ARCbbq
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- Stampede
IMPRESSIONS OF MY REC TEC
My current Equipment: 590 Stampede w’ griddle, front folding shelf, 2 burner commercial propane grill with cast iron grates, 18" pizza stone, Lodge cast iron 14” round griddle. Indoor: Induction stove w’ convection oven, microwave, small electric griddle, lots of other cookware (insta-pot, pressure cookers, etc).
Earlier (no longer owned) outdoor equipment: weber charcoal grill, weber 2 burner, larger 4 burner gas grill. Used a wood burning concrete grill for years on the farm.
Opinion of Rec Tec 590:
Construction: Excellent – love the stainless, large pellet hopper,
Controls: Excellent, wireless & App works very well, temp probes - good, but haven't verified the accuracy yet.
Smoking & Roasting – Excellent. (I’ve done pork shoulder, ribs, chicken, pizza (on stone), breakfast items on griddle, etc).
Griddle: OK for occasional use. If you do a LOT of griddle cooking, buy a dedicated gas griddle with good grease drain & trap - if you have space & $. The griddle holds temp well however and is good size. Blue Rhino makes a nice small, portable griddle & of course Blackstone & others.
Searing: Fair – my 2 burner gas (goes to 700 deg) is much better and much quicker. Yes, I know you can buy a searing kit. My cast iron grates on the gas grill are essentially a searing kit.
Pizza – does good job, takes a while to heat (stone) up (500 deg). I’m going to try the stone & the Lodge cast iron on my gas grill for comparison.
Would I buy again – YES. The controls & construction are why I bought it, and I’m not disappointed. I avoided buying the Traeger and others for those reasons. But I’ll keep my 2-burner gas for the things It does well and the versatility of having a 2nd grill for larger groups.
My current Equipment: 590 Stampede w’ griddle, front folding shelf, 2 burner commercial propane grill with cast iron grates, 18" pizza stone, Lodge cast iron 14” round griddle. Indoor: Induction stove w’ convection oven, microwave, small electric griddle, lots of other cookware (insta-pot, pressure cookers, etc).
Earlier (no longer owned) outdoor equipment: weber charcoal grill, weber 2 burner, larger 4 burner gas grill. Used a wood burning concrete grill for years on the farm.
Opinion of Rec Tec 590:
Construction: Excellent – love the stainless, large pellet hopper,
Controls: Excellent, wireless & App works very well, temp probes - good, but haven't verified the accuracy yet.
Smoking & Roasting – Excellent. (I’ve done pork shoulder, ribs, chicken, pizza (on stone), breakfast items on griddle, etc).
Griddle: OK for occasional use. If you do a LOT of griddle cooking, buy a dedicated gas griddle with good grease drain & trap - if you have space & $. The griddle holds temp well however and is good size. Blue Rhino makes a nice small, portable griddle & of course Blackstone & others.
Searing: Fair – my 2 burner gas (goes to 700 deg) is much better and much quicker. Yes, I know you can buy a searing kit. My cast iron grates on the gas grill are essentially a searing kit.
Pizza – does good job, takes a while to heat (stone) up (500 deg). I’m going to try the stone & the Lodge cast iron on my gas grill for comparison.
Would I buy again – YES. The controls & construction are why I bought it, and I’m not disappointed. I avoided buying the Traeger and others for those reasons. But I’ll keep my 2-burner gas for the things It does well and the versatility of having a 2nd grill for larger groups.