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On the other hand, when building it, the quality of the components is very evident that this won't last forever as metal is very thin & will certainly rust out sooner than you'd like.
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On the other hand, when building it, the quality of the components is very evident that this won't last forever as metal is very thin & will certainly rust out sooner than you'd like.
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I have the char griller 980 and never looked back
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Yes, I was talking more about the $300-$400 electric smokers I have had. I did look at this one at full price and at $700 it is to the point that I would like to see Weber written on the cover not Masterbuilt. If this was $500, different story. But support is good and parts are available which is nice.
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From my vast (20 minutes) experience, I believe this smoker / grill is a pretty good grill for a couple of reasons. The stack on the side allows you to not have to fill up constantly. The inside of it allows you to have great versatility with what you cook and square is actually pretty efficient for space when cooking, even for a grill. You can easily make it "smart" by adding 3rd party sensors off Amazon. I REALLY think its a poor choice to get a grill that has flashy things on it because they almost always skimp elsewhere like thickness of metal (super important), overall build quality, etc.
If you do plan on getting this, make sure you look up ways to keep your smoker from rusting.. this isn't exactly the cheapest so I'm sure you'll want to keep it around for a while.. just covering it typically isn't enough and there's some really easy methods out there. Also, make sure you use high quality briquettes if you can afford it, it really does help.
Well the same thing from traeger or Weber doesn't exist yet. So that's not an option. Next year you'll see Weber release a gravity fed charcoal smoker and it will probably be 1200 - 1400. Examples would be their recent pellet grills which they waited to bring out and their price points. I own a Oklahoma Joe pellet and the masterbuilt and sold my 6 burner Weber genesis to make room for this masterbuilt. No it's not the same "quality" but the flavor is significantly better than Weber propane.
Given now awesome gravity fed charcoal grills seem to be, I would expect more competitors.
And I hope you're right about Weber introducing one next year! The sooner they introduce it, the sooner they can work the bugs out and release a V2. love the concept of these, but won't buy one until I can be reasonable confident it'll last for a decade-ish. For those who do buy this, enjoy the smokes with it on the 4th!
And I hope you're right about Weber introducing one next year! The sooner they introduce it, the sooner they can work the bugs out and release a V2. love the concept of these, but won't buy one until I can be reasonable confident it'll last for a decade-ish. For those who do buy this, enjoy the smokes with it on the 4th!
Yep no worries, I got mine as a Walmart display for 187 earlier this year… I've gotten my money's worth! Also if you take reasonable care it's held up very well. Also masterbuilt shipped me replacement parts for items with scratches etc. so no complaints. Best flavor I've had from a home grill ever, I keep the pellet grill because my wife enjoys the ease of it. Masterbuilt is supposed to be doing more enhancements on the furniture models.
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The one issue that I had was one of the door sensors kept reading as open and the fan wouldn't kick on and the temperature just plummeted. It wasn't a faulty switch but more of a design issue from Masterbuilt. At lower temps (under 250 for smoking) the unit was fine, but the first time I cranked the heat up for searing a steak the ash door warped and the unit didn't maintain the heat.
There's a very simple workaround to this issue, but it likely voids the warranty.
Overall, however, I really like this smoker/grill. I cooked my first brisket for 11 people over memorial day and got a beautiful smoke ring and tons of flavor. Would recommend, but thought I'd add a heads up that there is one issue people should expect to pop up.