Masterbuilt Gravity Series Charcoal Grill Review ( Is this smoker worth the money? )
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Today we are doing another grill review! We will be reviewing the Gravity Series by Masterbuilt. This grill is very interesting because it uses gravity to feed charcoal to the grill. Watch our video as we unbox, assemble, and cook on the Masterbuilt!
There are a few features on this grill that make it stand out from others. First, the gravity fed charcoal unit. This was a very interesting sight to see as this has not been done before. This grill is working somewhat like a pellet system. You pile you charcoal in the side then gravity feeds the coal as it burns. Another interesting thing about this grill is that you can adjust the temp. On most charcoal grills you dont have this option so that is very cool! It's also app controlled so be sure to check that out! We didnt have the time to do it so let use now how it goes.
This grill is a unique piece if machinery and would be great addition to your cooking appliances. This charcoal grill really stands out because it can used for smoking, used like an over, or just for grilling ! Let us know what you think of the Masterbuilt Gravity Series in the comments below. thank you so much for watching and be sure to subscribe!
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Searing & smoking are two different functions so I’m unsure how that is relevant to a seared only steak unless it’s reverse seared. Weird point there. This unit is a hoss that is built cheap but ultimately is worth it. For steak, honestly throw some wood chunks in the hopper or in the ash can (ash smolders the wood as it drops onto it) and smoke it to 110 on the top rack (bottom grates run more hot). Crank it to 700 & sear it off a minute a side and you’ll have a steak worth a review.
The unit does run off electricity but the advantage is it can run off a battery pack unlike any pellet on the market so a power outage means nothing. I have the Gravity 800 & that has the griddle & overall compared to pellet smokers, the Gravity Series wipes the floor clean. You’re getting actual wood smoke & charcoal flavor in low & slow & the ability to sear at 700 degrees with live charcoal. The problem with pellets is they are too dry so the smokiness is very clearly not as present as charcoal. Kamados are great but this innovation will eventually soak up a lot of the pellet market as it is so convenient. The only reason any of it is “manual” is to light the stack which at the end of the day is so small of an issue that the only complaint there is maybe we are too privileged to have such a thing in our country so it’s annoying for our lazy selfs. (Can run off straight wood as well like an offset with people doing it in the groups as proof)
Switches burn quick but warranty is quick on that & even after the garbage 1 year warranty they cost like $8, not a bank killer (most parts still cheap out of warranty). Overall they delivered a charcoal grill that is as convenient as pellets smokers but with the flavor of kamados or regular charcoal grills/smokers. I mean if how cheap it looks or feels is something someone legitimately cares about, then absolutely waste the money on another unit that will do what the Gravity will but it encompasses everything pellet smokers were trying to achieve & did but minus what pellet smokers very much lack in flavor. The gravity hits every mark minus build quality but that one negative doesn’t (to me) justify not getting it for the price point.
Is it worth the money & space taken up? Absolutely. The community is huge on social media & its performance has been proven.
Thanks for the feedbakc
I have the same and totally agree with feed back Plus CS is Excellent!
I have the MB 560 and LOVE this grill/ smoker. I add wood blocks in with the lump charcoal for more smoke and that pure smokey flavor is something you just don’t get from pellets or gas. The VERSATILITY of this grill is amazing and it reaches any desired temp so fast!
Yeah, we were so surprised at how fast it heated up. Any luck with the app? We never got to it.
@@embersliving the App is a 7/10. You can control and monitor the grill temp very easily while you have your phone open to the app. The two issues I have with the app 1) the app disconnects from the grill every time I close my screen or switch to a different app. Reconnecting is easy but annoying. 2) controlling and changing the probes is buggy, setting them is easy however if you want to make adjustments the app wont allow it.
@@iamsomebody7700 Interesting. Apps are always a bit finicky! Hopefully they put out some updates. Hopefully we'll be making more videos on this grill !
Maybe they pushed updates but my app works fine. Sets the temp and time easily and accurately. It even beeps and pings you when desired temp is reached. With the wireless temp probes and this grill it's a game changer.
Have a 1050, best thing it does is reverse searing steaks…have made fantastic brisket and ribs as well, always using second shelf for smoking. Grilling 400-450 for chicken, etc works great as well. It really is a do-it-all. You are correct though it’s a little frustrating trying to gauge charcoal level and all of my switches have now gone out. A couple of kinks to work out but it’s a really good machine. Also the app is mostly useless until they add some sort of alerts or notifications. Definitely dont buy it for the WiFi, it feels like a tacked on feature to say its there. Also really enjoy using wood chunks in hopper when smoking, and the process really isn’t that bad.
Thanks for watching!
This seems like a cool hybrid grill. Smoke when you want to and also grill when you want. Sounds like the best of both worlds to me.
Also, I’ve heard you get much better flavor and smoke to your food than pellet grills (using charcoal & wood chunks). I think electric and gas grill are great for convenience, but nothing beats real smoke.
agreed
@@embersliving glad cause i just bought masterbuilt gravity 800 today :)
Next time add a few bits of wood for smoke flavour and also season your grill (OIL) for 30 minutes before cooking on it.I think you should cook on it a dozen times to learn it better . Then you can do a proper review.👍
Season your grill thats a good idea haha . Thanks for watching 🙂
Yes 💯 agree with you. This was a failure review
@@JJ-hh5sf It was sadly. This grill is awesome though! Stay tuned for more charcoal videos .
hot sopey warter and a scrubbing brush will do the trick to remove the glue than arfter that dry it ps before use manufacturer recommends seasoned the product before cooking
Thank you
I have the 800 model, and thus far I love it!!! I do wish the temp gauge actually had number on it so you could actually match the temp on the digital display and the inner temp. It was tedious putting it together (did it solo). But thus far it is pretty awesome. Have a couple cooks on it now... 3 racks of ribs and a venison roast.
nice!
Try replacing with an aftermarket gauge
@@RichsRantMMAofficialchannel I did. The after market gauge didnt seem to seal as well as the original one.
I have the 800 Series. One big decision to make is what type of charcoal to use? Briquettes or Lump? I did the initial Burn-In with Premium Hardwood Briquettes that use oils as a binder. My next cook was to season the Griddle using Lump Charcoal. Small pieces of lump charcoal will get stuck Slider Grate where you light your charcoal. If your charcoal does not light you will get a Error code #4. After 3 attempts and all getting Error code #4, I dial back the temp to 200F, inserted the Slides and turned off power. The next day I had to remove by hand all the lump charcoal in the Hopper in-order to remove the starter slide. I will now be using FOGO Super Premium Lump Charcoal. The pieces of Lump Charcoal are significantly larger.
We used both
I've had mine for 2 years and so far it's the best I have ever used or tasted and the easiest to use and clean. I've owned side smokers, reverse smoke and regular charcoal gril'sl and still think this is the best. I've smoked briskets, pork and chicken and it has never let me down.
The pallet grills leave a very heavy smoke taste that gets too overwhelming by the third bite of the food, that it's just too much smoke for my taste.
The best way to smoke with this is to add charcoal then some wood chunks then more charcoal and so on, untill it's filled. It creates a beautiful blue smoke when you have it running correctly.
Nice! That sounds good.
Good review, but I feel you should have for sure done your research before deciding to be pessimistic in the first part of the video. There's so much versatility to this grill and it's a set it and forget it unit, but if I was watching this thinking about buying the grill, you would have had me switching videos saying no to this before ever giving it a chance. I'm glad I didn't miss out on a great cooker like this
thanks for the feedback
Wow I think I'm in love with this smoker
It's pretty cool!
It’s a great concept for a grill, however it doesn’t work, I’ve returned mine twice already and eventually just went for the navigator pellet grill. Easy to use and extremely efficient. Great video tho
woah dang
What problem did you have? I love mine.
I agree...the sticker on the inside of the hood was the dumbest idea. Couldnt get all the glue off...and didnt completely burn off either
Ok so we're not the only ones.
I have the 560 did smoked chicken and pulled pork I really love its really easy to use and now I bought the 800 at Walmart now I have 2 pizza is really delicious on the master built gravity smoker
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so it feeds coals like a pellet grill?? I can dump a whole bag in the hopper and leave it?? I hear all the fuel in the hopper will catch.. how does it work??
Yeah kind of like a pellet grill its gravity fed.
Wow! Great video. Was thinking to buy me one for my "repertoire"😉 but I think I will get the Kamado Kettle to fulfill my needs. Got anyway my X-mas present today....Napoleon Prestige Pro 825 rsbi 2021...together with the traeger the Joe clasic II the kettle and the beefer it will do the better job! Thank you for that video....and the non removable plastic inside the hood is a 100% no go.
Please do more such videos
Greetings from Switzerland
have fun with that prestige! Thanks for watching.
Great video but there is quite a bit of echo from that big space.
Thanks for the feed back we will consider that for our upcoming videos
Not overrated to have a smoker that can sear. If you reverse cook your steak, you get the Smokey flavour, plus a great sear, on the MB.
Thanks for the tips!
the grates a dubbed sided ie you see one side has the word smoke ie the pyramid side is the smoking side the other side saying Sear is the Searing side Note unlike the 800 the 1050 is more hotter than the 800 downside the 1050 doesn't come with a flat plate ware as the 800 comes with a flat plate
ohh
I have the 560, I use it to smoke briskets in general, I don't like the build quality, a lot of people are spending 300-700$ extra on mods to fix some of it's problem and to prolong it's life.
It's a great concept, but poor execution.
I cannot compare it to my Napoleon prestige.
The 560 was the entry model that lacks in a lot of ways & it shows. The 800 (I have) is a beast with much better build quality & I’ve used ZERO mods to enhance any of it. As always with intro models, they won’t be the best especially when it is a revolutionary product with nothing to base it on charcoal wise. It is getting better but I would absolutely steer anyone away from the 560, it’s just a cheap product & the 800 & 1050 are much better quality.
@@KlovenTrooper I got my 560 in February 2019 it was the only one available back then.
Anyway one storm out of nowhere halfway through my brisket and the controller was toast, and that's what I hate the most, I can deal with everything else, but the controller getting damaged in the rain, on a smoker!
@@chadialhajkadour7198 It’s an electronic..not even pellet companies recommend prolonged rain on their controllers. That’s common sense..
@@KlovenTrooper lol I didn't plan that storm, seriously I check the weather in advance, that storm came out of nowhere, my phone gave me a storm warning about 30 minutes prior.
There's few openings on the top of the side shelf, that's how the rain got to the controller.
I would say that’s an advantage of Kamado s , is similar result but no electironics
i just saw this smoker today at one of our sporting goods stores here in Iowa. I love your reviews by the way... anyway, how do you add the wood for the "smoke" flavor? I have 3 smokers and 2 grills and am always looking for something new. Do you know how to add the wood for the actual smoke? Just checking. Keep doing what your do, Happy New Year!
its charcoal, but I suppose you could add a bit of wood chunks
Yup, add wood chunks to the hopper and to the ash bin-both recommended by Masterbuilt
You can absolutely use woof chunks or chips. You can layer in in the hopper with your charcoal or add some to the ash pan and the embers that fall will eventually burn the wood. Either way works good as I've tried both. One gold tip I found and saw was to put the metal slides back in before reloading the hopper. If you're on a long cook and need more fuel do not open the top with the fire roaring a back draft can occur. So I've learned to put the slides in cut off the oxygen to the grill. Open tbe top load the wood. Close the top then remove the slides again. A few peopke on you tube have good videos of how their grills caught on fire. Be safe
But your smoking wood in the ash pan itll burn the wood as the burning ash falls on it
Learn to use it and do another review!
Yep go at 200 for great smoke until internal 115 to 120 i would think for a fillet. Pull off crank heat reverse sear thats how its done
cool
Could have smoked them then seared
yeah true
Reverse seer the steak. Smoke at a low temp for about 45 minutes then seer the steak.
haha we should try that
Doesn’t masterbuilt own kamado joe?
The other way around but yes, and a big corporation just bought Kamado joe. So lynx, Viking, evo. Kamado joe are all under one roof now
Yes Masterbuilt owns kamado joe!
Middleby Corp owns:
AGA
Brava
Char-Griller
EVO Grills
Kamado Joe
Krushr
La Cornue
Lynx
Marvel
Masterbuilt
Mercury
Novy
Rangemaster
Rayburn
Sedona
Ss Brewtech
Stanley
U-Line
Viking
Just put mine together over the last few days. It definitely sucked but as for all of the marketing crap they glued to assorted spots on the grill, they used an easy two-sided tape that actually peeled right off.
Still, by far the worst grill assembly I’ve ever attempted.
I agree!
you dont whant to do the work? offcourse not. you are out off breathe the whole video. lay of the bbq and eat some salad buddy. your heart will thank you
thanks for watching!
Nice
Thanks for watching
Pro tip - raid your wife's beauty supplies for some finger nail polish remover...it'll get that glue right off.
Haha! I did t even think of that!
Lol its not alot of work. Load the fuel source. Briquettes or lump. Add a tumble weed and light. Idk maybe we have different levels of what "work" is
maybe so
I have the 1050, and love it. It is easy but yet can do everything. Throw some wood in that and toss on a pork butt. Also does great home made pizzas. Yeah they are expensive but worth it.
wow making a pizza on it would be cool.
Add up all the parts, and then throw in shipping and retail. It is not expensive. How is it so cheap. Power supplies, displays, wiring, computer boards, fans, etc.
I’d suggest you give an honest review next time rather than being a debbie downer the first 2-3 minutes of the video. This is the first video I’ve ever watched of yours and likely the last.
Your attitude throughout the entire video was extremely pessimistic. Might I suggest deleting this video and doing another “unbiased” review on something other than a filet that takes 5-6 minutes to cook? How about ribs, chicken, brisket, or any one of a thousand other things besides a filet?
Thanks for watching!
You are lazy oon the start up complaints.. Do you ever cook on an offset woodburrner completely manually controlled? Gas grills are bogus. Ceramic grills have there place in the market. Just my opinion
Richtig schlecht für einen Chef eines Grillgeschäfts!
Nutzt normale Kohle anstatt Briketts....
Da fällt die Hälfte durch das Gitter....
Brennt den Grill nicht ein wie es in der Anleitung steht...
Naja
Sind halt nur noch Profis....
Danke fürs zuschauen!
You lost me at filet mignon.
hey they're good
He lost you at the most tender and expensive cut of beef? Ok.
Learn about the product before you review it. 👍
Well I would disagree, our reviews are unbiased and we learn together, but I have been selling grills for 12 years. So I feel like I bring a nice flavor to it. But to each his own
You’re not a cook.
Correct
@@embersliving Well….now you have my respect, for being honest. Well done Sir.