Product
Masterbuilt Gravity Series� 560 Digital Charcoal Grill + Smok
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20220930-DB572-2147353571
Ownership age
About 5 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220930-DB572-2147353571. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Product: Masterbuilt Gravity Series� 560 Digital Charcoal Grill + Smok (Masterbuilt Gravity Series� 560 Digital Charcoal Grill + Smoker). Incident: The product is the Masterbuilt Gravity Series� 560 Digital Charcoal Grill + Smoker. My mother warned me that hers (she has one as well) caught on fire due to a grease fire with no prior warning - I guess there was grease somewhere she couldn't see to clean. Tonight, I had the same thing happen. The grill started as usual, I went inside to prepare the meat, and then I saw smoke from the window. I checked on my phone and the grill was set for 450 degrees, but was reporting that it was around 650 degrees. I ran outside with a fire extinguisher, since flames were coming out of the back of the grill. Luckily, I did not have to use the fire extinguisher, but it was a worrying experience that this grill can catch on fire so quickly.
Official report number: 20220930-DB572-2147353571. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.