Masterbuilt gravity 800 - 4 years later

Yeah I think it kicks the shite out of a pellet grill as far as the food it can put out

But yeah the quality is shite, people are even having issues with the controller on the upgraded XT.

Once you invest the mods to keep the thing going I think you’d be better off just buying a quality charcoal grill and then picking from one of the companies that specialize in the fans/controllers. Less of a pain in the arse to swap that out when they go out. meanwhile the actual grill will still be going strong. Plus you have the option to go manual if the electronics fail or don’t have power

A grill or controller ?

For price point and money spent on mods vs. quality of produced smoked meats, my MB 800 has been amazing. Build quality isn't great, also bypassed switches, and can barely read controller, but wifi still works so I can control through app. Also keep it covered when not in use.

Agree with you, haven't found anything at a reasonable price that it easy to use, produces great smoked meats, and gives me 7-8 hours of smoking time without checking, then is easy to reload charcoal and wood. Frankly my biggest complaint is that thing burns through fuel.

If it were me and the grill was in good shape, and I would keep it longer after swapping the controller, I would go with a Fireboard with plug and play custom wire from these guys

I would mount it with one of these 3D printed mounts although it says they are taking a short brake right now. It slides in and out.

As for the XT having temp issues there is some truth to that. I upgraded to a XT a month ago from my 1050 to have more insulation, less flairup issues (my only real gripe) and the way the racks are laid out. The burn in went smooth but I had some issues with the temp doing my first cook (2 briskets) with the MB temp and my thermoworks RFX probes. Briskets came out fine but I haven't got to cook on it again to see whats what.

This guy just posted a YT vid of a possible fix for the XT temp issues. The way the shroud is over the XT probe seems like it could trap heat and make it read off vs another open-air probe in the pit. On my 1050 it just has a cover over the probe, but the XT is almost encased in the shroud. I plan to cut up the stock XT cover so its more open air and test it.

As for finding something else like the MBGS I haven't yet. The fact that it can run wood, charcoal, lump, or any combo has better flavor than a pellet grill, with the ease of running it like a pellet grill while also being able to get to 700 degrees. Before getting the XT I was considering something from loanstargrills that is a pellet grill, but the way they made their auger, you can run real wood chips in it as well for more real smoke flavor, but they are the only ones that sell the chips, and it was more expensive than the XT.

If the kamados aren’t your thing, those huntsman grills made by spider look cool

Yeah kind of the problem with them, the posts a few up where someone figured out the temp issues by modding it…cool but you shouldn’t need to do that for the premium version of your grill. The XT was supposed to fix a ton of the “well no shite” issues from the the original gravities…and yet. God knows what’s going to frick up in a year or two if you’re stumbling out of the gate on basic shite.

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Bought it 4 years ago from the old guy up top, NolaGT.

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And at wholesale cost only snag was KJ/MB being a nightmare during the covid years

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bottle of bourbon

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Plenty glasses doe

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I’m looking at the XT series

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Maybe I’ll try out another gb then.

That’s the only other thing I have seen but it can’t get to 700 and halfway sear I don’t believe.