Trouthead
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Truck driver texted, called, and rang the bell at approx. 8 AM. Some freight damage to hinges and pellet hopper cover, and a 4 inch scrape on the pellet hopper. I have not had a chance to call RECTEQ, but noted it on the freight bill and have pictures. The nice stainless steel hopper cover has a peak in it from the damage. Anyhow, assembly went OK with a couple of errors on my part, and directions that could have been a bit clearer. Wish all hardware was stainless and would pay more for that as an option, also needs to have better than phillips head fasteners. Like many items from China, there were different sized bolts when there could have been just one size. Burn in was uneventful and it came up to 400 degrees pretty fast, (around 15 minutes). Setting up the phone app went pretty smooth, once I got the right wifi password for my system. After an hour of burn in I powered it down and it cooled off with no issues. All looks pretty good and certainly a big step up from my 10 year old Lousiana smoker. Temps ranged from 399-402. Will try a greasy cook tomorrow and then a pork shoulder. Looking forward to some good eating.