Recent content by mpsantos

Thanks for all the good info here. I had read that the offset needed to be adjusted and that is what I did on mine after the first two running sessions I did without cooking. Mine was also very high above set point. Now it is a lot closer but I still do not like how loose the program is after...

If you want it to be very stable, I would wait 30 minutes. Mine heats up really fast but i have noticed the fluctuations somewhat with the high/low temp difference getting tighter over the 30-45 minute range. Also, they state the the controller is learning initially, so you may see more...

The RT380 is really a badass for very high heat cooks. This weekend I will try some whole chickens on it for the first time to see how it does. Next up in that realm will be a medium sized turkey that was left over from Christmas time.

I think you will find that the price is at least double, and the BTU output of the burners is much higher. Also you will normally have more features on the Summit. I have one of the older American made Summit Gold models and it has a built in rotisserie burner, smoke box burner, and a side burner.

It will. I ordered mine a couple of months back and it came with the new controller. No issues at all. See my other posts about time to temp. So far I am very satisfied with the unit. One thing I would recommend when the grill is new is to season the deflector plate. Mine has rusted already...

Post some pics during/after the cook!!

It has to be a controller issue. My 380 goes to temp quickly. I did a cook yesterday at 32F and windy outside. From freezing to 500F in 8.5 minutes. My controller version is 1.03.

Skillet!!

Looks great. I am going to do this next weekend!

I am going to do both!

Thanks for the great info. Where I feel air blowing out would be directly at the bottom of your picture, where the two white wires loop down. Normally there is the cover over the bottom of that section and I feel air blowing out between the gap in the panel. It would seem that given the mounting...

Hi All, If anyone can find this useful, here is some data from the hot/fast cook I did tonight. It was good to know how fast the unit would heat up and to get an idea on how high it would go. Ambient outdoor Temp: 50F Wind - None Pellets: Bear Mountain Gourmet Blend Temp Setpoint - Riot 500F -...

Fan Operation - Hi All, has anyone noticed a large amount of air escaping from the fan assembly where you can feel the air blowing out of the bottom of the hopper area? I am wondering if too much air is escaping, could that be affecting temp control???

Chris, I think you are on to something. There seems to be a linearity problem. I suspect the offset is just to force the internal reading up or down to make it more accurate. But I have had some experience with temp controllers in the past and there were somethings we had to do to adjust the...

I saw almost the same thing as you tonight running at 300 with the grill running much higher. Seems it swings around a lot even though I am not opening the lid and we are sitting at 40 with no wind today. I am not sure how long the PID controller takes to settle down. I will post back with my...