Thinking of adding a Rec Tec pellet grill to my grill collection. Have a gas weber, a green egg, smaller weber charcoal grill

Seems like a decent pellet grill for the money

Whats the allure of a pellet grill?

Both of my daughters and their husbands love their Traegers and the smokey flavor they impart.

Me? I had a big Brinkman gas grill on the front deck for about six years and fired it up three times total. I finally figured out I had no use for a grill of any kind. Momma and I are perfectly happy with food cooked on a perfectly good kitchen range.

RecTecs are about the best bang for your buck if good build quality and company warranty/support are important to you.

A $400 box store pellet grill will make the same quality food but they will be finicky and will wear out 4x as fast.

Get a RecTec, you won't regret it.

Wood fired electric oven So easy the old lady isn’t afraid to use it.

I checked the price on a Traeger and just about fell out of my shoes.

What is a pellet grill?

Whats a good tabletop grill that would be easy to knock down and stow away for RV use?
Gotta be 4 Ribeye capable, no bigger, no smaller...Gas preferred. pellet would be OK too.

Made in China.

My buddy just bought a Yoder Smoker pellet grill

I have a treager and can honestly say it's not even in the same ballpark as the yoder

I run a Weber kettle. There is lots to be gained by trying different fuels. My basic setup is cubes in the summer, lump in the winter. Adding
a couple if chunks of hardwood to the coal trays helps quit a bit.

Note: 1) Don't use your chop saw to make BBQ hardwood chunks
2) Don't ask me how I know item (1)

I almost bought a Rec Tec but just couldn't get past the made in China thing.
Bought a Yoder YS 640. It's made in America and built like a tank. It's more money than a Rec Tec but should last a lifetime ( or two).
The Yoder does an awsome job and is money well spent.
Go Yoder, you'll be glad you did.

Never used pellets......but I have an endless supply of dead fruit wood

Along with my custom built smoker

https://www.pelletsmokergrill.com/are-wood-pellet-smokers-dangerous/

The number one benefit of pellet grills is you can take few pellets and drop them in the toilet at a party. They will expand to size of the worlds best fiber shat.

Used gas, rebuilt it once. Tossed it the next time it needed fixing. Now it's a Weber kettle, my second. I try to use the natural charcoal lit in a chimney, but also use a bunch of mulberry and black cherry from my yard, more than charcoal actually. Easier than it sounds. Great taste.

Not sure what the draw is for the pellets, except maybe they can be temp-controlled without futzing around. I have time to futz.

yep I know

Jeff, this is a small Webber charcoal grill.

The Q Weber gas.

Buddy has one, loves it.

I love my pit boss vertical pellet smoker as well. Folks are coming in today, got a brisket going as we speak.

Thought about getting a Rec Tec, bought a Grilla instead. Very happy with my purchase.

I have three REC TEC's and really like them.

I have a Bull, the Stampede and the Trail Blazer.

They are great grill and work well.

If I had to do it over, I'd get the Bull for all of them.

A 6 year warranty is pretty nice too.

Their customer service is rumored to be fantastic, I have needed it yet which is a good sign.

In my opinion Traegers done hold a candle to REC TEC's. I've had both and there is no comparison.

thanks

Not a pellet smoker but Pit Barrel Cooker.

Someone mentioned it down in the cooking forum a while ago. Finally got around to getting one this weekend and had a maiden cook. So far, I like it.

$400 our the door with the extras.

It is set it and forget it cooking / smoking.

Vet owned and they were once US made, last year or so they outsourced to China.

Anyway, there is like an 800 page long thread on them over at BBQ Brethren.