My wife bought it for me as a gift in January, and I absolutely love it. But, otherwise it is a similar product to the RT-680. Some material changes were introduced in this model, mostly relating to the brain of the unit. I have an RT-700, the newer version of the RT-680. On smoke setting it’s very hard to stand next to it lol. Mine runs at 60% speed at 245 deg and under and the smoke production is great. Yeah the fan system makes a big difference. For me it just didn't do what I wanted it to do, so I moved on. Pellet tubes helped a bit but the aggressive fan system actually tended to re-ignite the pellets after I had blown them out, and often within 20 minutes the tube had burned through all of its pellets. Truth be told the convenience factor allowed me to overlook the lack of flavor from the smoke.I'm much happier back on my stickburner. Mine started acting strange and had some serious temperature control issues, so I sent it back. With an extremely aggressive fan, like you'll see in the Rec-Tec, the pellets are instantly ignited and therefore you're going to get very little smoke.visually or in flavor. There has been some really good discussion about pellet cookers and smoke in some other threads, and one of the key points was the fan system and how well it oxygenates the fire. There was a very light smoke flavor on the meat, but it was extremely subtle. I had the Rec-Tec 2500 (BFG) for about 2 months and outside of start-up there was never any real smoke smell / mist that could be seen. Seems to be something going on with yours. I’ve seen vids online of the 680 smoking and there seems to be plenty of smoke coming out. Green Mountain doesn't require one, in my opinion. Also, I have used the Amazing Tube thing in my Rec Tec but never in my Green Mountain. Would really like some suggestions for more smoke. I'm sure I was using Green Mountain pellets or Lumberjack pellets but can't be sure on which one. The Green Mountain pic is just a random pic I pulled off my cell. They don't honestly seem to be to concerned about it, so maybe I'm just crazy? That's what I need you all to tell me. I have sent my Rec Tec pictures to Rec Tec in emails over the last several months for help and have called them twice. I was given some advice from a dude at Rec Tec and I did what he said. I have also tried to mess with internal settings to change rate of flow of pellets, etc. Does this look like normal smoke production that I should have with a 680? I was burning Cooking Pellets when I did the test for the Rec Tec. This IS NOT a scientific study, rather it is me just trying to make my Rec Tec produce as much smoke as my Green Mountain does.Īs you can see in the Rec Tec pics I am running at 180 degrees, extreme smoke setting on, inside a large garage they I closed up just to run this test without any effects of wind. I have taken some pics to show what the difference is between the two regarding smoke production. Rec Tec was a gift from my wife in December of 2017. In December 2018 we purchased a Green Mountain Jim Bowie for our home (Rec Tec is at our cabin). I made a post about a year ago in regards to this issue.
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