I’m not sure how this had such good ratings. I could tell as soon as I opened the manual that it was going to be difficult to assemble. The instruction parts don’t even match the parts that come in the box, and the assembly instructions are BAD. After an infuriating 5 hours, I finally got this thing built, and it was NOT worth the time. It’s definitely not made for outdoors or durability, and the thin wood will warp immediately and break easily. Also the stainless top IS stained, and those marks (from the protective wrapper) are not removable. FYI: I’m a welder, and do know how to build things. These were just annoyingly bad assembly instructions.