprising in the design that there isn't some additional heat shield, especially considering the price of this thing. My former grill, a $600 Broil King in 10 yrs didn't have this issue (mind you most of the guts, burners, etc were corroded away, but I digress) but hey, the exterior still looked good after a near decade of considerable use. And yes, I did reach out to Jackson, but this is just an expected occurrence I'm told.
Update after 3 yrs of ownership, again, after- sales service is top notch.
Refreshing in this day and age to not only have a company that CARES but takes the effort to honour thier quality and craftsmanship warranty. A part on the main hood had a small spot weld let go. No issues whatsoever for Jackson, hand delivered to the house and installed a new one. Bonus? He checked the burners, and replaced those as well on spec. So knowledgeable he taught me some of the ins and outs of the design and tips to make cleaning easier for the burners. (I disassemble and vacuum clean inside the firebox 2x year as it is.)
Honestly, I couldn't believe the communication and time they gave to make sure thier product met thier high standard, even 3 years later. 5 stars. Great people.
Product Lux 700 built-in.