First cook on the Recteq beast.

[forktender]

Very nice. Just run Lo at the beginning of a cook to give more smoke then crank it up. There’s not really a need to resort to smoke tubes or anything else. It’s a pellet smoker, tasty food, less smoke than an offset.

I normally do that, but this time I was rushed of time. So I ran it hotter than I normally would've.

 

[indaswamp]

Congrats on making the spinner with your first cook....

 

[forktender]

Congrats on making the spinner with your first cook....

Thank you, I had no idea that they lowered their standards. LOL!!!

 

[Sammie The Bull]

It was a little rushed for time, so I ran the temps up to 285*.
Our local store had beef short ribs on sale for $5.00 a pound, and chicken thighs for but one pk get the next for free. I started to short ribs first, with S&P, ran them at 285* for about 4.5 hrs . Then added the thighs seasoned with Heath Rile's Peach Jalapeno & a little Garlic Jalapeno. Ran the thighs for 50 minutes at 285* then bumped the temps up to 400* to crisp up the skin a bit before saucing with Kinders Chipotle Pineapple sauce.
All and all I was happy with the performance of the grill and app, although the smoke flavor was very subtle due to the higher temps and relatively short cook time.
I need to experiment with temps and time, when Im not as rushed next time.
Here are a few photos.

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Dan, which Rec teq model do you have? I have the BYB1200, and love it!

 

[flatbroke]

Looks great. I’ve been trying real hard to find a reason to get one. I’m one good sales weekend away from doing after seeing yours

 

[Hijack73]

Tasty plate!! I'm getting closer and closer to getting a pellet grill , these posts keep nudging me. Love my other cookers but sometimes just want to set a temp and go lol

I 100% will always have a pellet machine. I'd like to have another wood/coal burner BUT that will come someday when I move out of the city and back into the country. I want to build a permanent one out of brick.

For convenience - man the poopers reign supreme.

 

[Hijack73]

Those ribs..... oh baby those ribs........... whew

and at 5 bucks I'd have bought the farm.

 

[forktender]

Dan, which Rec teq model do you have? I have the BYB1200, and love it!

It's the Beast 1000, according to the guy I spoke with at R/T the 1000 and 1200 are very similar.
Yesterday I went to a graduation party for my nephew's son, my nephew has raved about his R/T for yrs. He bought early on when they first started shipping them on west. I'll tell you the smoker he has is 10X better built than what they are selling today. I wish I would've listened to him and bought one while they were still made in the USA, what a tank of a smoker. I'm sure his will out live mine, it's super thick, solid S.S.
I'm not sure which model it is, the hopper is on the back and from what I remember has two sides to the hopper with two feed tubes. Which is kinda cool, because you can load two different types of pellets if you want to (I think).
I'll find out which model it is, which ever model it is, it should've been named the beast, the thing is super stout.

 

[forktender]

Those ribs..... oh baby those ribs........... whew

and at 5 bucks I'd have bought the farm.

If I didn't have a bunch in the freezer, I would've as well.
The sale goes on until Father's Day, I'll probably grab some more, if they have uncut plates still, if not I'll get a rain check from them like I did their last big sale.

I love beef ribs, my wife used to say that she hated them, until I made up some Dino's that turned out really well.
Now she asks for them!!!

 

[Sammie The Bull]

It's the Beast 1000, according to the guy I spoke with at R/T the 1000 and 1200 are very similar.
Yesterday I went to a graduation party for my nephew's son, my nephew has raved about his R/T for yrs. He bought early on when they first started shipping them on west. I'll tell you the smoker he has is 10X better built than what they are selling today. I wish I would've listened to him and bought one while they were still made in the USA, what a tank of a smoker. I'm sure his will out live mine, it's super thick, solid S.S.
I'm not sure which model it is, the hopper is on the back and from what I remember has two sides to the hopper with two feed tubes. Which is kinda cool, because you can load two different types of pellets if you want to (I think).
I'll find out which model it is, which ever model it is, it should've been named the beast, the thing is super stout.

Yeah... all they did was add an extra grate to the 1200, other than that, its the same machine. And now they have the RT 1600, just a 1000 & 1200 with more grates. And they jumped the price bigtime on the 1600.

 

[sandyut]

If I didn't have a bunch in the freezer, I would've as well.
The sale goes on until Father's Day, I'll probably grab some more, if they have uncut plates still, if not I'll get a rain check from them like I did their last big sale.

I love beef ribs, my wife used to say that she hated them, until I made up some Dino's that turned out really well.
Now she asks for them!!!

Hey Dan, My bet is an RT700. they made them for years first with a red lid then black.

 

[chopsaw]

I'm not sure which model it is, the hopper is on the back and from what I remember has two sides to the hopper with two feed tubes.

I'm not a Rec Tec guy , but know they made a " Dual fire " smoker , with two cook chambers and a split hopper with a auger for each cook chamber . Maybe that was what he had .