After almost 11 years of use my Memphis pellet has transitioned over to be more of a meat destroyer rather than a meat maker so its time for a new one. I've thought about getting new guts for it as the body is still pristine, but I really dislike the pellet hopper size and design (it doesn't feed all pellets so you have to tend it often!!) so I'm going to part out the cart and shelves for other projects.
So that said I'm leaning toward rec-teq and would like to hear the pluses and minuses from owners....
RT-590, I don't do a lot of large cooks and this has the similar grill area as my current grill - Owners, do you wish you had a 700 all the time or only some of the time or not at all?
RT-700 (like the 6 year warr!), Bigger but bigger isn't always better how does it do for just 2 ribs or 1-2 butts. This is typically the cook for me or a bird or two and a single turkey - Owners, does it seem too big for most cooks or do you notice...What would you like to have that it doesn't.
RT-1250, Featured out 700...I would get the shelve and extra rack for the 590 or 700 if I go with either of these but the 1250 has the lid lip....nice feature as my wife likes the grills looking sharp. - Owners, thoughts on a accessorized 700 (front shelf and extra shelf) vs the 1250? is the cast deflector, stronger shelf (side and front), sliding upper shelf, and lid lip work the extra (ie 230 over the accessorized 700)....?
A big plus and minus I'm looking for is that I do live in an area that often has 10-15 mph wind and we have temps under 55 degrees for about 5 months out of the year and I smoke all winter. My question with the 590 is wind is a problem with the exhaust vents directly in the CC vs say the stack on the 700? The other question for both is how do they do at temps near 30 deg? Do they hold temp and what is the general increase in pellet burn (rough %) The Grilla Grill with the double bottom skin has peaked my interest because of the amount of cooler temp smoking I do.
Thanks and would appreciate any constructive feedback!
So that said I'm leaning toward rec-teq and would like to hear the pluses and minuses from owners....
RT-590, I don't do a lot of large cooks and this has the similar grill area as my current grill - Owners, do you wish you had a 700 all the time or only some of the time or not at all?
RT-700 (like the 6 year warr!), Bigger but bigger isn't always better how does it do for just 2 ribs or 1-2 butts. This is typically the cook for me or a bird or two and a single turkey - Owners, does it seem too big for most cooks or do you notice...What would you like to have that it doesn't.
RT-1250, Featured out 700...I would get the shelve and extra rack for the 590 or 700 if I go with either of these but the 1250 has the lid lip....nice feature as my wife likes the grills looking sharp. - Owners, thoughts on a accessorized 700 (front shelf and extra shelf) vs the 1250? is the cast deflector, stronger shelf (side and front), sliding upper shelf, and lid lip work the extra (ie 230 over the accessorized 700)....?
A big plus and minus I'm looking for is that I do live in an area that often has 10-15 mph wind and we have temps under 55 degrees for about 5 months out of the year and I smoke all winter. My question with the 590 is wind is a problem with the exhaust vents directly in the CC vs say the stack on the 700? The other question for both is how do they do at temps near 30 deg? Do they hold temp and what is the general increase in pellet burn (rough %) The Grilla Grill with the double bottom skin has peaked my interest because of the amount of cooler temp smoking I do.
Thanks and would appreciate any constructive feedback!
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