Anyone have experience with Rec-Tec smokers/grills?

Recteq is very popular on the food board and outdoor board.

I have a bullseye. It’s pretty good cooker especially for the money. I am not crazy about how it grills for hot dogs, hamburgers, etc. I have turned out some pretty solid ribs and brisket on it. Not the same flavor as a wood burning offset but you should know that will be the case for any pellet smoker. Have also done some reverse sear steaks that came out very nicely.

I can't speak to the bullseye, but i have the 700. When i started using a pellet grill about 6 years ago, i ended up selling my egg after a year of non use. I have now moved up to the recteq family and could not be happier.

I grill steaks at 500 degrees with no problem and can smoke briskets overnight without having to worry. Normally smoke at 180 degrees of 225 degrees. Holds temps perfectly.

Now, you will always achieve more smoke with the egg over the pellet grill. I use a smoke tube that burns pellets/wood-chips to achieve more smoke if desired.

Overall, the set it and forget it nature of the pellets grills, to me, outweighs the need for any other grill.

The reqtec is the 2nd pellet grill i have had, the 700 is premium quality compared to most.

I have a 590 and a Bullseye.

I love the 590, and like the bullseye. I feel like its still really hard to get a good sear using the bullseye unless I have it on riot mode.

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I feel like its still really hard to get a good sear using the bullseye unless I have it on riot mode.

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Buy the sear plates

Recently bought the RT-700 and have nothing but wonderful things to say. Set up is easy enough. It is a solid smoker with plenty of accessories. Once it is connected to wifi (and you download the app) you can turn the smoker on from miles away, adjust temperature output of the actual smoker and adjust set temp of the item you are smoking. 10/10 for me.

I have the Bullseye and I love it. I cook on it 2-3 times per week, at least. I use it for weeknight grilling - salmon, chicken, veggies - and weekend cooking for ribs, pork butt, wings, etc. It's so easy to start up and it's the most consistent grill I've ever used. I won't ever go back to a non-pellet grill.

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I have a 590 and a Bullseye.

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same and I bought some stainless steel flattops, half moon, from Craycort and use the frick out of it.

no issue with searing at 500 degrees.

I am on that one, and the others, along with 50 other bbq groups

I also have the recteq bullseye. If mine died tomorrow the only thing I would do different is upgrade to the upgraded bullseye they came out with a few months ago. They fixed all of the complaints I had about my bullseye. The new one is built more robust and has wifi controls. As far as cooking, brisket, ribs, pork butts all come out great on the low and slow mode. I have the GrillGrates for cooking steaks on riot mode and they come out perfect. You can also turn it to 350° and cook spatchcock chickens which come out amazing or anything else you would stick in oven. I have had the same experiences with the other posters about cleaning it after long cooks and grease fires. I think I finally learned my lesson after the third one. I use an aluminum pan with about a inch of water below my slow cooks. The set it and forget it ease of pellet grills is hard to beat. I went back and forth on buying one and after I got it, I regretted not getting one sooner.

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Check out the new grill from Camp Chef, it has a smoke box you can add wood to it. It's getting a lot of great reviews online, I'm tempted to part ways with my Yoder on one.

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what Yoder do you have and why?