Rec Tec or BGE?

[Smokin' in AZ]

Congrats!

Thanks Sandyut! Appreciate it.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Well Christmas arrived a bit early....got the grill and it is burning in as we speak.

Congrats!

 

[Smokin' in AZ]

Thank You Secondhandsmoker, Much Appreciated!

 

[sawhorseray]

Congratulations John, the long wait is over! Should be a wonderful day for smoking here in our area, enjoy every moment. RAY

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Thank You Secondhandsmoker, Much Appreciated!

What are you going to cook for the maiden voyage?

 

[Smokin' in AZ]

Congratulations John, the long wait is over! Should be a wonderful day for smoking here in our area, enjoy every moment. RAY

Thanks Ray!

And you are right it's looking like a great day to smoke.

John

 

[Smokin' in AZ]

What are you going to cook for the maiden voyage?

I have plans to do 2 spatchcock chickens...one with Jeff's regular rub and the other with his Texas rub just to do a comparison.

I will document it in a new thread, so stay tuned.

John

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

I have plans to do 2 spatchcock chickens...one with with Jeff's regular rub and the other with his Texas rub just to do a comparison.

I will document it in a new thread, so stay tuned.

John

I'll be watching.

 

[Carvendive]

First I need to put a Lavalock gasket on the lid as it leaks pretty bad.
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You got me thinking about doing the same so I emailed RecTec and just got a reply back...

"So the grill is meant to breathe, adding things like seals to the lid can create a lot of pressure in the barrel and you could see smoking from your hopper and in the worst case, a burn back. Some people have done it and the benefits in my opinion really don’t warrant the risk. "

Be carefully of that burnback if you do add the seal. I'd make sure it's away from the house.

 

[Carvendive]

PS, asked about winter cover for Stampede and they've talked about it but still nothing in the works.

 

[Smokin' in AZ]

You got me thinking about doing the same so I emailed RecTec and just got a reply back...

"So the grill is meant to breathe, adding things like seals to the lid can create a lot of pressure in the barrel and you could see smoking from your hopper and in the worst case, a burn back. Some people have done it and the benefits in my opinion really don’t warrant the risk. "

Be carefully of that burnback if you do add the seal. I'd make sure it's away from the house.

Interesting, I know someone who just bought an RT700 and added a seal to his when he first got it and has done quite a few cooks with it. It still has plenty of air circulation through the two vents at the top and the outlet for the grease to the pail, so I am not overly concerned. I did just order the seal so I don't have to install it just yet (it cost less than $20) as it will not be here until next week, and I am doing a cook today and sunday, so will see.

Thanks for the heads up though.

John

 

[sandyut]

there was another thread about sealing the lid. Rec Tec is consistent in not recommending this be done and the performance should be just fine unsealed.

RE: cold cover - I use one on my RT700. works great!