What do you think of pellet smoking?
My take is this. I have learned that low and slow on a pellet grill ( at least my 340 ) does a very good job at smoking, I get great smoke rings and smoke flavor. Food taste is very good but I am still learning the RT-340 (and smoking in general) and the cuts of meat available locally are not the best, better stuff in,,,, better stuff out. Expense wise I think it is very reasonable, my reqtec has eaten every pellet I have put in it. Some scoff at gas grills, but I get fabulous food off of my weber genesis, but I have been using gas a long time and know it very well. The reqtec is spot on most of the time, preheating to high temperature is a problem if you are going to go low and slow, it takes a while to get back down, understand this and it is not a problem, in other words, cool it off or clean it after you cook so you don't have to use high heat to sanitize before a cook. The bull is a little small, not cooking grate wise but room for air currents to flow, I believe small smokers with close burn pots put out radiant heat, and that is the reason we do fat cap down, to combat radiant heat that reaches the food. Smoker wise it is a great choice, rectec ( temp wise ) is great choice, it is in the middle of cheap and "what the hell" pricing. I need to get better at chicken, and I need to get a third party meat probe. A perfect grill for me would be a little larger, no meat temp probes, buy your own, and resolve the radiant heat. In the end I can say the rectec is a set it and forget it smoker and that is good. The wifi, in my opinion, is the weak point of my grill.
My take is this. I have learned that low and slow on a pellet grill ( at least my 340 ) does a very good job at smoking, I get great smoke rings and smoke flavor. Food taste is very good but I am still learning the RT-340 (and smoking in general) and the cuts of meat available locally are not the best, better stuff in,,,, better stuff out. Expense wise I think it is very reasonable, my reqtec has eaten every pellet I have put in it. Some scoff at gas grills, but I get fabulous food off of my weber genesis, but I have been using gas a long time and know it very well. The reqtec is spot on most of the time, preheating to high temperature is a problem if you are going to go low and slow, it takes a while to get back down, understand this and it is not a problem, in other words, cool it off or clean it after you cook so you don't have to use high heat to sanitize before a cook. The bull is a little small, not cooking grate wise but room for air currents to flow, I believe small smokers with close burn pots put out radiant heat, and that is the reason we do fat cap down, to combat radiant heat that reaches the food. Smoker wise it is a great choice, rectec ( temp wise ) is great choice, it is in the middle of cheap and "what the hell" pricing. I need to get better at chicken, and I need to get a third party meat probe. A perfect grill for me would be a little larger, no meat temp probes, buy your own, and resolve the radiant heat. In the end I can say the rectec is a set it and forget it smoker and that is good. The wifi, in my opinion, is the weak point of my grill.
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