Masterbuilt Pizza Oven Insert for Gravity Series 800 & 1050 Models - MB20181722

I was really excited for this smoker to come out. I tried to get the 1050 but they were on back order everywhere so I went with the 560. I have had this grill for approximately 13 months. Pro's: Best of both charcoal and pellet smokers, great flavors, can smoke a lot of meats, grilling is quick and easy pretty solid build. Con's: The drip tray doesn't catch all the grease, it travels along the bottom of the smoker and down the leg of the smoker to the ground. The lid sensor failed at 8 months of use, easy fix but disappointing. Uneven Temps across the grate, but that can be pretty common. The latest issue is that the smoker doesn't maintain temperature very well, will run 25-50 degrees hotter than the temp I set it at. Not sure if its a controller problem as the fan will continue running after the grill gets well above the temp I set it at. Overall, decent grill/smoker for the money but wish I would have waited for a 2nd or 3rd gen redesign.

If I had bought this before my pitboss vertical smoker, I wouldn't have needed it. My pitboss is excellent but this does what my pitboss does and so much more. If you have this gravity cooker you don't need any other

I have had this unit for 9 months and cook on it twice a week. It's been everything I wanted and more. Had some initial issues but customer service responded very quickly and got me what I needed. Definitely sold on this purchase and will buy another when the time comes.

Last year I was looking to update my smoker game, moving from a PitBarrel cooker to something with more versatility. I did a lot of research on pellet grills. I loved the ease of use, but they seemed to lack flavor. I thought i'd get a stick burner but then read a review of the Masterbuilt. I loved the concept and design. It uses real wood for flavor, but has the ease of use of a pellet. I'm so glad I purchased the 1050! I've not had any problems and the food it produces is amazing! It's versatile enough to do both low and slow, and hot and quick! I love smoking a steak, then cranking up the heat to get the perfect sear. I did my first leg of lamb roast this week. I usually would never take my first attempt for others to enjoy, but I have enough confidence in the Masterbuilt 1050 that I shared it with 11 others. 3 hours at 250 and it came out perfect. Just the right amount of smoke and the probes were dead on accurate with the temperature. I'm a Masterbuilt Gravity Series evangelist now! I couldn't be happier.

I bought this 8 months ago and it's used weekly at least.

had major issue with lid bolt flying off and bending and stripping. Took a long time to get replacement. Got that going and now fan make noise and can't fix, contacted support and got no reply again. Bought 3rd party but not the same and have to mod so have not replaced yet. Hour 2 of a 16 hour some fan stopped due to loose connection on hopper plunger. thought i fixed and it happened again 3 hours later. Remove mesh piece again and pulled both contacts to tape together so always on now. But when i have this thing working it is awesome, great to get to 700 for reverse sear and to cook burgers. Smokes chicken, ribs, pork and brisket awesome. Got Rotis a few weeks ago and used 1 time with a chicken and it was good. Just hope the Grill holds up. Still recommend and Neighbor just bought a 1050 so my word is spreading. Please post replacement parts on website as i would love to keep spare parts around

Much tastier food than my Traeger pellet grill! You can't beat charcoal and chunks of wood!

East to start, easy to control the temps, no hassle smoker. start it, lite it, leave it. Take a nap! love it and it cooks great!!

After debating for a year, finally pulled the trigger and I am more than impressed with this smoker. Very user friendly and has better smoke flavor than expected!!

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This is a great smoker for beginners. It controls the temp very well. I wish there was a way to control the smoke flow out the back.