Gravity Series® XT Digital Charcoal Grill and Smoker

I had the 1050 for over five years and I thought it was the best smoker I had ever used. Well, the XT has made me rethink that position! It truly is the boss! For those of you looking and thinking it is not much different from the 1050 or 1100, you are WRONG! Start with the weight of this thing. The 1050 I could pick up myself with no really issues. The XT took me, and my two sons-in-law to pick it up off the pallet! Did I just say pallet? YES! This thing is so big and heavy it is shipped on a commercial pallet by a professional trucking company! Once I got it setup (took about 1.5 hours and I am a retired military mechanic) I went about firing it up and getting it ready for some real smoking. I was very suprised that Masterbuilt did not recommend "seasoning" this smoker. After doing some reading and research it is because all the grates are stainless steel. There is no reason to "season" them. So, I did the burn off per Masterbuilt's recommendations. Take your time when doing this. Make sure to thoroughly clean the smoker after both the high temp burn in and the lower temp burn in. Once that was done, it was time to put it to the test! I chose Memphis style, dry rub baby back ribs. The XT kept a very consistent and even temperature. I used both the probes that came with it as well as my own. I did find that the issue with the XT running about 15 - 20 degrees hot is still there (the LSS temperature probe mount has already been ordered) but knowing that, I just adjusted the temp of the XT down from 250 to 220 and it cooked it perfectly! The ribs were fall off the bone tender and everyone loved them. Next came the cleanup. The single damper handle is a game changer and really puts the fire out quickly to save as much of your expensive fuel as possible. Since the grates are stainless steel, I pulled them and put them in the dishwasher. this gave me full access to the rest of the grill, and I had it cleaned up in 10 minutes flat! I really do LOVE this grill! I already have cooks with a full brisket and a Boston butt lined up for the next couple of weeks. I was so impressed with it I was telling my local butcher about it and he told me the XT is what he smokes all of the meats in his shop with!!! We both reveled over how good the XT really is and how we both feel it is one of the best values on the market. Now, please don't misunderstand, this is not an Assassin or Stumps or a Southern Smokers competition smoker but it by far the best pro-sumer model you are going to find!

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