The New Rec Tec RT-700 Bull Has Arrived

[bdskelly]

Wow. Nice smoker Brian!!! Now lets see how she performs.
Gary

Howdy Gary. The first seasoning smoke the old girl was rock steady. B

 

[bdskelly]

That is awesome Brian, bet you didn't get much sleep last night!
Sounds like your headed into a fun weekend!
Al

LOL you know my well Al. I’m thinking this girl has a hot date with some ribs or a Pork Butt this weekend! B

 

[bdskelly]

She sure is purrrty Brian. I see many a mouthwatering cooks on that baby.

Chris

Thanks Chris. B

 

[ccowan24]

hey guys, how long was the wait to have your rec Tec delivered after you ordered.

 

[redheelerdog]

Looking forward to some serious Qview coming out of that baby Brian!

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Congrats on the new pit B, can't wait to see the Q ya kick out of it!

 

[bdskelly]

Looking forward to some serious Qview coming out of that baby Brian!

Thanks John. It’s got a hot date with a pork butt tonight.

 

[bdskelly]

Congrats on the new pit B, can't wait to see the Q ya kick out of it!

Thanks Justin! B

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Look forward to pics of the maiden voyage with that pork butt my friend!

 

[foamheart]

You do know that you can cook on a pit more than once, right? That old black stuff from cooking on it will not hurt the taste if you use it again. You are going to have to ask Admin for a special space allotment for listing equip. You are going to have pour more concrete in the back yard for all your equipment to sit on.

Nice new toy my friend.

 

[bdskelly]

You do know that you can cook on a pit more than once, right? That old black stuff from cooking on it will not hurt the taste if you use it again. You are going to have to ask Admin for a special space allotment for listing equip. You are going to have pour more concrete in the back yard for all your equipment to sit on.

Nice new toy my friend.

I know.. I know Kev.... I have issues. Wondering if there is a Betty Ford Clinic for smoking equipment?
I’d request tough love intervention from the SMF members but let’s face it... they’d all just start cooking on my stuff and drink all of my beer. I need help. B

 

[xray]

Congrats on the new smoker B! Looks like it was packed and shipped well.

My stuff tends to look like it was kicked out the back of a moving truck.

 

[b-one]

Another toy,I’m not sure how you get away with this stuff. Hope it lives up to your expectations!

 

[BKING!]

That’s a beautiful smoker! If I ever get another pellet smoker I’ll definitely look into the rec tec more

 

[worktogthr]

Man, that is an awesome pellet smoker. Sure you will have a great time with it. Have a Shirley fab stick burner coming this summer and I can't wait...Should be downsizing as far a cookers go, but this makes me want to check out craigslist for a new toy! haha Good luck with it!

 

[Whistle]

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Is it just me or does that stand make the grill very low? By the looks of it I'd have to be on my knees just to use this thing.

 

[bdskelly]

Is it just me or does that stand make the grill very low? By the looks of it I'd have to be on my knees just to use this thing.

I took the photo at a lower angle. The grate hight with the cart is 33” off the ground if that is helpful. B

 

[mike243]

Congrats I really wanted 1 of those but my wife would have turned into my widow had 1 shown up at my house

 

[CountyCop911]

Question on your RT-700. Does the fan cycle on and off constantly about every 4 or 5 seconds? The first two times I turned it on, the burn-in at 400 for about 2 hours, the Fan stayed on 100% of the time. The second when set at 250 for the first two hours was on all the time and ever since then it cycles constantly. It is hard to stand around the smoker, drives me half-nuts listening to it. I have extreme temperature fluctuations and actually ruined two large cookouts and $400.00 worth of meat. Been on the phone with them 4 or 5 times and they offered no remediation. Went thru diagnostics with them on the phone and they ended up saying everything is fine. Was trying to do a Whole small Turkey today and set it to low which should have been 180-Degrees, same behavior. First image was earlier this week and the second was today. I told them I wanted to get it fixed or returned. They sent me shipping instruction.

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[bdskelly]

Question on your RT-700. Does the fan cycle on and off constantly about every 4 or 5 seconds? The first two times I turned it on, the burn-in at 400 for about 2 hours, the Fan stayed on 100% of the time. The second when set at 250 for the first two hours was on all the time and ever since then it cycles constantly. It is hard to stand around the smoker, drives me half-nuts listening to it. I have extreme temperature fluctuations and actually ruined two large cookouts and $400.00 worth of meat. Been on the phone with them 4 or 5 times and they offered no remediation. Went thru diagnostics with them on the phone and they ended up saying everything is fine. Was trying to do a Whole small Turkey today and set it to low which should have been 180-Degrees, same behavior. First image was earlier this week and the second was today. I told them I wanted to get it fixed or returned. They sent me shipping instruction.


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Something is wrong. Mine does not cycle on and off as you describe. And temps hold rock steady. I’ve also verified temps using an auxiliary tappecue thermometer.
I’d say your board under the left shelf is bad. Rather than send the entire unit (what a pain) back why not get them to just send a controller ?