Masterbuilt MB20041020 Gravity Series 560 Outdoor Digital Charcoal Barbecue Griddle + Grill + Smoker, Portable, Built-in Thermometer Gauge in Black

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This was partly due to the sometimes difficult to understand instructions. But also because there are many parts that you have to put together. In the end, we build it in an hour and a half. And maybe that’s because we may not be very handy. If you love American barbecue and a strong smoky flavour, throw a few chunks of smoke wood in between the coals in the hopper. The smoke then enters the kettle more directly, so you can be sure of a good smoky taste. The side tray looks like it is riveted on. That is a little concerning – as, if you pulled very hard, it might break off. Baking and roasting isn’t out of the question either, and with the cooking temperature being controlled by a digital control panel, the sky’s the limit. Temperature Range:

Easy Cleanup: The Gravity Series 560 features a removable porcelain-coated ashtray and a grease management system, making cleanup a breeze. Spend less time cleaning and more time enjoying delicious BBQ. And that’s it. The whole process, from opening a bag of charcoal, to reaching our set temperature, took about 15 minutes. If you dismissed using charcoal in the past for the hassle and cleanup it demands, the speed and ease of starting the 560 make it worth reconsidering. Grilling and Smoking It’s this kind of connectivity that we crave in this new breed of grills. Having the ability to control our cook from a smart device while we’re watching the game or even away from the house is incredibly convenient. It’s almost taking the challenge out of producing mouth watering barbecue, but is that a bad thing? When it comes to the seals on the cooking chamber, we find this model to be better than most. Like most smokers, we want the smoke to stay in the chamber as long as possible to get deeper smoke rings and infuse that smokey goodness into our meat.DIGITALFAN CONTROL With the push of a button, the digitally controlled fan moves air flow from the hopper to the cooking chamber and maintains desired cooking temperature.

The one aggravation that I had with this cooker is the hopper base tray, the tray that holds up all the charcoal. My guess is the glue that bonds the two ends together can’t handle the heat; so it partially melts the glue every time the grill gets hot enough.

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The Masterbuilt 560 is reasonably economical when you are running low and slow. If you want to cook at higher temperatures, your fuel will go quite fast. That makes sense, of course, because the hopper is a large controlled fire starter. Blue tooth connection of the Masterbuilt smoker Here at The Barbecue Lab, we review gear just like this to help keep you from investing in bad bbq gear that won’t get the job done for you. Now that we have used the smoker longer, we thought it was time for a more extensive conclusion. If you don’t feel like reading everything, we can already tell you here. We are still impressed with this smoker and have a few areas for improvement. Assembling the Masterbuilt smoker The Masterbuilt Gravity 560 is a great blend of convenience and function at a price that’s hard to ignore. There aren’t many grills that we can compare this to without moving into professional models designed for the competition circuit, and we love that there’s a gravity feed grill available for the rest of us.

This is annoying if you want to do a reverse sear where you will initially aim for say 110°F, and then you want to increase the heat and aim for 135°F. One very minor inconvenience is that the lid to the hopper opens toward the grill, so if the grill lid is up, the hopper lid cannot fully open. I’m not sure there’s necessarily a scenario where one would need to have both open at the same time, but it does seem slightly odd that it was designed this way. Masterbuilt 560 Price: The vertical charcoal hopper is designed to hold over 12 hours of briquettes. The hopper will hold about 10lbs of lump, give or take the size of the lump charcoal that you’re using.The Masterbuilt gravity feed charcoal grill has a range of 225° on the low end and 700° on the high end. It’s selectable in 5° increments from the temperature control panel, and the onboard fan/controller combo do all the work of maintaining the temperature. Direct Sear: In case you were wondering here are some pork ribs I cooked. They turned out real nice and juicy. Testing the Gravity 560