Rec Tec on the way

seenred

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• Dec 14, 2013

• #41

airman3 said:

 
Will get my Rec-Tec Monday.  I got a smoker for Christmas, the wife a new dining room suite.  Fair in

my book.  Hoping to do a pork shoulder next week and a prime rib either Christmas or New Years.  Any

help would be appreciated as this my first venture into the smoking world

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Hope you love your RT as much as I love mine!  I've been smoking for years on all kinds of pits, but this one is the best purchase I've made.

Here's a couple of links to step by step tutorials for pork butt and prime rib.  Bear doesn't use a pellet rig (his smoker is an MES), but the same basic steps/rules apply.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/140055/boston-butt-pulled-pork-step-by-step

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/110433/prime-rib-new-best-ever

Good luck!  Be sure to post some pics when you get that RT fired up.

Red

 

airman3

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• Dec 14, 2013

• #42

Checked out those two links.  I should not have looked before I get my grill!  Those look

great.  Thanks for the link.

 

airman3

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• Dec 19, 2013

• #43

Received my rec-tec on Monday but did not have time to put together until today.  Wow!  Easy assembly and all parts were there.  Took me about 1 1/2 hours total and that was by myself.  Very well built grill.  Plan to do the burn in tomorrow and cook a pork shoulder sat.  Wish me luck!

 

seenred

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• Dec 20, 2013

• #44

Good Luck!  Be sure to post some qview when you get it fired up!  

Red

 

wileyman

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Dec 21, 2013

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• Dec 21, 2013

• #45

Just got my Rec Tec a little over a week ago and I love it. Have already done spare ribs, chicken thighs (wrapped in bacon), Pork Tenderloin and Bacon (the best I have ever had). Next week for Christmas I am doing a 14 pound Brisket and the next day a Turkey.

 

seenred

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• Dec 22, 2013

• #46

Wileyman said:

 
Just got my Rec Tec a little over a week ago and I love it. Have already done spare ribs, chicken thighs (wrapped in bacon), Pork Tenderloin and Bacon (the best I have ever had). Next week for Christmas I am doing a 14 pound Brisket and the next day a Turkey.

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Congrats Wileyman!  Let's see some Qview!  

Red

 

cromag

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• Dec 28, 2013

• #47

The pellets in the shop section on Rec Tec's website are called "Ultimate Blend" what kind of wood pellets did they send you? Is the ultimate blend pellets just the fuel and if you want other flavors do you have to go out and find maple/cherry/apple ect pellets?

 

shtrdave

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• Dec 28, 2013

• #48

Yes the white bag they sell are just a hardwood blend, and they have another blend and a 100% hickory in the packages. If you want different flavors you will need to source them. I would guess the white bag is primarily oak. Get one of Todds Amazin Tubes and some pellets form him on sale now. I have a 12' Tube and a tray I use and ordered an RSI from smokin spice. But to be honest when I use the tube or tray I usually just put the same stuff that is in the hopper in it.

 

phrett

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Nov 19, 2013

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• Jan 2, 2014

• #49

If you get a few grate temps probes going and a real time graphing chart you'll find that there are temps swings that are not reflected in the controller temp. The Rec-Tec is a great unit and I have cooked on them, but like all other pellet units, or any unit that has a fire, there is an ebb and flow to the grate temp as the fire dies, more fuel/fan is added and the fire blooms, and then the fire slows down to cycle again. Most controllers display, and use as input, a temp over time average and that is not what actually happens at the grate in real time.