still deciding on which brand/size to get but it is the direction I am leaning too.Go for it Cliff!
Turns out some great food !
Keith
still deciding on which brand/size to get but it is the direction I am leaning too.Go for it Cliff!
Turns out some great food !
Keith
I hope so, now the best I can do is getting $100 of the cb980 if I sign on to get a lowes credit card. If I can time it with a trip to visit my son and buy it in NH there will also be no sales tax that would save another $60. hopefully after the 4th they might want to move some? The MB850 for $560 from Costco is a decent price but I don't want to cut myself off on size. I like the width of the CB980 but MB1050 has more height.should be some hopping sales real soon
Question for all gravity feed people. Do you remove the unused charcoal out of the hopper in between cooks, especially if you leave it outside uncovered? I don't know how quickly moisture would invade the briquets.
Thanks Keith, How often do you fire up either MES now that you have the 1050?1050 is 28 3/8" wide X 18"deep
Keith
mods are for suckers or people just wanting to tweak stuff for fun imho. i did get full size shelves for my 560 and added some gaskets on the doors. other than that 3= years later only main door by pass /shrug runs like a champ. i do have issues with the new app but /shrug might just be me. it used to work just fine till they released a new versionAnyone do any mods to their masterbuilt, like grease traps or heat shield cover? LSS mods looks to have some very nice things to offer
Any mods I get will be for ease of keeping clean like the manifold shield and drip tray brackets, If I go with the 800 I would want at least another full size grate. The apps on both don't seem the greatest but I might not even use them if they create problems.mods are for suckers or people just wanting to tweak stuff for fun imho. i did get full size shelves for my 560 and added some gaskets on the doors. other than that 3= years later only main door by pass /shrug runs like a champ. i do have issues with the new app but /shrug might just be me. it used to work just fine till they released a new version
I don't think you can put a 2nd full size grate in an 800. The lid actually wraps around the sides of the cooking chamber, going deeper as it goes up. This means that the side supports for the second and upper grates are only half as deep as the bottom grate. I believe that it's the same for the 1050 (but I'm not positive), whereas the 560 lid is made up of less than the side walls, so the upper grates are as deep (or almost as deep) as the bottom grate.Any mods I get will be for ease of keeping clean like the manifold shield and drip tray brackets, If I go with the 800 I would want at least another full size grate. The apps on both don't seem the greatest but I might not even use them if they create problems.
Anyone do any mods to their masterbuilt, like grease traps or heat shield cover? LSS mods looks to have some very nice things to offer
lss makes 2 - 24 x 14 grates that fit the 800 - Thanks for your replyI don't think you can put a 2nd full size grate in an 800. The lid actually wraps around the sides of the cooking chamber, going deeper as it goes up. This means that the side supports for the second and upper grates are only half as deep as the bottom grate. I believe that it's the same for the 1050 (but I'm not positive), whereas the 560 lid is made up of less than the side walls, so the upper grates are as deep (or almost as deep) as the bottom grate.
This is my biggest complaint about the 800. It seems like a bad design that limits the cooking space. However, other than that I love mine, and since I'm almost always just cooking for 2, it hasn't affected me as much.
the one mod I am 100% good with. I got full size shelves for my 560 from joe victor and love em.lss makes 2 - 24 x 14 grates that fit the 800 - Thanks for your reply
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