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When I first posted here looking to replace my Masterbuild 560, there was some interest in what I might come up with.
Here is one of my 'signatures'. Fillet, smoked at 225 with hickory until IT is 120, followed by a 15 minute rest while the smoker comes up to 700, and then 90 seconds per side...
Now that I've gotten a new MB 1150 to replace the failed 560 and looking around the LSS Mods site, I'm interested in some of the mods for my 1150, but the griddle kit has be curious... There was a video posted in the description of their griddle kit and in the video, the steak looked like it...
Well, I ended up going with a new 1150. Seems to have some decent upgrades over the 560. The hopper door switches appear to be some sort of magnetic switch vs the push button type that the 560 had. The heat manifold is porcelain coated vs raw steel of the 560, and the interior is also porcelain...
I took a look through the LSS Mods site, and honestly, it looks like it might be possible to repair my 560, but to do so would be more than half what I paid for the 560 and around 1/3 the cost of a new, larger unit, and I'm not sure how well the fixes would work in the current state. They seem...
The XT looks nice, but unfortunately it's well over my budget. The 1150 is about the max. The newer revision DOES seem to appear to maybe be a little better than the 560, at least with regard to the venting. And the 1150 does appear to have the temp probe in a slightly better place.
That's the...
I've had a Masterbuilt Gravity 560 for several years that, while it has several things that I consider to design flaws, overall, I've liked it and it has done well. The things that I consider to be design flaws are the temperature probe placement and quantity - it only has one probe for sensing...
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