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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    I’m going to be smoking a couple of pork shoulders for a party and won’t have a spare cooler to hold them in. Are there any issues holding them in the Masterbuilt at 170-180 for an extra hour or two?
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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    Thanks for your help. I think the griddle temperature should equalize a little faster than that. I had a heavier cast iron griddle on my cheap propane grill and it would be at the same temperature as the rest of the grill in about 15 minutes. If anything the Masterbuilt griddle should be...
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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    The lighting trouble could be user error but it does seem to be lit after 2-3 minutes. The slides are pulled completely out. I could hear the coals crackling and then when I close everything up and start the fan it seems to start warming and after 10 minutes the temperature starts dropping...
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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    I have been using the Weber wax starters wrapped in a oil sprayed paper towel. It lights and I have flames within a few minutes. The problem starts once I set the temperature and close up the hopper and ash bin lids. Is it normal to feel some air blowing around the sides of the fan. It seems...
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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    Hey, everyone first time here and have been reading through this thread. I picked up a gravity series 800 last week and have been having some issues. I’m having really long heat up times. After getting charcoal lit following instructions and closing up it’s taking over 45 minutes to reach about...
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