we have had a fold n go for about 4 years and have cooked on it a lot. We do not have the insta-start feature. Having said that I would love to have it and would gladly have paid extra for it. We normally cook with a much more sophisticated unit but for traveling where weight and space are at a premium this unit is ideal. It cooks hot and almost as well as our home unit but you need to be careful of it's weight balance when nothing is on the grill. I think the ads I have read are a little overly optimistic about propane usage. We use a regular propane lighter with it but it is a pain. Cleaning is a chore but so it is with most bbqs. The latch is next to worthless. After it cools we clean it out prior to storing in a plastic storage bag, otherwise there will be a big mess. Bottom line, it is not as good as a regular bbq but is serves our purpose.