Anyone use the masterbuilt 560??

[AnotherSmokerNewb]

You must live in Hawaii. lol

Nah..right now about 30 miles south of Tampa...later this year a little further south near Sarasota.

 

[Will Squared]

I hope your days will all be sunny.
Thank you for your service.

 

[abcdefghii]

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 be creosote, to be honest I have no idea how to tell. I've only ever smoked (or attempted to) a handful of things in the past with a cheap offset smoker. I followed the instructions of getting the unit up to 400F, cooling and rubbing with oil then repeating. The first couple times I used the grill I just tried a few different things, just grilling hot dogs, cheeseburgers, chicken breast.

However, I noticed this wrinkling after I had smoked a brisket. For that I had mixed in wood chips with the coal and had it running at 225F for about 9 hours. The smoke coming out the back of the grill was not thick, but if I opened the lid of the hopper to look at how much coal was left there was some pretty thick smoke initially. Using Kingsford briquettes as that was all I had locally available and some wood chips from the grocery store (I forget the brand). So, I am hopeful it is creosote, any one able to tell me what it is?

Other than that, I am really happy with it. The brisket I smoked was the first time I had ever cooked one and it came out delicious. I left it unwrapped until the internal temp was about 165 and then wrapped it in foil until the meat probe slid it really easily and the temp was I think 202 at that point. Took it off, let it sit wrapped for about 30 minutes or so and then sliced it up.



Hoping to cook the second half of that this weekend, the way the 560 holds temp made it incredibly simple to use. The Bluetooth app works well enough with my phone, but is a bit quirky. WiFi is frustrating to say the least, it will see my wifi, let me enter the password, then just sits there saying it may take a while in case of updates. But, never tells me if there are any updates and never gets any further.

Other questions I have... what do you use to light the charcoal? I have been using these firestarter sticks, they work well enough, just wondering if there is anything better to use. Also, what do you all recommend for cleaning it? Specifically the heat manifold assembly and bottom tray areas?

Thanks.

 

[Kevinbthgrouse]

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?

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I had thought it was the paint peeling, which I would not be happy about, but then read that it could be creosote, to be honest I have no idea how to tell. I've only ever smoked (or attempted to) a handful of things in the past with a cheap offset smoker. I followed the instructions of getting the unit up to 400F, cooling and rubbing with oil then repeating. The first couple times I used the grill I just tried a few different things, just grilling hot dogs, cheeseburgers, chicken breast.

However, I noticed this wrinkling after I had smoked a brisket. For that I had mixed in wood chips with the coal and had it running at 225F for about 9 hours. The smoke coming out the back of the grill was not thick, but if I opened the lid of the hopper to look at how much coal was left there was some pretty thick smoke initially. Using Kingsford briquettes as that was all I had locally available and some wood chips from the grocery store (I forget the brand). So, I am hopeful it is creosote, any one able to tell me what it is?

Other than that, I am really happy with it. The brisket I smoked was the first time I had ever cooked one and it came out delicious. I left it unwrapped until the internal temp was about 165 and then wrapped it in foil until the meat probe slid it really easily and the temp was I think 202 at that point. Took it off, let it sit wrapped for about 30 minutes or so and then sliced it up.

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Hoping to cook the second half of that this weekend, the way the 560 holds temp made it incredibly simple to use. The Bluetooth app works well enough with my phone, but is a bit quirky. WiFi is frustrating to say the least, it will see my wifi, let me enter the password, then just sits there saying it may take a while in case of updates. But, never tells me if there are any updates and never gets any further.

Other questions I have... what do you use to light the charcoal? I have been using these firestarter sticks, they work well enough, just wondering if there is anything better to use. Also, what do you all recommend for cleaning it? Specifically the heat manifold assembly and bottom tray areas?

Thanks.

Where are the pictures from the hopper cover? there have been issues of paint peeling I have no issues on mine yet ...you can check out the Facebook page for masterbuilt gravity series

 

[Kevinbthgrouse]

Welcome the brisket looks awesome..I really like my 560 so easy to use and great flavor

 

[abcdefghii]

Where are the pictures from the hopper cover? there have been issues of paint peeling I have no issues on mine yet ...you can check out the Facebook page for masterbuilt gravity series

Strange, I put links to them, let me try attaching... these are the pics of the hopper cover.

 

[Kevinbthgrouse]

Strange, I put links to them, let me try attaching... these are the pics of the hopper cover.

I know they are putting a piece of tinfoil over the hopper hole to prevent that... someone hopefully comes along with more information that has the grill longer it does look like paint

 

[Will Squared]

I feel that it is creosote. I scrap it off after a cook.

 

[Kevinbthgrouse]

I'll take a look at mine tonight

 

[abcdefghii]

I feel that it is creosote. I scrap it off after a cook.

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.

 

[hooked on smoke]

I am considering buying one. Does it generate slot of smoke? I live in a condo, temporarily, and would not want to have to get ri of it do to complaints.
I have had no issues with the amount of smoke my MES40 puts out using a mailbox with a pellet tray.
Thanks in advance.

 

[AnotherSmokerNewb]

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.

Following this thread...I want a 560 and very curious to see how this works out.

 

[Will Squared]

I am considering buying one. Does it generate slot of smoke? I live in a condo, temporarily, and would not want to have to get ri of it do to complaints.
I have had no issues with the amount of smoke my MES40 puts out using a mailbox with a pellet tray.
Thanks in advance.

It puts out a good deal of smoke when it is getting going.
I am cooking with 50/50 - Lump &Briqs.
The chips that I add make a nice blue smoke.

I did a cook with chunks & lump and it put out the most smoke at that time

It might be complaint worthy...

 

[Will Squared]

Following this thread...I want a 560 and very curious to see how this works out.

I have had mine about 4 months and done maybe 45 cooks.
I scrap the creosote each time to ensure a good seal on the stack.
A couple of times I noticed after the cook that there was moisture, not sure if it would be from the atmosphere or what but at that time there were a few small rust colored areas. Maybe from scraping a little to hard (being more careful now). I might give it a little shot of heat resistant paint when I get a chance.

This is by no means a deal breaker.

The construction of the unit is quite substantial.

 

[Kevinbthgrouse]

This is my hopper lid it's definitely paint on mine as I picked the one bubble and you can see it

 

[Kevinbthgrouse]

I have had mine about 4 months and done maybe 45 cooks.
I scrap the creosote each time to ensure a good seal on the stack.
A couple of times I noticed after the cook that there was moisture, not sure if it would be from the atmosphere or what but at that time there were a few small rust colored areas. Maybe from scraping a little to hard (being more careful now). I might give it a little shot of heat resistant paint when I get a chance.

This is by no means a deal breaker.

The construction of the unit is quite substantial.

I'll just season it like the grates

 

[Will Squared]

Getting ready to grill some pineapple right now.

 

[abcdefghii]

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 whole.

The cheap unit I bought from K-Mart years back that this replaced had longer lasting paint, that thing cost a quarter of the price of the 560.

 

[Kevinbthgrouse]

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 whole.

The cheap unit I bought from K-Mart years back that this replaced had longer lasting paint, that thing cost a quarter of the price of the 560.

Tinfoil will help

 

[abcdefghii]

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.