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    What Wood is This?

    Looking at your picts, it certainly looks like black cherry. Well, I guess I just hit the jackpot. That branch I was referring to is probably between 500 and 1000lbs. Won't need to buy wood for a while! Plus it has already been dead and cut for a year, so should be ready to cut and use. Thanks...
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    What Wood is This?

    What about black cherry? Could it be that? The bark doesn't look like the images of shagbark hickory that I see online. Also, I've never seen those nuts like they show in pictures on the ground. We do get small blue/black berries, but I can't remember if they are from that tree or the other one...
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    What Wood is This?

    Had a huge branch of this tree fall onto my property last year. I haven't had any luck trying to figure out what it is. Very orange wood on the inside. Location is MN (central near cities) Thanks!
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    Masterbuilt Gravity 1050 Charcoal Consumption

    How many lbs is a load in your WSM and what temp are you running for the 22 hours?
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    Masterbuilt Gravity 1050 Charcoal Consumption

    It is only when cooking.
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    Masterbuilt Gravity 1050 Charcoal Consumption

    The mods to catch charcoal are no longer needed. The 2021 MB 1050 had some redesigned parts to eliminate the need for the mods. The grate between the charcoal and the ash tray was changed and the charcoal hopper is now porcelain lined to name a few.
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    Masterbuilt Gravity 1050 Charcoal Consumption

    Yeah I think the next step for me is to puts some ribs on at 235 and see how it goes. I'm guessing the increase in charcoal consumption is not a linear relationship with temperature.
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    Masterbuilt Gravity 1050 Charcoal Consumption

    If I'm smoking a 7lbs pork shoulder (of which, you get about 4lbs of meat at the end) for 14 hours, I just consumed 50lbs of charcoal. First, the hopper on the 1050 only holds 16lbs, so I've had to fill it multiple times during the 14 hours (so much for set it and forget it) and it cost me like...
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    Masterbuilt Gravity 1050 Charcoal Consumption

    I tried that. I had all sorts of issues with the tube staying lit and even when it did, the taste of the smoke was not good. It was very dirty tasting which I found odd considering I used an Amazen when I had my Masterbuilt electric and didn't get dirty tasting smoke.
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    Masterbuilt Gravity 1050 Charcoal Consumption

    Sorry - I understand there is a 52 page thread on the Gravity series. I just figured it made sense to open a different thread because this is concerning a specific topic vs. a general discussion on the unit itself.
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    Masterbuilt Gravity 1050 Charcoal Consumption

    I'm new to charcoal grills. I've been 100% propane until I wanted to start smoking and then bought a cheap masterbuilt electric with Amazing pellet deal. Then moved on to a ReqTec Rt-700 before moving away from pellets to get more flavor. Enter the Masterbuilt 1050. So far I've done the...
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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    From what I understand, you should expect to burn through 1lbs of charcoal per hour at 250degree and 4lbs of charcoal per hour at 400 degrees. So your consumption is expected. I've noticed that as well. Get ready to burn money ;-)
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    Masterbuilt Gravity Feed

    I recently sold my Rec Tec (err...Teq) RT-700 Bull. Great unit, but for some reason, cooking with pellets just left me underwhelmed. Either way, I picked up the 1050 yesterday and early impressions are good. Putting it together wasn't without a few frustrations, but overall a not too bad...
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    Temp accuracy, expectation vs reality, RT-700

    Look at this black belt over here.
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    Temp accuracy, expectation vs reality, RT-700

    As you can tell by the fact that I am currently smoking a brisket and have cooked a ton of meat on my Bull, no OCD here. Like I said in a previous post, consistency >>>>>> Accuracy in smoking. Accuracy you learn one time and then you adapt one time. If it is inconsistent though, nothing you can...
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    Temp accuracy, expectation vs reality, RT-700

    No verdict yet. I did the 1 hour timer at 250 and it was off by 3%, but then I realized I should probably wait and profile it in a couple days. Dropped to freezing here overnight and I installed the blanket. I figured that might impact things some so I will check it again after my brisket is...
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    Temp accuracy, expectation vs reality, RT-700

    Well...shows what I know. I watched that video posted above and it turns out the offset is percentage points....so I can actually adjust it. So.....disregard my comment. I'm going to fire it up right now and get it locked in! Thanks!
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    Temp accuracy, expectation vs reality, RT-700

    Seems like many people responding have a very different experience than I have had. I have had the Bull since July and the temperatures aren't even close. I set it to 235 and a probe at meat level indicates about 215 for the first 3-4 hours and eventually stabilizes over 8 hours or so to about...
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    Rec Tec vs Yoder YS480

    Nice of you to resurrect three, year old threads in order to tell everyone about your experience.
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    New Rec Tec Bull first cook!

    What temp and timings / process did you use on the ribs?
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