Stampede New 590 with Mods

[TexasRedNeck]

Ok boys,the wife’s smoker showed up yesterday. Did a dock pickup from SE freight.

The amount of stainless in this one compared to my original RT700 is impressive.

I got the RT590 to have a more manageable size since there are only three of us at home now and in 2 years the youngest will be off to college.

However this grill doesnt come with a stack, it comes with louvers in the back. I like a lot of smoke on my cook so I decided to cover the louvers and add a stack to the side and to add a nomes gasket to the lid.

By blocking the louvers up high and adding the stack with the opening down at the grate level it forces the chamber to fill with smoke completely before it can vent.

Stainless stack from amazon, stainless hardware and self adhesive nomex gasket also from amazon.

I used fire block sealant from 3M to seal the metal to the body and to seal the stack.

The other difference i noted is the heat diffuser on this one is cast iron, which I guess distributes the heat more evenly? The entire cooking chamber and drip tray is stainless as is the burn pot with a 100,000 cycle ceramic igniter.

The controller is very nice PID with wifi and 2 meat probes. You can download the app and turn the unit on and manage the heat and graph the temps all from your phone.

Initial burn seemed to generate good smoke on its own and I have 2 smoke tubes I’ll use for brisket, etc
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[pungo]

I admire the creative work you've done with the grill, though I have my doubts if it will work properly by putting the smoke stack so low in the cookbox whereas the smoke in the upper area of the grill above the smokestack may get stagnant? As well it limits the option for a upper grate. Curious how it works out for you in with your desire to increase the smoke

 

[Jim6820]

I admire the creative work you've done with the grill, though I have my doubts if it will work properly by putting the smoke stack so low in the cookbox whereas the smoke in the upper area of the grill above the smokestack may get stagnant? As well it limits the option for a upper grate. Curious how it works out for you in with your desire to increase the smoke

I was curious about the stack placement as well. Maybe to keep the profile lower so a cover would fit over it? Maybe the OP could comment on that.

 

[TexasRedNeck]

On my original RT700, almost as soon as I got it I installed a Don Godke downdraft hood that did essentially the same thing, by placing the opening for smoke to escape at the level of the grate.

The brisket coming off of it is world class when used with 2 smoke tubes. The mods on this 590 were meant to mimic those. Rather than the expense of another downdraft hood, I had the luxury of placing the opening where I wanted it.

With respect to stale smoke, I suspect there is some natural convection as the heat rises and cools, but I can’t be sure.

The results speak for themselves on the RT700 and I’ll report back after a few smokes on this one.

 

[tpack]

Waiting for update!!

 

[SmokeZilla]

crickets

 

[TexasRedNeck]

So far its been mostly chicken thighs and the flavor is good. Good smoke even without the two smoke tubes fired up. I bought this for the wife and she loves it, especially the wifi controls. I do most of my smoking at the ranch with the big rec teq (got a 14lb prime on tonight ) but thanksgiving I’ll get a chance to so some real coooking on it and report back.

 

[SmokeZilla]

So far its been mostly chicken thighs and the flavor is good. Good smoke even without the two smoke tubes fired up. I bought this for the wife and she loves it, especially the wifi controls. I do most of my smoking at the ranch with the big rec teq (got a 14lb prime on tonight ) but thanksgiving I’ll get a chance to so some real coooking on it and report back.

Thanks for the update. Enjoy you toys and cooks.