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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    Yep, I set some pork to cook on mine a couple weeks ago at about 1am, I was definitely aware of where I was placing the smoker in case something did happen. I had also set myself an alarm to keep checking on it fairly regularly. Funnily enough, my biggest fear was a bear coming and kicking it...
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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    Not a terrible idea, all the switch does is tell me the lid is open, which I would know it is and cut the fan off while the lid is open.
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    That's what i did to get it connected, set up a virtual SSID with shorter password and it connected. Pork came out delicious. New question though, so I cranked the temp up to burn off some built up crud. Of course, grease around the switch on the lid caught fire and destroyed the switch...
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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    Interesting, I'll have to remember to use the top grate next time. Just over 7 hours now and reading 190F. Managed to get the wifi connected finally, took a few attempts but connected and updated. Inside the house was just outside of bluetooth range, so the wifi is handy.
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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    Anyone else find things cooking much faster on the 560 or is it just me? On 4th July I did a whole brisket, I forget the weight, but it was done in about 7 hours. Yesterday I picked up an 8lb pork butt, put it on the smoker at about 1:45am thinking that if it took 1.5 hours per pound I'd be...
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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    Lots more info in here than the other 560 thread, still happy with mine even if I'm not thrilled with some of the build quality issues. I'll likely be ordering the firebox mods soon, think I'll also set up an old router in the garage to use just with the 560 to connect it to wifi. I posted...
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    Thought I screwed up a whole brisket the other day, put it on at 5:30am, 225F and left it be. Went to check it after about 7 hours and it was already reading 198F. Wrapped it and left it another 30 minutes, but was pretty much done after that. The meat probe was sliding through really easily...
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    As much as I'm happy with my 560, the quality of some fairly important parts and MBs blasé response to questions is very disappointing.
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    Not happening, they'll just tell you it's normal. I'm very happy with mine and hope to use it for many years, just a little disappointed in some of the quality issues I'm discovering. I can't wait to try cooking all sorts of things on there, love the temperature control of it and how easy it...
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    For those without Facebook, does the guy have any other way to purchase one? I'd like to get an insert for mine before it starts to burn through (another sign of poor longevity with this grill unfortunately).
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    So, even though I suspected what the outcome would be, I reached out to Masterbuilt to see what they had to say. "Thank you for contacting Masterbuilt Customer Support. It is normal for the paint to peel, a recommendation would be to spray with olive oil after each use and cleaning for prevent...
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    While I am fine to do this, my concern is the small piece I scraped off already, bare metal is visible underneath. If it is just creosote, then great, but would creosote strip the paint? Anything recommended to scrape it off? I had read heating it up first helps to get it off of there.
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    Sorry, yeah my comment was not directed specifically to you. Just a general comment that it is ridiculous and really poor quality for owners to be having to resort to that after barely using the thing for what it was designed for.
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    Pardon my French, but that's bullsh*t. As in, I should not have just spent $500 on a grill and have to use tinfoil to now prevent it from getting in a worse condition than it already is after only 3 uses.
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    Definitely paint bubbling on mine, scraped a little of it with a plastic scraper just now and you can see bare metal underneath. While it's unlikely to cause any real problems, it's pretty poor that it is peeling that quickly and makes me wonder about the long term durability of the unit as a...
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    I hope it is creosote, if I get time later I will see if I can scrape some of it off. I'd be real disappointed if it is paint, I've never owned a grill that cost this much before and hope to get many years out of this one. It peeling paint after 3 uses will be incredibly disheartening.
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    Strange, I put links to them, let me try attaching... these are the pics of the hopper cover.
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    Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

    Picked up a 560 about 2 weeks ago now, very happy with it so far (only used it 3 times) but do have a few questions. First, and most importantly, is this creosote or is the paint peeling? I had thought it was the paint peeling, which I would not be happy about, but then read that it could...
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