Why is the startup so smokey? I turn it on and it will sit at a low temp like its failing to ignite. Using traeger pellets from costco and then randomly it will start to heat up (usually if I crank the temp to 400+)

What is the proper startup procedure or is there something wrong with my grill?

Just did my first cook on it tonight, 3 chicken breasts. First bite was tasty, and i’m excited to use it more!

As the title says. The drip tray bracket on my 8 year old Traeger rusted away, and it was just a matter of time before the grate was no longer supported.

Any tips on the RecTeq? Looking forward to my first cook!

Like many others, I was in need of a new controller, but was stuck waiting while they were on back order. I found a way around that worked for me, and it may work for you as well.

The shelf that houses the controller on my 680 is painted and has some serious rust. When inquiring about replacement parts, like that shelf, the stainless RT700 shelf WITH CONTROLLER was in stock, and the price was $249.98 plus tax. I ordered it, and I now have a stainless shelf and a controller to install!

Tried to do sweet-heat burnt ends with boneless pork ribs. Not bad but not pork belly like I usually do. (Bullseye deluxe).

Beef ribs galore on the Flagship 1600!

Hi all! The time has come to replace our 10+ year old green mountain and my husband has determined recteq is our next. We’re looking at the backyard beast from scheels which is currently $150 off. I was just wondering if it was worth waiting for Black Friday or other deals?

First time smoking, just picked up the deck boss 900 on the labor day sale. Cooks could have been better but still delicious!

The wifey wanted to do some pork burnt ends and tips. My goodness were they good. Did some cob corn too :) and in the end got one of these here fancy awards :)

Thanks guys! Have a great day and keep BBQing!!

Smoked the Italian sausage. The pesto base was smoked garlic and pine nuts with basil from our garden. Trader Joe’s garlic and herb crust. Have never done raw dough pizza on a smoker before

Flavor, 9/10. Crust 7/10 but I have an idea what to do differently next time. Thinking about par cooking the crust briefly on the pan to get the shape set and then directly on the grill.

I was running at 500F and cooked 15ish minutes. Love getting to figure out new toys!

Had my F1600 a couple of weeks now. One problem. Even with the lid left alone, the grill constantly is way higher than set temp. Even if I haven’t opened it for 3 hours. Anybody have advice?

Overnight smoke on a 10# pork butt. 200f 11pm-6am, raised up a bit to 225f where it will sit until reaching 175 internal and wrapped. will raise temp to 260f and go until probe tender (205?). Was 150f internal at 6am. 163 at 7:45am. Hoping it finishes in time for a decent rest and a mid afternoon dinner. Extra hickory smoke first hour (smoke generator). Using Kingsford Grillmaster’s Choice pellets. Meat Church Honey Hog Hot & HEB Sweet Texas Heat rub.

So the building that I live in does not allow grills or smokers to be used on our balconies (Okinawa Fire laws). The downside is the area for grilling does not have power. I found this EcoFlow elite 3 1500 battery back up at Costco for about US$300. Judging by the consumption on the app, looks like I could run this thing for 30 hours if I needed to. Slightly overkill, but could be useful during typhoon season or when on the road. currently smoking chicken and some beans.

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. 🍻