My journey into the pellet world begins

[jaxgatorz]

I sold my TK smoker and got the Recteq 1400 xl. Now the fun begins with assembly..

 

[chopsaw]

I have my Weber SmokeFire running out back . You're gonna love that , but be advised they make you lazy .

They really make great food easy . Congrats !!

 

[jaxgatorz]

I have my Weber SmokeFire running out back . You're gonna love that , but be advised they make you lazy .

They really make great food easy . Congrats !!

Thx chop. After 62yrs, 3 heart attacks and 6 stents, I'm all about lazy now.

 

[Randy1]

Okay this has to be a fake post. Nobody has a garage that is that neat and orderly. :)

Is this your first pellet Grill-Smoker?

 

[jaxgatorz]

Okay this has to be a fake post. Nobody has a garage that is that neat and orderly. :)

Is this your first pellet Grill-Smoker?

LOL.. Yes it is my first.

 

[chopsaw]

I hear ya Mike . I'm so broke down these days , I can't do much anyway . Knock on wood , nothing that serious for me so far .

What's the first cook plan ? After you run it dry of course . I did a startup and shut with mine before I cooked anything . Follow the directions .

 

[sawhorseray]

BOY HOWDY, ONE FINE LOOKING RIG, TOP OF THE LINE! ENJOY, RAY

 

[bmudd14474]

Go big or go home. To be honest thats cheating there. You should have started with a cheapo one to go thru the stuggles most pellet pooper owners experience. NOOOOOOO!!!! you said to heck with it im going with the big boy. LOL.

Great choice on cookers. Their PID is very nice and will get you great results. Ill be waiting for the invite.

Congrats bud.

 

[Up_In_Smoke]

Thx chop. After 62yrs, 3 heart attacks and 6 stents, I'm all about lazy now.

Nice looking rig!!

You'll forgive me if I stop at 1 heart attack and 1 bypass surgery. :)

 

[Central PA Cowboy]

Awesome. Hope you enjoy it. Have a Pit Boss tabletop - I think they call it the tailgater or something now- and it has been great to smoke with. Have heard people say pellet smokers don’t produce enough smoke flavor but I think they do lol.

 

[JLeonard]

Man that is huge! Congrats. Look forward to your cooks on it.

Jim

 

[jaxgatorz]

It took me till just now to get it all together. I'm old and slow.. Was going to do the burn in tonight, but not now. Tomorrow it is.. Here are some pics of the smoker.

 

[normanaj]

Any idea what the 1st cook will be?

 

[chopsaw]

That’s a beast !

 

[JIMSMOKES]

My next pellet will be a recteq. Gotta burn my PB out first

 

[jaxgatorz]

Any idea what the 1st cook will be?

Haven't thought about that yet. But I better start thinking about it.

 

[Randy1]

Some pointers. Follow the directions on keeping the pellet system clean. Pellets do not like moisture.
Do not stock up on any one brand and type of pellets. Try as many as you can find of brands and blends.
Shiny looking, dark in color pellets are a good sign. Stay away from smoke tubes.

First smoke, I suggest a chuck roast.
https://certifiedangusbeef.com/en/recipes/Smoked-Chuck-Roast

 

[Winterrider]

What a beauty. Looks like a massive pellet hopper

 

[Up_In_Smoke]

snip... Stay away from smoke tubes.

What do you have against smoke tubes??

 

[gmc2003]

Nice looking rig Mike. Like others mentioned above. That thing is HUGE.

Enjoy it, and I'm looking forward to seeing it in action.

Thx chop. After 62yrs, 3 heart attacks and 6 stents, I'm all about lazy now.

Haven't thought about that yet. But I better start thinking about it.

So I'm guessing a big old fattie is out of the question.

Chris