REC TEC 700 VS TRAEGER FULL
REC TEC 700 VS TRAEGER PRO

REC TEC 700 VS TRAEGER FULL

You can dump a full bag of pellets into the Rec Tec but you can’t with the Traeger. The reason this matters is that most wood pellets are sold in 20 pound bags.

REC TEC 700 VS TRAEGER PRO

The RT-590 holds 30 pounds of pellets compared to an 18 pound capacity on the Traeger Pro 575. I like the Rec Tec pellet hoppers for the simple reason that they hold enough pellets. I am going to call a tie between these grills when it comes to the pellet hopper designs as I like each one for a different reason. Personally I like the looks of stainless steel better but I am not going to claim that there is a major performance difference.

But hey, if you are the type of guy that actually uses the secondary grates then you should know that an optional secondary grate is available for the RT-590 that provides an additional 182 square inches.Īnother minor difference between the grates is that the Rec Tec uses stainless steel rods for the grate compared to porcelain enameled steel on the Traeger. When you compare the 590 square inches of the Rec Tec against the 418 square inches of the Traeger you find you get 41% more grilling area with the Rec Tec. When I look at grilling area I usually only pay attention to the primary cooking grate as I typically take the elevated grates out. Elevated grates get in the way and run at different temperatures than the primary grate. With the exception of my Oklahoma Joe’s Rider DLX I almost never use the elevated secondary grates on a grill. The Traeger Pro 575 combines a 418 square inch primary grate and a 154 square inch elevated secondary grate to give you 572 square inches. The Rec Tec RT-590 provides 590 square inches of grilling surface on the single primary cooking grate. The difference between 575 and 590 square inches seems pretty trivial at first but on closer examination the difference becomes massive. The model numbers for these two grills are based upon the cooking area provided with the Rec Tec giving 590 square inches of grilling space compared to 575 square inches with the Traeger. Let’s look at each of these factors in more detail. The six areas where I found significant differences between these grills were: Neither brand features a sliding mechanism on the grease tray that offers direct flame grilling like on a Pit Boss or Camp Chef pellet grill.Īs of the time of this writing the Manufacturers Suggested Retail Prices (MSRP) for these two grills are: Both grills function with nearly identical internal configurations with a fire pot covered by a heat deflector, a solid sloping grease tray and cooking grates. When I was doing my research I was comparing the Rec Tec RT-590 against the Traeger Pro 575 as these two pellet grills have similar size, features and price tags. Let me walk you through the pros and cons of these brands so you can decide which is right for you.

When I was shopping for my latest pellet grill I looked at Rec Tec and Traeger and, after doing the research, bought a Rec Tec.

Rec tec 700 vs traeger