Recteq

Flagship 1250 specs

Specs only. No invented smoke scores, no fake temperature graphs. If a number looks wrong for your exact SKU, trust the manual.

Recteq Flagship pellet grill, front three-quarter view — Recteq product photo (Flagship 1100 class) Official Flagship studio photo from the Flagship 1100 product card. Recteq later split Flagship into 1100 / 1400 / XL names; a dedicated 1250 still photo was not on the live catalog.

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Brand: Recteq
Listed cooking area: 1,250 sq in
Listed hopper: 40 lb
WiFi: Yes
Sear: No
Sear notes: Large pellet-only Flagship. No gas side. Later Flagship numbers (1100 / 1600) exist.
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: ~37.8 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.
Listed weight: 215 lb
Controller: PID with WiFi / app
Availability note: Current-line or commonly sold name
Spec source: Recteq Flagship listings. Lineup names have changed since the RT-700. recteq support lists this grill as the RT-1250: 215 lb before pellets (https://support.recteq.com/hc/en-us/articles/4409045586587-RT-1250-Dimensions-and-Weight) and a 6-year limited warranty (https://support.recteq.com/hc/en-us/articles/4409045800091-RT-1250-Warranty).
Calculator burn assumption: 1.05 lb/hr at 225 F. Planning number only. Not a lab test.

Hopper hours and pellets per cook

A full 40 lb hopper does cover an overnight 12 lb brisket at 225 F in winter, but only with about 3.3 lb to spare after 16 hr 30 min, so top it off right before bed. At 275 F in winter the full-hopper clock drops to about 14 hr 8 min.

How long a full 40 lb hopper runs on the Recteq Flagship 1250, after the 0.35 lb startup pad. Burn starts at the 1.05 lb/hr assumption at 225 F and scales with set point and weather, the same math as the calculator.
Set point	Mild (about 60 to 80 F)	Winter / sub-freezing
225 F	37 hr 46 min at 1.05 lb/hr	17 hr 59 min at 2.21 lb/hr
250 F	33 hr 17 min at 1.19 lb/hr	15 hr 51 min at 2.50 lb/hr
275 F	29 hr 41 min at 1.34 lb/hr	14 hr 8 min at 2.81 lb/hr

Same 40 lb hopper elsewhere in our database: the Recteq RT-700 Bull (about 49 hr 34 min), counting a full hopper at 225 F in mild weather on that grill's own assumed burn rate.

Pounds of pellets for two common cooks on the Recteq Flagship 1250, startup pad included. Cook time is the calculator's planning estimate for the meat and set point.
Cook	Planned time	Mild (about 60 to 80 F)	Winter / sub-freezing
12 lb brisket at 225 F	16 hr 30 min	17.7 lb	36.7 lb
8 lb pork butt at 250 F	10 hr 42 min	13.1 lb	27.1 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 Flagship 1250 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

Big chamber plus a 40 lb hopper. Still not a measured burn rate. Wind will move the number.

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.