meat_treats
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My grill just got home last night after a 5 day journey across the country and a 3 night stay at the freight yard. The freight yard had called on Thursday to tell me they weren't sure when it would be ready to pickup, but probably Tuesday. It came in Friday night, but past business hours, and they were closed over the weekend. Got down there on Monday after work and loaded that magnificent brown box into the back of my truck.
Assembly - For me this is typically the worst part of getting a new toy, but I have to say RecTec did an amazing job. When they say you need a partner to lift and tip this thing it is not a joke. What a beast! Other than that I did all the assembly by myself and it took roughly 40 minutes to bolt everything up. This is one of the highest quality BBQ's I have ever seen. The craftsmanship and materials are all very high. The only complaint I have with the instruction manual was the bolt package was labeled with letters that weren't referenced in the steps. Pretty easy to figure out, but would have made it go faster. I would also not recommend reading the instructions on your phone. Print it out, use a tablet, or a computer, but the phone was too small to see the incredibly helpful pictures.
WiFi - I was blessed to have a Comcast router which has dual band and this unfortunately made the setup a little complicated. Fortunately the guides online were super helpful. Connected to the router, turned off the 5ghz channel and was able to get everything all connected. Did the burn-in period, put some pork steaks in the fridge to thaw and called it a night.
The Big Day - Fired up Meat Treats from my office, and the level of satisfaction from seeing that smoke blow across my window while taking a meeting was high. Took the meat out and dusted it with Salt and Butt Rub. Once the grill hit 220 I threw on the meat, popped in a probe and went about my day. The app is super cool, the notifications are great. My steaks hit 145 after 3 hrs and I cranked it up to 400 for the final 30. I insisted to myself that I would trust the process and not peak. That was really difficult! If anyone from RecTec is reading - please increase the frequency on the delay when entering a new temp before sending out a push notification. The notifications pile up if you don't tap the +/- super fast.
Results - Pictures are worth 1000 words - I am in love.
Assembly - For me this is typically the worst part of getting a new toy, but I have to say RecTec did an amazing job. When they say you need a partner to lift and tip this thing it is not a joke. What a beast! Other than that I did all the assembly by myself and it took roughly 40 minutes to bolt everything up. This is one of the highest quality BBQ's I have ever seen. The craftsmanship and materials are all very high. The only complaint I have with the instruction manual was the bolt package was labeled with letters that weren't referenced in the steps. Pretty easy to figure out, but would have made it go faster. I would also not recommend reading the instructions on your phone. Print it out, use a tablet, or a computer, but the phone was too small to see the incredibly helpful pictures.
WiFi - I was blessed to have a Comcast router which has dual band and this unfortunately made the setup a little complicated. Fortunately the guides online were super helpful. Connected to the router, turned off the 5ghz channel and was able to get everything all connected. Did the burn-in period, put some pork steaks in the fridge to thaw and called it a night.
The Big Day - Fired up Meat Treats from my office, and the level of satisfaction from seeing that smoke blow across my window while taking a meeting was high. Took the meat out and dusted it with Salt and Butt Rub. Once the grill hit 220 I threw on the meat, popped in a probe and went about my day. The app is super cool, the notifications are great. My steaks hit 145 after 3 hrs and I cranked it up to 400 for the final 30. I insisted to myself that I would trust the process and not peak. That was really difficult! If anyone from RecTec is reading - please increase the frequency on the delay when entering a new temp before sending out a push notification. The notifications pile up if you don't tap the +/- super fast.
Results - Pictures are worth 1000 words - I am in love.
