PelletDeckRecteq
DualFire 1200 specs
Specs only. No invented smoke scores, no fake temperature graphs. If a number looks wrong for your exact SKU, trust the manual.
- Brand
- Recteq
- Listed cooking area
- 1,208 sq in
- Listed hopper
- 70 lb
- WiFi
- Yes
- Sear
- Yes
- Sear notes
- Two pellet chambers, one direct heat and one indirect. The direct side is the sear path. No gas.
- Street price band
- $2,000+
- Listed warranty
- 6-year limited
- Listed temp range
- 180 to 700
- Listed max temp
- 700 F manufacturer ceiling, not a chamber probe reading
- Overnight run at 225 F
- ~73.3 hr, mild weather. Listed hopper minus the 0.35 lb startup pad, divided by the PelletDeck 225 F burn assumption. Same formula the calculator runs, so a colder night or a hotter set point comes out shorter. Not a lab overnight test.
- Controller
- PID with WiFi / app
- Availability note
- Current-line or commonly sold name
- Spec source
- Recteq DualFire 1200 product page (archived): 1,208 sq in total, 70 lb hopper, 180 F to 700 F, direct flame grilling on one chamber, WiFi PID: https://web.archive.org/web/20250117075946/https://www.recteq.com/products/dualfire-1200. The same page also rounds the total to 1,200. The DualFire 1200 owner's manual gives a 6-year limited warranty: https://assets.pellet-stove-parts-4less.com/website/manufacturers/recteq/grill/models/rt-1200%20dualfire/recteq-rt-1200-dualfire-owners-manual_mod_01.pdf. recteq support warranty page: https://support.recteq.com/hc/en-us/articles/19372461749403-DualFire-1200-Warranty.
- Calculator burn assumption
- 0.95 lb/hr at 225 F. Planning number only. Not a lab test.
Hopper hours and pellets per cook
A full 70 lb hopper covers an overnight 12 lb brisket at 225 F even in winter: about 16 hr 30 min of cooking with about 36.7 lb to spare. At 275 F in winter the full-hopper clock drops to about 27 hr 26 min.
| Set point | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|
| 225 F | 73 hr 19 min at 0.95 lb/hr | 34 hr 55 min at 1.99 lb/hr |
| 250 F | 64 hr 36 min at 1.08 lb/hr | 30 hr 46 min at 2.26 lb/hr |
| 275 F | 57 hr 38 min at 1.21 lb/hr | 27 hr 26 min at 2.54 lb/hr |
No other grill in our database lists a 70 lb hopper; the closest Recteq model is the Recteq Flagship 1250 (about 37 hr 46 min) on a full 40 lb hopper at 225 F in mild weather.
| Cook | Planned time | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lb brisket at 225 F | 16 hr 30 min | 16.0 lb | 33.3 lb |
| 8 lb pork butt at 250 F | 10 hr 42 min | 11.9 lb | 24.6 lb |
Those pounds include the startup pad and assume a full hopper at the start. For how meat, set point, and bag size change the total, see how many pounds of pellets a smoke really takes.
Each pellet figure opens that cook in the calculator with the Recteq DualFire 1200 already picked, or run the winter brisket for this grill in the calculator and change the weight, temp, or weather yourself. Wind, wet pellets, and a leaky lid are not in the math, and they usually burn more.
Notes
All wood fired, no gas side. Running both chambers at once burns faster than the single burn number the calculator uses.
PelletDeck did not run this grill in a lab. The burn assumption exists so the calculator has a starting point. Override hopper size if your unit differs.