Rec Tec 700 Burn In, Temp and Biscuit Test 

I'll be receiving my 700 in the next week or so, and i tell ya what- that biscuit test is freakin brilliant! simple and cheap way to find those hotspots.

Just did a burn in on my dual fire!

Thanks for the review. Next time flip the biscuits in its place to see the bottom of it

I'm gonna put my rt 700 together tomorrow. This is a pretty informative test you did here. Looks good on your maverick compared to the internal temp. I hope we can adjust probes A & B. I can't remember if you can or not. At any rate your maverick and the internal are really close, so that's a good thing. Thanks for the review and the biscuits too. Marc T.

So unless your cooking in competition, for the back yard cook this thing is awesome!

Seems like the maverick has slower probes. Rec Tec has better probes imo

I saw your video title and said "biscuit test? what is that?" I must say, that is genius. My RT-700 is supposed to be delivered today, after my burn in. I'll definitely give this a try.

Thanks for the video - I'm actually looking at this grill for purchase. One suggestion on your biscuit test, It took you 1 min 22 sec to place all biscuits on the grill and then the biscuits you took off first were the ones that went on last. So there was at least 1:45 to 2 minutes difference between time on the grill. Might not have changed much, but that is a really good test to run. Would just suggest you create a more equal time on the grill. Once again - thanks for the review.

The pit probe appears to be on the far left of the cook chamber in a vertical mount. Your test probe is in the middle of the grill which is pretty close to right over the burn pot, that could easily give different readings from the “actual “ temp and probe A.

It would be interesting to swap the probes into the other's port...i.e., take the RT probe and plug it into the maveric and vise/versa. This would help isolate if the probe disparity was specific to the probe or the controller. Not sure if the RT probe was calibrated before as well as that could be the cause for the swing in reading.

Thank you for the informative video. I have owned a RT680 for a few years and I have enjoyed it a lot. Very reliable.

Enjoy your channel. . . .we love eating and cruising too :) I'm getting ready to order my Recteq. .. thanks for the tips

Very informative review Mike. I just did a review on my 680 a couple days ago but never thought to add this part. Rest assured I’ll be checking my probes and cookin me some biscuits this weekend lol. Thanks for sharing and nicely done.

Great investment in time , before putting expensive meat to cook. Well Done!

rec tec probes are not ambient air probes.

I read that the meat probes are bimetalic probes. These types of probes don't do well for ambient air readings. They are too sensitive and with convection sensing it's not constant enough to be accurate. The rtd reaction time is a slower reaction sensor for the purpose of sensing air temps. Bimetalic probes being used in a solid, conduction sensing are more accurate. The solid acts as a buffer for micro temperature swells. To get a temp to the sensor on a bimetalic probe it gets absorbed through the platinum then there's a temperature reaction of 2 dissimilar metals that bend different. That twist usually rotates a device that sends a signal to the board. As heat expels off of the metal probe it is also lowering the probes temp because it's to fast with convection heat transfer. If that's confusing. Think of opening your oven door when it's set at 400°. You will feel that heat hit your face but it won't burn you. Now microwave a bowl of water to boiling which would be 212° and imagine that dumping on your face. It would burn like hell. That's the difference between convection heat and conduction heat transfer. In all, the reason your device was correct was because it was made for ambient temps and the reason the meat one was off was because it's designed for meat. The ice test is best for the probe A and B. You can also do boiling water test but that can change depending on your altitude. You can google your city's altitude then put it in a altitude boiling water calculator and see what water boils at in the altitude you're cooking in.

Great thermo profile Mike!

Great video, My 700 is on the truck for delivery right now, so after assembly I will be following suite. I was wondering what I was going to cook first, the answer is now... BISCUITS

Never heard of a biscuit test going to have to try this.

Just because your thermometer is dead-on at what you would reasonably believe is freezing, doesn't mean it'll be dead on everywhere else. Try it in boiling water as well. At sea level, water boils at 212. It will not go any higher unless you pressurize or change altitude (changes pressure).

Great video very informative and also important to know your grill inside and out when cooking meat 👍😊

Im 3 years after the fact and thinking of getting the new 1100 that replaces this grill - but was wondering what is the purpose of the competition cart - other than looking good I don’t see it providing shelves etc?

I have the 700 as well. Pretty spot on as far as locking on temp. I did have to calibrate bot temp probs, both were about 2-3 degrees off .

Great video. Want to get a pellet smoker myself. I have a kamado Joe big Joe 2 and a barrelhouse cooker. Just bought a OJ Broncos Pro and a Hunsaker Vortex. For pellet smoker can't decide between RecTec RT700 or the new Campchef Woodwind 36 WiFi

From a HVAC/R tech, when you calibrate with ice water you should set you temps around 33-35 degrees. The more ice and less water the closer to 33 degrees you’ll be. You’ll never attain a true 32 degrees with ice water no matter what serv-safe tried to tell you. I use crushed ice packed in a glass with just enough water to saturate the ice and I calibrate to 33 degrees. For what its worth.

You said right out of the box. Did you calibrate the Rec Tec probe? If you didn’t then this test means nothing. Additionally what others have mentioned about it not reading ambient temperature is spot on.

I love the intro. Very good test. How is it since calibrating the probes?

Great video Mike. Wife wanted to know where the gravy was for the biscuits?LOL

on the RT700 it has a Right side smoke stack which due to air flow out should be slightly hotter. Calibrate the probes, A & B. try again.

i've found about the same. i use three oven thermometers so i know what my grate temps is on left, center, and right and found the right side is always 5-10 degrees higher than left. also found the rec tec probe to read high. last week i was doing a whole chicken spatchcock and the probe read 155 and my instant read probe said 138.

Nice video, just watched it! Good to know about probe differences with Rectec and how they're meant to measure temp. Just ordered my 700 yesterday and I'm like a kid on Christmas! If you don't put foil on the grease pan when you're cooking, does the pan at least clean easy?

I put a rec tech controller on my lg champion. Worked great for about a month. It crapped out and the company won’t back it because it’s not on their grill. Set at 180 and it goes over 400. My controller is junk and shopping for a better one.

If you’re maverick is reading LLL that means it is reading lower than 14 deg f. That would make sense considering there was about a 24-25 deg difference between the maverick and probe a. Probe A read 37. 37-24=13 which would be 1 degree below the lowest temp the maverick will read of 14deg. Check your Maverick’s user manual and you will see that I’m correct.

My RecTec the right side is hotter because of the smoke stack, had mine for five years.

My maverick always read low too. I didn't trust it.

How are you liking this pellet grill so far? I am thinking of getting me a Pellet smoker too. This one is on my radar. Nice video man. I wonder if there would have been a difference if you put that prob in port B vs port A. Just curious. Also, I wonder if a different prob plugged into the rec tech would read different. I heard you say NC. What part? I am in SC myself.

the meat probes that come with the grills are absolutely way off! see the link below for replacement probes that are spot-on! I have the RT-700 & BFG 2500 and replaced the probes on each and again they are now spot on well worth the investment! Rec Tec Temperature Probe www.amazon.com/dp/B07QY9Q8B9/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_BD86EbCJ9BQTA

Nice review bud, great job. It is true that all grills n smokers especially barrel type will have at least a little difference in heat along with cool spots but I agree that overall the RT 700 is a dang good cooker. I do notice mine cooks a little hotter too towards the exhaust side too as well as at the edges, totally normal since that's where the most heat comes from. Perhaps if your Mavericks were placed next to the built in probe they would have lined up more even, just a thought. Enjoy

Did you add the high temp gasket material?

The maverick will be more accurate since the Rectec probe you are using isn't meant for ambient air readings, it needs to touch what it is measuring :)

Your probe test isn't quite an accurate test. The Rec Tec probe is reading on the left outside edge of the cook box which will have the first reading of a heat increase because it's not blocked by the drip pan. Your External temp device is reading above the center of the grill with the drip pan deflecting the heat. To be an accurate test you need to locate the temp probes in the same exact spot. The Rec Tec Meat probes need to be calibrated before using. Rec Tec has provided youtube video on how to calibrate them on the RT-700 If you put the biscuits outside of the edge of the drip pan on the grates at the back and front they will cook hotter.

Wow I’ve never Heard of a Rec Tec Before!Looks very cool! Great Video @Luvy’s FAT Life .This is Also a message also regarding the invitation I sent you earlier this month and was wondering if you want to participate as the conformation for participation deadline is on May 20th,2020. No rush and It’s perfectly fine if you can’t or wouldn’t like to participate and if you haven’t seen my other message I will be more than happy to re-send it.Thanks!Stay Safe! Sincerely, Nick Jay

I've torn between the Rec Tec 590 or Grilla Grill. How's the pellet consumption?

Calibrate the probes. They have a video on how to calibrate the probes.