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Basic GravityFeed info: 101…
Here’s some info about GravityFeedSmokers and the CG 980 in general to help the general public have a better understanding of their workings. So how do they work?
So how do they work? A GravitySmoker works with, well, gravity! The Gravity flows downward so...
I have to give a vote for the CharGriller 980 GF Smokers. CharGriller approached there’s by trying to avoid some of the short falls of the first Gen. Masterbuilt GravityFeedSmokers …ie. grease fires…. and overall, they’ve done an excellent job. 980 inches of smoking and grilling space, rock...
Thanks RCAlan.
This is really what I was looking for, as I had wanted as much info on these as I could get, prior to making any preliminary considerations of purchasing one.
Watching the video, while a worthwhile endeavor, still did not, for me at least, answer the pressing question, the most...
Over all, my experience with the CG 980 has been very good. Every bbqing equipment has its pros and cons. FYI. The GravityFeed units will go through a good share of charcoal… That’s there main fuel source. If you can deal with that, then the rest of the GravityFeed experience will be very...
Interesting debate.. 🧐. I would’ve chimed in yesterday, but I was flying over the Pacific Ocean and internet service wasn’t available. Everyone is going to have their favorite bbqing cooking tools and will manage to work around any flaws they may have. In most cases, there’s mods available...
With a $1K budget and an already existing smoker that you are not trying to replace I would certainly strongly consider the gravity fed charcoal grills from Masterbuilt or Chargriller. I hear that the 980 design has more even cooking temps across the grid but I have neither so I can't actually...
I start my CG 980 using a chimney starter and by dumping in 2 pre-lit loads of charcoal into the charcoal hopper and then I top off the rest of the charcoal hopper load with unlit charcoal and some hardwood chunks mixed in. I know, Masterbuilt and CharGriller do not recommend starting their...
Well, here's the results of my first try with the CharGriller Pellet Grill mentioned the other thread. Overall, it came out pretty good. It had great flavor and a nice smoke ring for aesthetic purposes. But, unfortunately, parts of the flat were a bit dryer than I would have liked it to be. In...
Hope this is not is the wrong spot but not sure where to put it. I am new to the forum and new to smoking. I have a chargriller but do a lot of fab work and would enjoy someday building my own smoker. After doing lots of looking I have seen a few gravityfeed heat/smoke boxes. How do these...
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