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  1. velvetant

    Smoker shelter

    Need some ideas for some sort of shelter to keep rain/snow off my Rec Tec 680 whole smoking in the winter, my porch isn't covered. Also gets really windy up here on the mountain so needs to be very sturdy. Thanks Randy
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    What pellets

    Absolutely no problem with my Rec Tec 680, I love the grill. Just not happy with the Cookinpellets flavor. My Lumberjack mesquite smoked hambugers are by far the best burgers I have ever cooked. I've also done meatloaf and pulled pork with the various Lumberjack pellets and enjoyed them very...
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    What pellets

    Not sure if I'm doing something wrong but I have read it's pretty hard to over smoke with a pellet grill. I think you're right about me being the only one that doesn't like them from all the good reviews I've read about the perfect pellets. So far lumberjack pellets are doing better for me...
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    What pellets

    New to smoking, been using my Rec Tec 680 for a little over a month. I've been using cookinpellets perfect mix and I dont care for it. Not sure what it is but something in it I don't like. I have used the Rec Tec mix that was sent with the smoker and it seems good. Started using lumberjack...
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    Rec Tec meatloaf

    Bigger one was 7 3/4 hours and as much as I love sausage this one wasn't quite right. Very good but the one without sausage was better.
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    Rec Tec meatloaf

    Little ones done. Nice smoke ring Took 7 hours
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    Rec Tec meatloaf

    Put on apricot glaze at 133 and 137, thought there would be a bigger difference on IT temp between the two. Tossed on the potatoes at this time.
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    Rec Tec meatloaf

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    Rec Tec meatloaf

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    Rec Tec meatloaf

    The big day is here. Got 2 loafs made, 1 at 3 pounds and the other at 2 pounds, the smaller one I left out the sausage. Dried out the pellets for the smoke tube at 200 for 1 hour in the oven. Using equal amounts of apple, pecan and maple Wrapped up some potatoes in foil. I'll get some pics...
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