Which one should I buy?

if price isn't an option that texas company is now in the market with pellet grills. Lonestar Grillz... I have a 700 and think i will go in that direction when it is retired.

I wouldn't worry too much about some of the negative vibes here on RT. My personal view (not a fact - an opinion) RT was killing it 3-4 years ago with personalized service. High customer service ratings. If you had a problem you truly could call the owner and tell him. They express mailed me a replacement shelf and a box of swag when my one small hinge was bent in shipping. They cared a LOT about their product brand. We all knew it was made mostly in China... had a quirk but when you compared it to Traeger/Camp Chef and others RT really blew it away.

Today i think it has fallen a bit. They were acquired and people are experiencing cost cutting that happens with all newly acquired companies. BUT... the key is that i think most compare RT to RT of old versus to the market. I still think RT compare very favorably to similarly priced smokers. Most of the beef is that they don't correct issues the way they used to. They aren't as responsive. And like any retail company they are focused on sales in the short term versus brand long term. I would still absolutely pick RT over Traeger/Camp Chef....

Grilla Grills are nice too. They are a Michigan company. Maybe a little less overseas but still some... And have not been acquired... YET!

And for the direct question.... BIGGER IS ALWAYS BETTER. You can cook small on a smaller smoker... you can't cook bigger on a small smoker.

When did RT get bought out, I must have missed that info somewhere!

GLF35 said:

When did RT get bought out, I must have missed that info somewhere!

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Months ago.

spartanhuntr said:

Grilla Grills are nice too. They are a Michigan company. Maybe a little less overseas but still some... And have not been acquired... YET!

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Grilla has been acquired by American Outdoor Brands

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...d-acquisition-of-grilla-grills-301502166.html

parrot037 said:

Grilla has been acquired by American Outdoor Brands

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...d-acquisition-of-grilla-grills-301502166.html

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Oh well, there goes the jungle.

JGW said:

I’d go with a different brand.

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I would have to agree with you. Recteq grill no longer function as advertised. I will no longer recommend this company. If you want notifications your not going to be happy. Personally I have been going trough this for over a year now. Just called customer support again this week. Same old answer... we are working on it. BS What they are really working on is expanding and selling more grill and newer models.

parrot037 said:

Grilla has been acquired by American Outdoor Brands

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...d-acquisition-of-grilla-grills-301502166.html

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Yeah, but they also own Caldwell, Tipton, and Frankfort Armory/Arsenal. All quality brands known to shooters and reloaders.

GLF35 said:

When did RT get bought out, I must have missed that info somewhere!

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Technically, they haven’t been “bought out;” they have “acquired an equity partner.” In plain English, Northwest Equity Partners has “invested” a substantial amount of $$$$$ in RecTec in exchange for a significant say in how the company is managed, based on what their bean-counters tell them. It is all about maximizing profit for the equity partner. This occurred at the end of January 2021.

Jim6820 said:

Technically, they haven’t been “bought out;” they have “acquired an equity partner.” In plain English, Northwest Equity Partners has “invested” a substantial amount of $$$$$ in RecTec in exchange for a significant say in how the company is managed, based on what their bean-counters tell them. It is all about maximizing profit for the equity partner. This occurred at the end of January 2021.

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Those with the money, dictate the terms.

MWP said:

I would have to agree with you. Recteq grill no longer function as advertised. I will no longer recommend this company. If you want notifications your not going to be happy. Personally I have been going trough this for over a year now. Just called customer support again this week. Same old answer... we are working on it. BS What they are really working on is expanding and selling more grill and newer models.

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Only ever had a RT-590 and only had it 7-8 months so I might not be aware but what notifications are you wanting/expecting? RT app is very basic, but able to turn on/off and change temp, monitor temp levels, and it tells you when your food is within 5* of the set temp. Like I said it's basic, but personally I've never had an issue with receiving those notifications or connecting to the grill. Luckily I've never had any issues with mine. Curious what notifications yall want to get?

I'm not sure anyone wants "more" notifications, but on weekends and holidays, you still have control of the grill, but those notification alerts stop working.

I did have to laugh (well, sort of) as I did a cook on a Tuesday morning and the notifications worked flawlessly! It'd be nice if the Recteq stuff worked reliably all of the time, but I've frankly moved on to my Thermoworks Signals which has more/better probes and flawless notifications. I also have been logging all of my cooks for future reference which is something the Recteq app can't do.

ronpage said:

Hello All,

I'm new to this forum and set on buying a Rec Tec Pellet Grill. Only problem is that I can't decide on which one, and I'm hoping y'all can point me in the right direction.

I only need to cook for two and very occasionally four. I'm torn between the Rec Tec RT340 and the 590 but having difficulty in getting enough information about the two to make the decision. Aside from smoking surface size, are there any differences? WiFi is important to me, and I want to be able to control temperature settings from my cell phone.

Can anyone give me any information?

Thanks!

Ron

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I have the 340 and for the two years I have had it, it has been the perfect size for the two of us and occasionally a few more. Works great with my phone. But lately I am having issues with the temp going way up and way down while cooking. Still working with recteq to fix the issue. But the size is perfect for two.