Masterbuilt Gravity Series 1150 Digital Charcoal Grill and Smoker
The one gravity-fed smoker two test kitchens cooked on and liked — A 1,150 sq in gravity-fed charcoal smoker: a side hopper feeds a firebox under a fan the digital controller runs, 225–700°F. Serious Eats found it "rarely strayed from its set temperature"; Food & Wine named it Best Splurge and found it "very fuel-efficient". Like every smoker in this class, the electronics are what owners say fail, and the warranty is one year.
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Sold and shipped by Amazon · 30-day refund / replacement · read 2026-10-17
Specs
| Model | MB20041525 |
| Type | Gravity-fed charcoal (hopper + fan-controlled firebox) |
| Cooking area | 1,150 sq in (Masterbuilt) |
| Temperature range | 225–700°F (Masterbuilt) |
| Hopper | 12 lb lump or 18 lb briquettes (17.6 lb in Masterbuilt's spec table) |
| Burn time claim | "Up to 15 hours" (Masterbuilt) |
| Weight | 234 lb (Amazon detail table; Home Depot lists 262.6 lb) |
| Warranty | 1 year from original retail purchase; rust and paint finish not covered; proof of purchase required (Masterbuilt) |
| Owner rating | 4.0★ / 244 |
Pros
- Serious Eats: "In our tests, we found the smoker rarely strayed from its set temperature and delivered crowd-pleasing, moderately smoky results."
- Food & Wine's Best Splurge charcoal smoker: "very fuel-efficient, using only a quarter of its capacity to complete our testing"
- Sold and shipped by Amazon.com (read 2026-10-17)
Cons
- The class-wide catch: Masterbuilt's gravity smokers draw owner reports of controllers, fans and switches failing, and the warranty is one year with rust excluded
- No Amazon owner reviews yet; its only owner base is Home Depot's, where reviews collected in a promotion sit beside ordinary ones
- Serious Eats: the front folding metal shelf was flimsy, and the right door knocked the ash catcher open
Electronics and support, not the cooking. On the Home Depot page an owner whose controller "would not turn on" on the third cook wrote "If you read the non-sponsored reviews you will find this is a very common issue"; another loved the food but could not get it onto Wi-Fi and called support "non existent". A shopper asked whether Masterbuilt had "fixed the issues with thd fan not working and the lid switch melting"; Masterbuilt's answer did not say.
41 of 244 Home Depot ratings are one star (17%) as of 2026-10-18; the written critical reviews behind them were not all read · critical reviews read 2026-10-18
“The flavor you get from this grill is amazing. It holds temp very well and it's a well-built grill. My only complaint is that customer service sucks.”— CP, Home Depot
Pro review “In our tests, we found the smoker rarely strayed from its set temperature and delivered crowd-pleasing, moderately smoky results.”— Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm and Rochelle Bilow, Serious Eats
FAQ
Who is the Masterbuilt Gravity Series 1150 Digital Charcoal Grill and Smoker for?
You want charcoal flavour with a thermostat doing the fire-tending, and you want the model Serious Eats and Food & Wine both put through a real cook
What do owners say about the Masterbuilt Gravity Series 1150 Digital Charcoal Grill and Smoker?
4.0★ across 244 owner ratings (Home Depot, read 2026-10-18 · incentivised base). What owners complain about: Electronics and support, not the cooking. On the Home Depot page an owner whose controller "would not turn on" on the third cook wrote "If you read the non-sponsored reviews you will find this is a very common issue"; another loved the food but could not get it onto Wi-Fi and called support "non existent". A shopper asked whether Masterbuilt had "fixed the issues with thd fan not working and the lid switch melting"; Masterbuilt's answer did not say.
Who sells the Masterbuilt Gravity Series 1150 Digital Charcoal Grill and Smoker on Amazon, and can it be returned?
Sold and shipped by Amazon, when we read the listing on 2026-10-17. Amazon's returns line read: 30-day refund / replacement. Sellers and return terms can change, so check both on the listing before you buy.
What is the warranty on the Masterbuilt Gravity Series 1150 Digital Charcoal Grill and Smoker?
1 year from original retail purchase; rust and paint finish not covered; proof of purchase required (Masterbuilt)
Does the Masterbuilt Gravity Series 1150 Digital Charcoal Grill and Smoker warranty still apply if I buy it on Amazon?
Masterbuilt answers that in its own warranty document, which we read on 2026-10-18: Purchasing any Masterbuilt product through an unauthorized dealer voids the warranty. We quote the maker rather than deciding your case — read the document before you buy if the warranty is why you are buying.
Record
- — Added as best overall in the gravity-fed smoker showdown: $1,099.00 sold by Amazon (read 2026-10-17, no Amazon reviews), Home Depot 4.0 across 244 read 2026-10-18, Serious Eats and Food & Wine tests matched on the live pages.
Warranty — and what changes if you buy it on Amazon
1 year from original retail purchase; rust and paint finish not covered; proof of purchase required (Masterbuilt) · you are buying this on Amazon
Purchasing any Masterbuilt product through an unauthorized dealer voids the warranty.
Masterbuilt’s own warranty document · read
Read it yourself: Masterbuilt warranty document · we read it . Terms change without announcement, so treat this as a dated snapshot. How warranty works by buy path →
✓ Safety: no active recall — CPSC /Recalls form 2026-10-17, "Masterbuilt" in quotes, control "Weber" first and last: Masterbuilt's recalls are LP gas smokers and electric smokers only; none names a Gravity Series model.
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Data last verified: 2026-10-18. Ratings are real, dated reads — never scraped or invented. Full methodology and monetization disclosure: how we test.