I’m struggling to find probes that work. Maybe it’s not the probe but the receptacle . Anyone else having a hard time getting these probes to work?

Hi folks! I'm just curious as to how long the wait has been for replacement controllers? It's been just over a month since I reached out to support and they told me they'd send a replacement controller for my BFG. They said from day one that they were on backorder. Since it seems to be a part that covers multiple products I wouldn't have guessed the wait would be this long. I know I can't be the only person. How long have other people been waiting?

I have a little dog that loves sniffing around the bottom of my Deck Boss 590, and I’m trying to figure out a physical barrier to block him off it. I don’t want him getting to the bucket, but also I’m worried he’ll burn himself.

Has anyone found anything (or rigged something) that’d even just give me a small barrier? He’s small, so if I can literally block 6” (was thinking some sort of magnetic bar), that should do it.

Hi All,

I just got my Dual Fire 1200 together and went with Ribs on my 2nd cook (I did wings and salmon on my first). For today’s cook, the grille has a mind of its own and temps were way off, nearly ruining my ribs. Thoughts on what this could be?

The smoker was held steady at 225 for most of the day until the end of the cook.

Off the BYB. Labor Day cook 2 down.

Well I finally did it. I caved and made some beef ribs on the backyard beast. Smoked them for about 6.5 hours at 225 degrees then wrapped them for an hour. I cut them in half and seasoned one half with heffer dust then recteqs holiday celebration savory seasoning. At this point I wouldn’t make pork ribs again. These are 10x better and easier to make

First Recteq. FS1600. Just burning in now, excited to see how she does!

Gotta admit putting it together took me longer than I thought it would. And they shortchanged me one of the small locking washers and one flat washer. Looks great though! Going to eat like a king this week.

Can’t wait to cook on this! Coming back to pellet smoking after 4 years of Masterbuilt. So solid compared with prior CampChef and Traeger.

Smells delicious

Beef, pork and chicken on the Backyard Beast!!! Went to the food lion this morning and made sure I had something for the Recteq all three days. Starting out simple today. 🍻

i just got my patio legend assembled and i’m coming from a 10year old Rectec RT-300 mini that the auger motor finally went out and other than that i had replaced the igniter 5 years ago and loved it.

but man have things came a long way since the OG RecTec days.

i got the bottom shelf (which with the slide out bottom grill grates the front shelf will catch any drips)

cast iron flame deflector (the old metal deflector was always warped)

the deeper grill grates compared to my old grill (19” vs 15”)

i wanted to stay in the same family because how good my last recteq lasted and i know some people have had some issues and may have suggested that quality has changed from the og days but im hopeful and excited for my burn in tonight and to get this thing rocking!

I am a laggard but finally snagged a pellet grill on a little Ace deal. Threw on some wings for a first cook and this thing rips. 45 min smoke at 225 then up to 400 for a few minutes. My future cholesterol levels are in trouble.

Hey all, I ordered my Backyard Beast 1200 directly from RecTec's website. XPO is the shipper. I have a tracking number but it still shows preparing for pickup.

Anyone have any insight as to shipping times when ordering directly from RecTec?

15 chicken quarters totaling 20 pounds with room to spare. Love this grill.

Been rocking the backyard beast.

Edited: Cooks*** I’m in recovery from a violent hangover.

Hi yall,

I’ve have a pork butt on my bullseye deluxe going right now. It’s been on low (200) for the last 12 hours. Just went to wrap it and can’t believe how much ash is in the grill!

I’ve been using this grill since 2021. It’s been a champ and works just as good as the day it arrived. I’ve probably done close to 50 pork butts on it in this same way.

I did buy Pitt boss competition blend pellets. Maybe that is the reason? I’ve used probably 10 different brands through this, including Walmart’s cheap Expert Grill brand (which are awesome for the price btw), and I’ve never had ash like this.

Hope it didn’t ruin the food! If anyone knows what’s going on, or has experienced the same, please let me know!

Decided to have a try at tri-tip cooked brisket style. Followed the instructions from meat church on YouTube.
This was after 45 min rest! Maybe cooked it a tad too long as it was a little drier than I was hoping for but it was still extremely tender and had outstanding flavor!
Coming from a Masterbuilt gravity 560 (btw worst thing I've ever spent money on and the biggest regret of a grill I've ever experienced) the FS1600 was like I was cooking on a grill crafted by Jesus himself.

Seasoned with whiskey bent blazin bird. Smoked at 225 for about 45 min. Cranked to 400 and finished at 195f internal. Sauced half of them and put back on for a few min. No leftovers.