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    Grilla Grill Silverbac Alpha Vs. Traeger Ironwood 650

    I don't think he should buy a Rec Tec because Billy told him to either. Especially with no further explanation. But talk about things that rub some the wrong way, here is one thing that rubbed me the wrong way about Grilla. I typically don't like what I consider to be gimmicks touted as...
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    Grilla Grill Silverbac Alpha Vs. Traeger Ironwood 650

    Well Eric good luck with your poll. However, just an observation. It's been 3 days now, and of the two selections that you mentioned, there is but 1 vote in favor of one of them, and just 1 vote between the two of them. The current score is 1-0. And that 1 vote came from someone who...
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    Grilla Grill Silverbac Alpha Vs. Traeger Ironwood 650

    Neither, because I would choose a Rec Tec. Below is my RT 590. I wouldn't even consider a Grilla or a Traeger in place of it. I try and do my best to thoroughly research the outdoor grilling products that I buy. I researched the ones that you refer to. I chose neither for my pellet cooking...
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    Looking at a new pellet smoker..

    Well, one RT 590 owner to another, welcome to the Rec Tec family. The RT 590, is a great grill and a great value.
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    Grilla Grill Silverbac Alpha Vs. Traeger Ironwood 650

    Neither.
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    Temperature Swings - Why Should I Care?

    I like the temperature control for overnight cooks that a PID controlled pellet grill gives me. Love it. However it gives me that benefit at the expense of smoke flavor vs the smoke flavor that I can get in food smoked on my WSM using lump charcoal and wood. I like the smoke flavor that my...
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    Temperature Swings - Why Should I Care?

    If one does not mind wide temp swings, well then why buy a pellet cooker to begin with? I can get temp swings as wild as what are being discussed in this thread, 100°, and even tighter or considerably less than that, using my WSM overnight. And get better smoke flavor using my WSM, to me...
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    Weber SmokeFire - anyone get it yet

    I hear ya. I don't own a Smoke Fire grill either, but like you and many others, I want to see it succeed. If it gets a black eye, well then a company as widely known as Weber is in the outdoor BBQ grill business, suffering a setback, and having issues such as described, could adversely...
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    Weber SmokeFire - anyone get it yet

    Wow. Wow.
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    Anyone use this diffuer?

    This appears to be the SDHD but without the side pockets for wood. Those side pockets are made of a perforated metal which appears to do little for the actual structural integrity of the diffuser. So basically this is the SDHD but without the mesh metal for containing wood chunks or sticks. I...
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    Going to be an interesting year for new grills I think

    Excellent choice, the Rec Tec model RT 590, also known sometimes as the "Stampede". You will definitely be satisfied with it. We love ours.
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    The new smoker...

    I love my Rec Tec Stampede. Congrats on the new acquisition.
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    Can't decide on new smoker! Halp!!

    Thanks. I figure that for searing steaks, the only way that I can get "perhaps" better, would be to go to one of these. Searing at 1500°F or more. I intend to purchase one when the weather breaks, so I'll soon find out. But it's also why I laugh some when people talk about searing...
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    Can't decide on new smoker! Halp!!

    Thanks. I have done reverse sears using my Rec Tec to bring the steaks to temp, and then taking them home on my Kamado Joe, allowing it to do the "heavy lifting". The first pics show seasoning, and placement with temp probes into the Rec Tec Stampede. But when it's time to bring the heat...
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    Can't decide on new smoker! Halp!!

    If you already have a Kamado Joe, well then IMO, you already have the best thing for searing steaks, short of "perhaps" an Otto Wilde or Salamander type device. They sear at around 1500°F. I agree on several points with forum member mike guy above. Personally, I think that searing steaks on...
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    Too much smoke

    You can’t get around it. As new fuel burns, be it charcoal or wood, the initial smoke From the newly ignited fuel won’t be thin blue smoke. Some people with stick burners will warm up their wood splits before adding them. Others use a burn barrel and use the hot coals from it.
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    Vortex vs knock offs?

    Good move. You’ll be happy with that setup goldendogs.
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    Vortex vs knock offs?

    I have the real Vortex brand as well. I have about 20 cooks on it using Royal Oak lump charcoal in it for all but two of those cooks. Used Kingsford for those other two. The Vortex is holding up great. And that lump charcoal gets incredibly hot. I also thought about buying one of the...
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    Pit Boss is going PID and WiFi for 2020...

    No, not a marketer for Pit Boss. I actually own a Rec Tec.
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    Pit Boss is going PID and WiFi for 2020...

    Good to see Pit Boss step it up a notch. Seems like a feature rich setup. If it’s reliable, accurate and durable too, then it’s a sure winner. Still don’t know why they didn’t just go WiFi and instead went Bluetooth. If you’re going this hard on the features then why not go all out?
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