Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
After I bought my used Rec Tec, I was showing off to my boss the Rec Tec app on my phone and how I was monitoring a cook I was doing right then. He looked at it and said, "That's not barbecuing, that's pushing buttons!"
In a way, there is a little bit of truth to that, but I don't feel it is cut and dry. If I use a kettle or a WSM with an ATC device and/or use a Thermoworks Smoke or Signals is THAT barbecuing?
Well, yesterday we were having company and decided we needed something in addition to the ham my wife was doing in the oven. Chicken sounded good. It was tempting to go with the Rec Tec, but I felt that I finally had a little time and could use my beautiful old red kettle, a classic "MBH" (metal bowl handle) one with some signs of use but a real red Weber kettle finish.

I used a Smoke N Sear and a KillaGrilla stainelss grate that pairs up very well thanks to the very large one side flip up. So here is my bbq chicken from yesterday. No electronics or computers involved:

Here is a picture I posted before of chicken on the Rec Tec:

I would have to say that the results were very similar, at least to my untrained pallet. So, I would say as others have also noted that a pellet grill is really nothing more than another way to get to the same destination.
In a way, there is a little bit of truth to that, but I don't feel it is cut and dry. If I use a kettle or a WSM with an ATC device and/or use a Thermoworks Smoke or Signals is THAT barbecuing?
Well, yesterday we were having company and decided we needed something in addition to the ham my wife was doing in the oven. Chicken sounded good. It was tempting to go with the Rec Tec, but I felt that I finally had a little time and could use my beautiful old red kettle, a classic "MBH" (metal bowl handle) one with some signs of use but a real red Weber kettle finish.

I used a Smoke N Sear and a KillaGrilla stainelss grate that pairs up very well thanks to the very large one side flip up. So here is my bbq chicken from yesterday. No electronics or computers involved:

Here is a picture I posted before of chicken on the Rec Tec:

I would have to say that the results were very similar, at least to my untrained pallet. So, I would say as others have also noted that a pellet grill is really nothing more than another way to get to the same destination.