I'll be receiving my 700 in the next week or so, and i tell ya what- that biscuit test is freakin brilliant! simple and cheap way to find those hotspots.
I read that the meat probes are bimetalic probes. These types of probes don't do well for ambient air readings. They are too sensitive and with convection sensing it's not constant enough to be accurate. The rtd reaction time is a slower reaction sensor for the purpose of sensing air temps. Bimetalic probes being used in a solid, conduction sensing are more accurate. The solid acts as a buffer for micro temperature swells. To get a temp to the sensor on a bimetalic probe it gets absorbed through the platinum then there's a temperature reaction of 2 dissimilar metals that bend different. That twist usually rotates a device that sends a signal to the board. As heat expels off of the metal probe it is also lowering the probes temp because it's to fast with convection heat transfer. If that's confusing. Think of opening your oven door when it's set at 400°. You will feel that heat hit your face but it won't burn you. Now microwave a bowl of water to boiling which would be 212° and imagine that dumping on your face. It would burn like hell. That's the difference between convection heat and conduction heat transfer. In all, the reason your device was correct was because it was made for ambient temps and the reason the meat one was off was because it's designed for meat. The ice test is best for the probe A and B. You can also do boiling water test but that can change depending on your altitude. You can google your city's altitude then put it in a altitude boiling water calculator and see what water boils at in the altitude you're cooking in.
agree. the slopes and the repeatability, as well as the scan time of readings have a large part of sensing. other wise too sensitive the temp starts to cycle. I'd say the PID is assuming an error rate and adjusting for it (its a square root function)
I saw your video title and said "biscuit test? what is that?" I must say, that is genius. My RT-700 is supposed to be delivered today, after my burn in. I'll definitely give this a try.
Thanks for the video - I'm actually looking at this grill for purchase. One suggestion on your biscuit test, It took you 1 min 22 sec to place all biscuits on the grill and then the biscuits you took off first were the ones that went on last. So there was at least 1:45 to 2 minutes difference between time on the grill. Might not have changed much, but that is a really good test to run. Would just suggest you create a more equal time on the grill. Once again - thanks for the review.
Good call out of the timing. I’m not sure the time would make that big of a difference since the lid was open? I may take your suggestion up and do another test. I’d have to put on a rack to out them all on at the same time. Thank you for watching.
Very informative review Mike. I just did a review on my 680 a couple days ago but never thought to add this part. Rest assured I’ll be checking my probes and cookin me some biscuits this weekend lol. Thanks for sharing and nicely done.
The pit probe appears to be on the far left of the cook chamber in a vertical mount. Your test probe is in the middle of the grill which is pretty close to right over the burn pot, that could easily give different readings from the “actual “ temp and probe A.
Zues Shamarn thank you for checking out! I’ve always tasted my cooker or smokers prior to throwing meat on. Everyone gets excited and ready cook......need to know how your temps are registering and look for hot spots. Thank you again for checking out. Like and subscribe for future food videos.
It would be interesting to swap the probes into the other's port...i.e., take the RT probe and plug it into the maveric and vise/versa. This would help isolate if the probe disparity was specific to the probe or the controller. Not sure if the RT probe was calibrated before as well as that could be the cause for the swing in reading.
I'm gonna put my rt 700 together tomorrow. This is a pretty informative test you did here. Looks good on your maverick compared to the internal temp. I hope we can adjust probes A & B. I can't remember if you can or not. At any rate your maverick and the internal are really close, so that's a good thing. Thanks for the review and the biscuits too. Marc T.
@@anthonycarter3942 Need to use the ice water method. Using metal container full of ice and water stick both probs until temp sets. If one is below or above 32 degrees you need to adjust using control panel. Rec Tec has a good video on you tube showing how to do it.
Just because your thermometer is dead-on at what you would reasonably believe is freezing, doesn't mean it'll be dead on everywhere else. Try it in boiling water as well. At sea level, water boils at 212. It will not go any higher unless you pressurize or change altitude (changes pressure).
From a HVAC/R tech, when you calibrate with ice water you should set you temps around 33-35 degrees. The more ice and less water the closer to 33 degrees you’ll be. You’ll never attain a true 32 degrees with ice water no matter what serv-safe tried to tell you. I use crushed ice packed in a glass with just enough water to saturate the ice and I calibrate to 33 degrees. For what its worth.
Nice video, just watched it! Good to know about probe differences with Rectec and how they're meant to measure temp. Just ordered my 700 yesterday and I'm like a kid on Christmas! If you don't put foil on the grease pan when you're cooking, does the pan at least clean easy?
Im 3 years after the fact and thinking of getting the new 1100 that replaces this grill - but was wondering what is the purpose of the competition cart - other than looking good I don’t see it providing shelves etc?
It rolls a lot better on asphalt and pavement. Adds a couple more inches in height. Main reason is I think it looks better. I believe when I bought it ….it was half off.
Great video. Want to get a pellet smoker myself. I have a kamado Joe big Joe 2 and a barrelhouse cooker. Just bought a OJ Broncos Pro and a Hunsaker Vortex. For pellet smoker can't decide between RecTec RT700 or the new Campchef Woodwind 36 WiFi
How are you liking this pellet grill so far? I am thinking of getting me a Pellet smoker too. This one is on my radar. Nice video man. I wonder if there would have been a difference if you put that prob in port B vs port A. Just curious. Also, I wonder if a different prob plugged into the rec tech would read different. I heard you say NC. What part? I am in SC myself.
We are just outside Winston Salem NC in the piedmont triad. I REALLY like my REC TEC RT700. It will not replace my vertical stick burner, but makes it a lot easier for sure and puts out great meat. I need to do a part two to this video....it has done very well on views! Thank you for checking out.
@@luvysfatlife So Cool. I have worked in Winston Salem, years ago at the Baptist Hospital there. I live in SC just on the other side of Monroe, NC. Maybe about 2 hours south of you. I will check out part two.
You said right out of the box. Did you calibrate the Rec Tec probe? If you didn’t then this test means nothing. Additionally what others have mentioned about it not reading ambient temperature is spot on.
Brian D you’ve missed the reason for the video. I mention throughout this was a comparison “straight out of the box” so others would NOT throw meat on and start cooking immediately. I also show the biscuit test which shows the right side is a tad hotter. There is another video coming out about ambient and the differences. Thank you for watching.
Great video, My 700 is on the truck for delivery right now, so after assembly I will be following suite. I was wondering what I was going to cook first, the answer is now... BISCUITS
scotch2cubes awesome. I’ve owned many cookers over the years and it tells you a lot about your smoker. I’d put it in the same spot you plan on smoking/grilling most of the time for accurate analysis. Thank you for checking out. Like and subscribe for more food (smoking) and travel videos.
The maverick will be more accurate since the Rectec probe you are using isn't meant for ambient air readings, it needs to touch what it is measuring :)
Marc Hering thank you for the info. In the ice water it was reading 37 while the other two were reading 32. Not 20 degrees off, but still a difference. I’ll be putting out another video inside different items comparing temps. The entire reason for this video was for new users to NOT use the probes straight out of the box. Everyone needs to know their grill and equipment first before putting a bunch of meat on it. I’ve seen too many people get excited and start cooking without knowing their smoker/grill. Just trying to help newbies out. Thank you for watching.
@@luvysfatlife We never have canned biscuits in our house. Pam makes them from scratch. She used to work at a place years ago where she had to make about 1000 of them a day. When she left the place, the workers griped about the new cook and how her biscuits were awful.
We will definitely calibrate probes. This was a test out of box with no calibration, mainly for those eager to kick and needing to know “hot” spots. I’ve owned several very large stick burners and the draft does create warmer temps. On the Rec Tec 700, you also have the drain plug on the same side and a lot of air flows through that opening as well. Thank you for the comments
i've found about the same. i use three oven thermometers so i know what my grate temps is on left, center, and right and found the right side is always 5-10 degrees higher than left. also found the rec tec probe to read high. last week i was doing a whole chicken spatchcock and the probe read 155 and my instant read probe said 138.
jonnyc71 thank you for watching and commenting. Wanted to put this video out so others would realize that you cannot always go by thermometers off units. Always better to calibrate or use what is accurate for each person individually.
Nice review bud, great job. It is true that all grills n smokers especially barrel type will have at least a little difference in heat along with cool spots but I agree that overall the RT 700 is a dang good cooker. I do notice mine cooks a little hotter too towards the exhaust side too as well as at the edges, totally normal since that's where the most heat comes from. Perhaps if your Mavericks were placed next to the built in probe they would have lined up more even, just a thought. Enjoy
Hello Arnie, thank you for reviewing. I've followed you for awhile now....love the burger video you put out recently. I agree, usually the heat source side or exhaust side will run a tad hotter...my Shirley Fabrication Reverse Flow Smoker did and also my vertical. I was trying to test the probes on the Rec Tec for accuracy prior to calibrating them. Keep your videos coming. Feel honored you watched our video and commented. I'm impressed with the REC TEC 700 and have more videos coming with cooks on them. I am definitely an ARNIE fan and subscribed to your channel! Smoke on brother!
I put a rec tech controller on my lg champion. Worked great for about a month. It crapped out and the company won’t back it because it’s not on their grill. Set at 180 and it goes over 400. My controller is junk and shopping for a better one.
The original one had huge swings. Lg said it was normal. I told them it’s supposed to be like an oven, close to the set point so I bought a rec tek. Controllers are usually around 2 or so hundred dollars. The controller worked great for a while. Now it’s shot. Might have been a thunderstorm or something the ruined it.
If you’re maverick is reading LLL that means it is reading lower than 14 deg f. That would make sense considering there was about a 24-25 deg difference between the maverick and probe a. Probe A read 37. 37-24=13 which would be 1 degree below the lowest temp the maverick will read of 14deg. Check your Maverick’s user manual and you will see that I’m correct.
MrBoomatt my owner manual for the ET-732 states an LLL (under caution section #8) will show for displayed temp below 32 degrees and HHH for above 572 degrees. You can look this up on their website or visit the below. Https://maverickthermometers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ET-732-thermometer-manual.pdf
@@luvysfatlife how's pellet consumption? I saw a video and they used a Grilla Grill. It hardly used anything for pellets on a long cook compared to the Weber SmokeFire.
@@luvysfatlife good. The Savannah Stoker is spot on for low n slow. It doesn't get as hot as our old GMG. Recovery seems to take longer after opening the lid.
Old People with two openings on that side of the grill/smoker I’m not surprised. I’ve been impressed with the Rec Tec. I’m smoker meat for over 30 years with many types of smokers. This is the easiest to use that I’ve ever tried. Maybe not quiet the taste as a stick burner, but most wouldn’t know the difference. Very fine smoker. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Wow I’ve never Heard of a Rec Tec Before!Looks very cool! Great Video @Luvy’s FAT Life .This is Also a message also regarding the invitation I sent you earlier this month and was wondering if you want to participate as the conformation for participation deadline is on May 20th,2020. No rush and It’s perfectly fine if you can’t or wouldn’t like to participate and if you haven’t seen my other message I will be more than happy to re-send it.Thanks!Stay Safe! Sincerely, Nick Jay
Luvy's FAT Life I had sent it on the video previous to this because I couldn’t find a more relevant way of contact would you like me to re send it here or on a different platform?
Your probe test isn't quite an accurate test. The Rec Tec probe is reading on the left outside edge of the cook box which will have the first reading of a heat increase because it's not blocked by the drip pan. Your External temp device is reading above the center of the grill with the drip pan deflecting the heat. To be an accurate test you need to locate the temp probes in the same exact spot. The Rec Tec Meat probes need to be calibrated before using. Rec Tec has provided youtube video on how to calibrate them on the RT-700 If you put the biscuits outside of the edge of the drip pan on the grates at the back and front they will cook hotter.
Wayne Springer I appreciate your comments on this video. I mentioned several times the “set” probe was “6-8” higher and would be different than the middle. The two middle probes (Rec Tec) and Maverick are within an inch of each other dead center. Those two should be very close in Temp and were not. I mentioned in the video this was a straight out of box test.....so others would not check temp first and just start cooking. I thought personally the biggest test was pretty accurate and the side with the draft would be hotter. Thank you for the feedback.
actually as you mentioned RecTec did have the video and it showed them calibrating it the same way @luvy's FAT Life did. They set the temp to 250 for one hour with a trusted probe in the middle above the grates.
the meat probes that come with the grills are absolutely way off! see the link below for replacement probes that are spot-on! I have the RT-700 & BFG 2500 and replaced the probes on each and again they are now spot on well worth the investment! Rec Tec Temperature Probe www.amazon.com/dp/B07QY9Q8B9/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_BD86EbCJ9BQTA
Brad Helfrich to be honest I don’t use them. I use my own that I’ve cooked with for many years. I do plan on creating another video calibration them and then comparing once again after calibration. Thank you for watching. I wanted to create this video for new users so they didn’t waste money and check accuracy first.
Thank you for the comment. I plan on calibrating them. This was a straight out of the box test to show others you may need to calibrate and what they may show. Odd how the internal probe doesn’t require calibrating but the meat probes do. Maybe the internal probe requires as well? I haven’t used mine long enough to see if that becomes an issue. Thank you again for the comments.
Hello Larry, definitely doing briskets. Those are one of my favorite meats to smoke. I just smoked a couple prior to purchasing the Rec Tec......still have some vacuum sealed in the freezer. I have a feeling the Bull is going to kill it with brisket and burnt ends.
I'll be receiving my 700 in the next week or so, and i tell ya what- that biscuit test is freakin brilliant! simple and cheap way to find those hotspots.
Can use bread 🍞 also.
I read that the meat probes are bimetalic probes. These types of probes don't do well for ambient air readings. They are too sensitive and with convection sensing it's not constant enough to be accurate. The rtd reaction time is a slower reaction sensor for the purpose of sensing air temps. Bimetalic probes being used in a solid, conduction sensing are more accurate. The solid acts as a buffer for micro temperature swells. To get a temp to the sensor on a bimetalic probe it gets absorbed through the platinum then there's a temperature reaction of 2 dissimilar metals that bend different. That twist usually rotates a device that sends a signal to the board. As heat expels off of the metal probe it is also lowering the probes temp because it's to fast with convection heat transfer. If that's confusing. Think of opening your oven door when it's set at 400°. You will feel that heat hit your face but it won't burn you. Now microwave a bowl of water to boiling which would be 212° and imagine that dumping on your face. It would burn like hell. That's the difference between convection heat and conduction heat transfer.
In all, the reason your device was correct was because it was made for ambient temps and the reason the meat one was off was because it's designed for meat.
The ice test is best for the probe A and B. You can also do boiling water test but that can change depending on your altitude. You can google your city's altitude then put it in a altitude boiling water calculator and see what water boils at in the altitude you're cooking in.
Whew! That was mind boggling, but I read it twice. Think I'll just take your word for it and say "I agree".
@KeleentProductions, can you copy/paste what you just said and send it to me at oronaconstruction@gmail.com ? I can't copy your post. Thanks.
agree. the slopes and the repeatability, as well as the scan time of readings have a large part of sensing. other wise too sensitive the temp starts to cycle. I'd say the PID is assuming an error rate and adjusting for it (its a square root function)
@@dhmage976 bingo
I saw your video title and said "biscuit test? what is that?" I must say, that is genius. My RT-700 is supposed to be delivered today, after my burn in. I'll definitely give this a try.
I’ve always used this method with new smokers or grills. Very simple old school test 😉😂
So unless your cooking in competition, for the back yard cook this thing is awesome!
Thanks for the video - I'm actually looking at this grill for purchase. One suggestion on your biscuit test, It took you 1 min 22 sec to place all biscuits on the grill and then the biscuits you took off first were the ones that went on last. So there was at least 1:45 to 2 minutes difference between time on the grill. Might not have changed much, but that is a really good test to run. Would just suggest you create a more equal time on the grill. Once again - thanks for the review.
Good call out of the timing. I’m not sure the time would make that big of a difference since the lid was open? I may take your suggestion up and do another test. I’d have to put on a rack to out them all on at the same time.
Thank you for watching.
Thank you for the informative video. I have owned a RT680 for a few years and I have enjoyed it a lot. Very reliable.
Love the recteq. I’d buy another one tomorrow.
Very informative review Mike. I just did a review on my 680 a couple days ago but never thought to add this part. Rest assured I’ll be checking my probes and cookin me some biscuits this weekend lol. Thanks for sharing and nicely done.
Enjoy your channel. . . .we love eating and cruising too :) I'm getting ready to order my Recteq. .. thanks for the tips
Thank you for checking out. It was well worth the money. No regrets to date!
The pit probe appears to be on the far left of the cook chamber in a vertical mount. Your test probe is in the middle of the grill which is pretty close to right over the burn pot, that could easily give different readings from the “actual “ temp and probe A.
This makes a lot of sense to me. Good observations. 🙂
Great investment in time , before putting expensive meat to cook. Well Done!
Zues Shamarn thank you for checking out! I’ve always tasted my cooker or smokers prior to throwing meat on. Everyone gets excited and ready cook......need to know how your temps are registering and look for hot spots. Thank you again for checking out. Like and subscribe for future food videos.
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It would be interesting to swap the probes into the other's port...i.e., take the RT probe and plug it into the maveric and vise/versa. This would help isolate if the probe disparity was specific to the probe or the controller. Not sure if the RT probe was calibrated before as well as that could be the cause for the swing in reading.
rec tec probes are not ambient air probes.
I'm gonna put my rt 700 together tomorrow. This is a pretty informative test you did here. Looks good on your maverick compared to the internal temp. I hope we can adjust probes A & B. I can't remember if you can or not. At any rate your maverick and the internal are really close, so that's a good thing. Thanks for the review and the biscuits too. Marc T.
No problem. Love the RT700. We started a new channel for cooking and smoking. It’s called “carolina blue smoke bbq and outdoor cooking”.
I have the 700 as well. Pretty spot on as far as locking on temp. I did have to calibrate bot temp probs, both were about 2-3 degrees off .
Bolt Head how do you calibrate the probes?
@@anthonycarter3942 Need to use the ice water method. Using metal container full of ice and water stick both probs until temp sets. If one is below or above 32 degrees you need to adjust using control panel. Rec Tec has a good video on you tube showing how to do it.
Never heard of a biscuit test going to have to try this.
Just because your thermometer is dead-on at what you would reasonably believe is freezing, doesn't mean it'll be dead on everywhere else.
Try it in boiling water as well. At sea level, water boils at 212. It will not go any higher unless you pressurize or change altitude (changes pressure).
From a HVAC/R tech, when you calibrate with ice water you should set you temps around 33-35 degrees. The more ice and less water the closer to 33 degrees you’ll be. You’ll never attain a true 32 degrees with ice water no matter what serv-safe tried to tell you. I use crushed ice packed in a glass with just enough water to saturate the ice and I calibrate to 33 degrees. For what its worth.
Thank you for the tip.
Just did a burn in on my dual fire!
Nice video, just watched it! Good to know about probe differences with Rectec and how they're meant to measure temp. Just ordered my 700 yesterday and I'm like a kid on Christmas!
If you don't put foil on the grease pan when you're cooking, does the pan at least clean easy?
Im 3 years after the fact and thinking of getting the new 1100 that replaces this grill - but was wondering what is the purpose of the competition cart - other than looking good I don’t see it providing shelves etc?
It rolls a lot better on asphalt and pavement. Adds a couple more inches in height. Main reason is I think it looks better. I believe when I bought it ….it was half off.
Great video. Want to get a pellet smoker myself. I have a kamado Joe big Joe 2 and a barrelhouse cooker. Just bought a OJ Broncos Pro and a Hunsaker Vortex. For pellet smoker can't decide between RecTec RT700 or the new Campchef Woodwind 36 WiFi
Thank you for checking the video out. I've been really impressed with the REC TEC 700 so far. Extreme smoke function helps add that smoke to the meat.
How are you liking this pellet grill so far? I am thinking of getting me a Pellet smoker too. This one is on my radar.
Nice video man. I wonder if there would have been a difference if you put that prob in port B vs port A. Just curious. Also, I wonder if a different prob plugged into the rec tech would read different.
I heard you say NC. What part? I am in SC myself.
We are just outside Winston Salem NC in the piedmont triad. I REALLY like my REC TEC RT700. It will not replace my vertical stick burner, but makes it a lot easier for sure and puts out great meat. I need to do a part two to this video....it has done very well on views! Thank you for checking out.
@@luvysfatlife So Cool. I have worked in Winston Salem, years ago at the Baptist Hospital there. I live in SC just on the other side of Monroe, NC. Maybe about 2 hours south of you.
I will check out part two.
Thanks for the review. Next time flip the biscuits in its place to see the bottom of it
You said right out of the box. Did you calibrate the Rec Tec probe? If you didn’t then this test means nothing. Additionally what others have mentioned about it not reading ambient temperature is spot on.
Brian D you’ve missed the reason for the video. I mention throughout this was a comparison “straight out of the box” so others would NOT throw meat on and start cooking immediately. I also show the biscuit test which shows the right side is a tad hotter. There is another video coming out about ambient and the differences. Thank you for watching.
Great video, My 700 is on the truck for delivery right now, so after assembly I will be following suite. I was wondering what I was going to cook first, the answer is now... BISCUITS
scotch2cubes awesome. I’ve owned many cookers over the years and it tells you a lot about your smoker. I’d put it in the same spot you plan on smoking/grilling most of the time for accurate analysis. Thank you for checking out. Like and subscribe for more food (smoking) and travel videos.
I love the intro. Very good test. How is it since calibrating the probes?
Great thermo profile Mike!
Great video very informative and also important to know your grill inside and out when cooking meat 👍😊
Thank you for checking out! I agree.....grills/smokers are a big investment.....know it inside and out. Thank you again.
The maverick will be more accurate since the Rectec probe you are using isn't meant for ambient air readings, it needs to touch what it is measuring :)
Marc Hering thank you for the info. In the ice water it was reading 37 while the other two were reading 32. Not 20 degrees off, but still a difference. I’ll be putting out another video inside different items comparing temps. The entire reason for this video was for new users to NOT use the probes straight out of the box. Everyone needs to know their grill and equipment first before putting a bunch of meat on it. I’ve seen too many people get excited and start cooking without knowing their smoker/grill. Just trying to help newbies out. Thank you for watching.
@@luvysfatlife Thanks :) I just ordered a rectec that should arrive next week. However I will still use my fireboard for my cooks since I know it :)
Great video Mike. Wife wanted to know where the gravy was for the biscuits?LOL
Haha. I’m not a fan of can biscuits 😉😂. Just used for video 😂😂
@@luvysfatlife We never have canned biscuits in our house. Pam makes them from scratch. She used to work at a place years ago where she had to make about 1000 of them a day. When she left the place, the workers griped about the new cook and how her biscuits were awful.
@@pierrunnertravel2426, no kidding. My wife just starte DC making homemade biscuits and there's no turning back. Pretty good for a Damn Yankee!
on the RT700 it has a Right side smoke stack which due to air flow out should be slightly hotter. Calibrate the probes, A & B. try again.
We will definitely calibrate probes. This was a test out of box with no calibration, mainly for those eager to kick and needing to know “hot” spots.
I’ve owned several very large stick burners and the draft does create warmer temps. On the Rec Tec 700, you also have the drain plug on the same side and a lot of air flows through that opening as well.
Thank you for the comments
*cook....not kick😉😂
i've found about the same. i use three oven thermometers so i know what my grate temps is on left, center, and right and found the right side is always 5-10 degrees higher than left. also found the rec tec probe to read high. last week i was doing a whole chicken spatchcock and the probe read 155 and my instant read probe said 138.
jonnyc71 thank you for watching and commenting. Wanted to put this video out so others would realize that you cannot always go by thermometers off units. Always better to calibrate or use what is accurate for each person individually.
Did you know you can calibrate your probes on the rec tec
Just the opposite for me. My Rec Tec probe reads a bit low
kief4diamonds how?
Nice review bud, great job. It is true that all grills n smokers especially barrel type will have at least a little difference in heat along with cool spots but I agree that overall the RT 700 is a dang good cooker. I do notice mine cooks a little hotter too towards the exhaust side too as well as at the edges, totally normal since that's where the most heat comes from. Perhaps if your Mavericks were placed next to the built in probe they would have lined up more even, just a thought. Enjoy
Hello Arnie, thank you for reviewing. I've followed you for awhile now....love the burger video you put out recently. I agree, usually the heat source side or exhaust side will run a tad hotter...my Shirley Fabrication Reverse Flow Smoker did and also my vertical. I was trying to test the probes on the Rec Tec for accuracy prior to calibrating them. Keep your videos coming. Feel honored you watched our video and commented. I'm impressed with the REC TEC 700 and have more videos coming with cooks on them. I am definitely an ARNIE fan and subscribed to your channel! Smoke on brother!
@@luvysfatlife thank you so much
I put a rec tech controller on my lg champion. Worked great for about a month. It crapped out and the company won’t back it because it’s not on their grill. Set at 180 and it goes over 400. My controller is junk and shopping for a better one.
Jeff R sorry to hear that. That stinks pretty bad. How much is a controller by itself?
The original one had huge swings. Lg said it was normal. I told them it’s supposed to be like an oven, close to the set point so I bought a rec tek. Controllers are usually around 2 or so hundred dollars. The controller worked great for a while. Now it’s shot. Might have been a thunderstorm or something the ruined it.
If you’re maverick is reading LLL that means it is reading lower than 14 deg f. That would make sense considering there was about a 24-25 deg difference between the maverick and probe a. Probe A read 37. 37-24=13 which would be 1 degree below the lowest temp the maverick will read of 14deg. Check your Maverick’s user manual and you will see that I’m correct.
MrBoomatt my owner manual for the ET-732 states an LLL (under caution section #8) will show for displayed temp below 32 degrees and HHH for above 572 degrees. You can look this up on their website or visit the below. Https://maverickthermometers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ET-732-thermometer-manual.pdf
MrBoomatt I also cannot find the info you provided about 14 degrees off. Can you provide the link for this?
Maybe a newer model?
Thank you in advance.
Seems like the maverick has slower probes. Rec Tec has better probes imo
Did you add the high temp gasket material?
Are you talking about a gasket to help seal? Haven’t yet if that is what your asking. I do plan on ordering and adding though.
@@luvysfatlife the red seal around the fire pot? Must've been from the factory
@@timandrews4722 yeah....I didn’t add anything. Hope that helps 😉👍🏻
@@luvysfatlife how's pellet consumption? I saw a video and they used a Grilla Grill. It hardly used anything for pellets on a long cook compared to the Weber SmokeFire.
@@timandrews4722 mine uses about one pound of pellets per hour if my math is right.
I've torn between the Rec Tec 590 or Grilla Grill. How's the pellet consumption?
Pellet consumption is not bad. About a pound per hour....maybe 3/4 per hour.
@@luvysfatlife thanks. We ended up buying a Smokin Brothers Premier Plus 30. 100% made in MO.
@@timandrews4722 Cool....how do you like it?
@@luvysfatlife good. The Savannah Stoker is spot on for low n slow. It doesn't get as hot as our old GMG. Recovery seems to take longer after opening the lid.
My RecTec the right side is hotter because of the smoke stack, had mine for five years.
Old People with two openings on that side of the grill/smoker I’m not surprised. I’ve been impressed with the Rec Tec. I’m smoker meat for over 30 years with many types of smokers. This is the easiest to use that I’ve ever tried. Maybe not quiet the taste as a stick burner, but most wouldn’t know the difference. Very fine smoker. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Wow I’ve never Heard of a Rec Tec Before!Looks very cool! Great Video @Luvy’s FAT Life
.This is Also a message also regarding the invitation I sent you earlier this month and was wondering if you want to participate as the conformation for participation deadline is on May 20th,2020.
No rush and It’s perfectly fine if you can’t or wouldn’t like to participate and if you haven’t seen my other message I will be more than happy to re-send it.Thanks!Stay Safe!
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Nick Jay I must have missed the info? Did you send me a message on messenger?
Luvy's FAT Life I had sent it on the video previous to this because I couldn’t find a more relevant way of contact would you like me to re send it here or on a different platform?
Your probe test isn't quite an accurate test. The Rec Tec probe is reading on the left outside edge of the cook box which will have the first reading of a heat increase because it's not blocked by the drip pan. Your External temp device is reading above the center of the grill with the drip pan deflecting the heat. To be an accurate test you need to locate the temp probes in the same exact spot.
The Rec Tec Meat probes need to be calibrated before using. Rec Tec has provided youtube video on how to calibrate them on the RT-700
If you put the biscuits outside of the edge of the drip pan on the grates at the back and front they will cook hotter.
Wayne Springer I appreciate your comments on this video. I mentioned several times the “set” probe was “6-8” higher and would be different than the middle. The two middle probes (Rec Tec) and Maverick are within an inch of each other dead center. Those two should be very close in Temp and were not. I mentioned in the video this was a straight out of box test.....so others would not check temp first and just start cooking. I thought personally the biggest test was pretty accurate and the side with the draft would be hotter. Thank you for the feedback.
actually as you mentioned RecTec did have the video and it showed them calibrating it the same way @luvy's FAT Life did. They set the temp to 250 for one hour with a trusted probe in the middle above the grates.
the meat probes that come with the grills are absolutely way off! see the link below for replacement probes that are spot-on! I have the RT-700 & BFG 2500 and replaced the probes on each and again they are now spot on well worth the investment!
Rec Tec Temperature Probe www.amazon.com/dp/B07QY9Q8B9/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_BD86EbCJ9BQTA
Daniel, thank you for the tip. I will definitely check out. Also thank you for checking out.
Ok, If the probes from Rec-Tec are that far off out of the box Rec-Tec should be the one replacing them not the customer?
Brad Helfrich to be honest I don’t use them. I use my own that I’ve cooked with for many years. I do plan on creating another video calibration them and then comparing once again after calibration. Thank you for watching. I wanted to create this video for new users so they didn’t waste money and check accuracy first.
My maverick always read low too. I didn't trust it.
Calibrate the probes. They have a video on how to calibrate the probes.
Thank you for the comment.
I plan on calibrating them. This was a straight out of the box test to show others you may need to calibrate and what they may show. Odd how the internal probe doesn’t require calibrating but the meat probes do.
Maybe the internal probe requires as well? I haven’t used mine long enough to see if that becomes an issue.
Thank you again for the comments.
Luvy's FAT Life are you going to make brisket? Curious to see how you think a brisket would be. I made two already. Second came out really good
Hello Larry, definitely doing briskets. Those are one of my favorite meats to smoke. I just smoked a couple prior to purchasing the Rec Tec......still have some vacuum sealed in the freezer. I have a feeling the Bull is going to kill it with brisket and burnt ends.