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Got the smoke box/ and bigger cover a few weeks ago so no need for the original cover anymore. Had it for almost a year, in good shape, no rips/tares. I think $50 is a fair price and I’ll pay for shipping. Venmo probably the best option. If interested shoot me a message and we’ll go from there

Ordered and installed my smoke box about 2 weeks ago for my 1250, That thing is a beast and you will notice a lot more smoke in that box than in the main grill area because of the smaller area. Did a dozen blocks of cheese and they came out really good. I didn’t turn on the grill I just put a...

I never could stretch it by hand, always tear it! I use a rolling pin with some flower on the counter. The pan def works well on the 1250 as does the screen. Think I’m gonna try putting that stone on there for a good 40 min next round. It’s usually a Fri night thing in our house. Get home, pour...

Tried pizza for the first time last Fri night. I make my own dough that I’ve been experimenting with for years and finally figured out what works for us. When I make them in the oven I use screens and they usually come out very good.I used 3 different pans/stone on the 1250 to see which one...

Yep, I usually dump them in as well. It was just one of those things I guess. Sure helps when customer service is easy to deal with. The 6 year warranty is a bonus as well

Not sure if anyone else has had this issue but figured I put it out there. Fired up the 1250 early Sat morning and set the temp @ 250 for a 6.5lb brisket flat. Injected it and rubbed it with some killer hogs TX rub ( good stuff). The flat looked awesome and I slapped it on at 7am. Guessing it...

Your right about the product being made by the same company, when the fire black showed up The packaging looked identical to the lava lock. The only difference is the color.

Just a note on people wanting to seal the lids on the recteq. Purchased the lava lock self stick seal, cleaned the grill lid and the lava lock didn’t stick at all, complete junk. Ordered the fire black and put it on today. After cleaning the lid again for another 30 min I had a much better...

Yes, those pieces went in the Heavy D. Set the temp to 275, once smoke starts rolling I dialed it in to 225. No temp spikes at all once they were lit. temps here the last week have been in the high 20’s low 30’s. Summertime will be the tell tale sign to see if the grill temp spikes, so far so good

Chiming in late on this but will give you my 2 cents. I did add would chunks onto my RT1250 diffuser, it worked well but didn’t really notice a difference in the taste of the pork and the smoke only lasted about 40 min. I also like a heavier smoke profile and recently purchased the heavy D. For...

I did. Placed 6 good size pieces of cherry on mine, works well but only lasted about 30 min. My temp was at 250 and I didn’t notice much smoke flavor difference. Probably work well with smaller cuts like chicken or ribs but for the pork shoulder I couldn’t real taste the extra smoke.

Just purchased the Heavy D, will get it this Thur in time for a weekend cook. Been doing a lot of reading the last month on adding smoke and the heavy D seems to make the most sense for my needs. Really don’t feel like playing around with tubes and wasting $ on cuts of meat to experiment on. Do...

Thanks for the reply, how many hours does the heavy D smoke with both sides loaded? Hoping for 4 hrs or so. Going to try the smoke tubes packed with pecan chips on the next cook and see if that helps.Just about ready to pull the trigger on the heavy D.

Thanks, might give them a try once I go through my camp chef pellets, I also opted out of the recteq brand because I like the fruitwood profile and didn’t see that option on the website. Going to do another butt this weekend with the smoke tube and see how it turns out. Going to try putting the...

I use an sos pad on the grates after 2 or 3 cooks, works well. I don’t do anything inside the barrel except vacuum the ash. Like another Recteqer said bar keepers friend works awesome on the outside, just finished doing mine.

Thanks DonD, been doing a lot of reading about smoke tube placement for optimal results. Where did you place yours? Seems like putting it on the rack isn’t going to do much for absorption. Since RT has a continuous fan running, I’m going to try and put it under the diffuser near the fire pot in...

Thanks Will try the smoke tube on the next one and see if that helps,

Thanks, did read that before. Just have to get used to the new cooking style on a pellet smoker. Like the article said, smoke is one of the keys to a good bark, just have to figure out how to amp up the smoke for a good 4 hrs. Thanks for the response, happy new year

Hey Buckeye Put it right on the grate, did not use a water pan. Guessing when I did the low setting for 3 + hrs for more smoke (or so I thought) that it didn’t get enough heat on it to form a decent bark. I will keep playing around until I get the final tweak's worked out. Biggest problem I have...

Went back and forth on the 700 vs 1250, went with the 1250, delivered a week before Christmas. Packaged perfectly and it took me an hour to assemble. Did the initial burn in and have used it 4 times since assembly. 1st cook we’re chicken thighs, came out excellent, 2nd cook was an 8lb prime rib...