Rec-Tec Grills ??

[robodad]

Has any one on here used these or heard of them, any thoughts or concerns with them ??

http://www.rectecgrills.com

[whacker1]

Why that over Traeger, Lousiana Grills, Green Mountain, and several others?

I don't know anything wrong with them, just haven't ever heard of them.  They don't look any more affordable over these three mainstream products.

Or am I missing something?

[robodad]

Why that over Traeger, Lousiana Grills, Green Mountain, and several others?

I don't know anything wrong with them, just haven't ever heard of them.  They don't look any more affordable over these three mainstream products.

Or am I missing something?

Nope not missing anything, my mom asked me to look them up and let her know what I thought and I so what better way to get opinions good and bad then from the most opinionated crowd on the net thats all, Thanks for the reply !! 

[Knocker of rocks]

They look nice, but may lack the dealer support of Green Mountain or Traeger

[robodad]

They look nice, but may lack the dealer support of Green Mountain or Traeger

So far what I found is Green Mountain and others have smaller cooking surfaces for the money, also Rec-Tec has a 6 year warranty, where 2 years is about the standard with the other companies.

[WCTaxidermy]

Hi robodad, I have owned a Rec-Tec for the last year and I have to tell you it is the best Pellet BBQ I have ever cooked on.  I had a Traeger 075 Texan that I bbq'd on for years before I bought this one.  The reason why I bought the Rec-Tec is their control panel.  It is a state of the art panel and keeps temp's to within 1 or 2 degrees of the set temperature.  It has a very large cooking service like that of the Tragers, Green Mountains, etc.  They are made of heavy steel and Stainless Steel.  They have a 6 year warranty and best of all their customer service is off the charts!

I am in no way associated with the company except being a happy customer.  I just really like their Grill.  Oh, and also they have an interior grill light for those night cooks.  If you want to see how they cook, just look at some of the pic's I posted under this section.  They were all on my Rec-Tec.  If you have any other questions feel free to ask.   

[whacker1]

good information - learn something new everyday

[Knocker of rocks]

Looks like quite some machine.  Twice the pellet capacity of a Green or a Traeger

[robodad]

Hi robodad, I have owned a Rec-Tec for the last year and I have to tell you it is the best Pellet BBQ I have ever cooked on.  I had a Traeger 075 Texan that I bbq'd on for years before I bought this one.  The reason why I bought the Rec-Tec is their control panel.  It is a state of the art panel and keeps temp's to within 1 or 2 degrees of the set temperature.  It has a very large cooking service like that of the Tragers, Green Mountains, etc.  They are made of heavy steel and Stainless Steel.  They have a 6 year warranty and best of all their customer service is off the charts!

I am in no way associated with the company except being a happy customer.  I just really like their Grill.  Oh, and also they have an interior grill light for those night cooks.  If you want to see how they cook, just look at some of the pic's I posted under this section.  They were all on my Rec-Tec.  If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

Thanks for the testimony, Thats what I'm after...Do you leave your grill outside on the deck in the weather, Just curious how it holds up to that, also what type of maintenance is required ? and do you have any trouble with flair ups when cooking greasy foods like burgers and such.

[WCTaxidermy]

Thanks for the testimony, Thats what I'm after...Do you leave your grill outside on the deck in the weather, Just curious how it holds up to that, also what type of maintenance is required ? and do you have any trouble with flair ups when cooking greasy foods like burgers and such.

I leave mine on my deck year round.  I have a cover for it that I keep on it and it holds up great.  The only maintenan that is required is after every few cooks, vacuum out the fire pot.  I usually do it after every 3 cooks.  I use a shop vac and it takes about 5 minutes to do it.  I have never had a flare up on mine.  I think it would be very hard to do because your cooking grates are above a thick stainless steel drip pan.  The drip pan is above another stainless steel shield that covers the fire pot.  I can't imagine how any grease can get down in the area of the fire pot.  Hope that helps robodad.

[whacker1]

Thanks for the testimony, Thats what I'm after...Do you leave your grill outside on the deck in the weather, Just curious how it holds up to that, also what type of maintenance is required ? and do you have any trouble with flair ups when cooking greasy foods like burgers and such.

I leave mine on my deck year round.  I have a cover for it that I keep on it and it holds up great.  The only maintenan that is required is after every few cooks, vacuum out the fire pot.  I usually do it after every 3 cooks.  I use a shop vac and it takes about 5 minutes to do it.  I have never had a flare up on mine.  I think it would be very hard to do because your cooking grates are above a thick stainless steel drip pan.  The drip pan is above another stainless steel shield that covers the fire pot.  I can't imagine how any grease can get down in the area of the fire pot.  Hope that helps robodad.

Robodad - I would echo the comments above.

We bought a $29 small shop vac for this specific purpose for use on the traeger, we don't vacuum it out quite as often as he does, but the same comment is true. 

We leave the traeger outside in the weather with a cover on it.  We have had the Traeger for 2 1/2 years, and it has held up extremely well.  Granted both of us are on the east side vs being on the west side.  In an ideal world it would be nice to have it under cover, but we don't have that option.

Not sure what the internals of the Rec Tec, but the Traeger has a drip Tray under the grill, and we wrap that in aluminum foil, which seems to keep it in much better condition, and then replace the aluminum foil everytime we vacuum it out.

[robodad]

Granted both of us are on the east side vs being on the west side.

This is a concern to me because I am about as far on the westside as it gets and I'm not too sure what them pellets are going to be like with all the rain and humidity and such, Perhaps your right maybe I need to build a cover for it and try to keep it dry ?

[whacker1]

Granted both of us are on the east side vs being on the west side.

This is a concern to me because I am about as far on the westside as it gets and I'm not too sure what them pellets are going to be like with all the rain and humidity and such, Perhaps your right maybe I need to build a cover for it and try to keep it dry ?

Even when spokane gets lots of rain or a snow melt when the humidity is up, we still don't have any wet pellets. 

I wasn't as concerned with wet pellets as I am with the rust.