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450# +53# of pellets+ weight of meat. It's a big freaking grill. But with the big pneumatic tires it rolls effortlessly. I was able to move it to my back yard solo through 4in tall THICK st augustine.How much does the RT-2500 weigh?
I used my 700 for two years before deciding to make the jump to the BFG. I cooked 14 racks of ribs on my 700 (I was selling ribs) and knew more room would be better, plus the extra real estate would make cooking an entire meal an become an option as well. If you are patient, they have sold the BFG along with a FREE 340 on Black Friday the last two years. I drove down and picked mine and a neighbor's up that day. I sold my 700, so the cost to upgrade wasn't that painful.What the heck is it with that astrix? Well, that would be the price difference. I'm still trying to justify almost triple the price of the RT-700 for the feature difference between it and the 2500. The racks, not really. We bought a rack for our GMG Jim Bowie, and it sits in the pantry unused. Surface to surface it seems like you go from 700ish to 1000ish inches of main surface grilling. While that is a huge jump, and not equaled as far as I can tell by other grills, does it justify the step up. Same electronics. A 4" taller opening, great for large birds. Mentally I've already spent the $3000 with tax, but I'm really trying to justify the difference. Help an old man finally make a decision with experience in ownership of both, that assumes there are those who have upgraded.
Thank you in advance.
It arrived on Monday the 19th, but the last mile carriers said they could not get to me for two weeks at the earliest (we're in the boondocks Utah), so I hooked up my trailer and went to pick it up. When I got there they hemmed and hawed, but after 30 minutes finally brought it out. The cheap Chinese crate was destroyed, the top three boards were all broken and the top of the cardboard was also opened. I took images, and wrote the externally visible damage on the paperwork. Then they did not want to give me a copy. With my legal education I was able to finally convince them that anything you sign, a copy is required to be offered or given upon request. The bad thing is I don't think they were the ones to damage it, so I did not understand the push back.well you get it yet? don’t forget to show us pictures thats a sweet grill!
What the heck is it with that astrix? Well, that would be the price difference. I'm still trying to justify almost triple the price of the RT-700 for the feature difference between it and the 2500. The racks, not really. We bought a rack for our GMG Jim Bowie, and it sits in the pantry unused. Surface to surface it seems like you go from 700ish to 1000ish inches of main surface grilling. While that is a huge jump, and not equaled as far as I can tell by other grills, does it justify the step up. Same electronics. A 4" taller opening, great for large birds. Mentally I've already spent the $3000 with tax, but I'm really trying to justify the difference. Help an old man finally make a decision with experience in ownership of both, that assumes there are those who have upgraded.
Thank you in advance.
So now that you’ve had the BFG a couple of months, what are your thoughts? I’m a stick burner with an offset and been doing a ton of research on a new pellet grill and deciding between the RT 2500 and a Traeger Timberline 1300. I would love to hear your experience with the BFG and what you like and don’t like about it. TIAIt arrived on Monday the 19th, but the last mile carriers said they could not get to me for two weeks at the earliest (we're in the boondocks Utah), so I hooked up my trailer and went to pick it up. When I got there they hemmed and hawed, but after 30 minutes finally brought it out. The cheap Chinese crate was destroyed, the top three boards were all broken and the top of the cardboard was also opened. I took images, and wrote the externally visible damage on the paperwork. Then they did not want to give me a copy. With my legal education I was able to finally convince them that anything you sign, a copy is required to be offered or given upon request. The bad thing is I don't think they were the ones to damage it, so I did not understand the push back.
Got it home, called RT and asked what I should do to protect myself and them. After a short discussion I was told to unbox it. If there was big damage that they would send another and have this one picked up. The hopper was scratched up, there is a dent in the stainless body, and the RT BFG badge is bulged from the lid. Got it all set up and ran a startup test, which turned into seasoning the grill. It seems to work fine, but once it got to temp it started to drop after 15 minutes of being on. The temp went from 350 all the way down to 304. I used the app to shut it down, waited until the fan was off and did another start-up. This time it got to 355 and stayed there so I let it eat Cherry pellets for 2 hours.
Tonight I'll be doing T-bones, so not super fatty as suggested, but its a start. Not to bent on the damage to the grill, and certainly not RT because my three calls have been great, and they threw me a bone to make it right. I'm happy, and they don't have to waste more money shipping. My suggestion would be improve the quality of the crate to avoid future damage. Some of us know what happens in a semi-trailer does not stay in the semi-trailer, and those who load them see any flat surface as a place to put stuff.
Well folks I took a different approach. I showed my wife the gill after it was delivered and assembled. Too late to send back....Congratulations, now the agony of the wait.
That is horribly unfortunate. I'm about to try that tactic with my new Kriss Vector KV90-PBL30. Fingers crossed.Well folks I took a different approach. I showed my wife the gill after it was delivered and assembled. Too late to send back....