PelletDeckRecteq
RT-590 Stampede specs
Legacy / discontinued name
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
- 592 sq in
- Listed hopper
- 30 lb
- WiFi
- Yes
- Sear
- No
- Sear notes
- No gas sear. Optional second shelf exists on many units.
- Street price band
- $800 to $1,200
- Listed warranty
- 4-year limited (common listing for this model)
- Listed temp range
- 200 to 500
- Listed max temp
- 500 F manufacturer ceiling, not a chamber probe reading
- Overnight run at 225 F
- ~42.4 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
- 150 lb
- Controller
- PID with WiFi / app
- Availability note
- Legacy / discontinued name still searched
- Spec source
- REC TEC Stampede (RT-590) owner's manual: 592 sq in cooking area (767 with the optional second shelf), 30 lb hopper, 200 F to 500 F in 5 degree steps plus LO and FUL settings: https://5004282.app.netsuite.com/c.5004282/SSP%20Applications/NetSuite%20Inc.%20-%20SCS/SuiteCommerce%20Standard/manuals/Stampede(RT-590)manual.pdf. Discontinued as RT-590.
- Calculator burn assumption
- 0.70 lb/hr at 225 F. Planning number only. Not a lab test.
Hopper hours and pellets per cook
A full 30 lb hopper covers an overnight 12 lb brisket at 225 F even in winter: about 16 hr 30 min of cooking with about 5.4 lb to spare. At 275 F in winter the full-hopper clock drops to about 15 hr 51 min.
| Set point | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|
| 225 F | 42 hr 21 min at 0.70 lb/hr | 20 hr 10 min at 1.47 lb/hr |
| 250 F | 37 hr 20 min at 0.79 lb/hr | 17 hr 46 min at 1.67 lb/hr |
| 275 F | 33 hr 18 min at 0.89 lb/hr | 15 hr 51 min at 1.87 lb/hr |
Same 30 lb hopper elsewhere in our database: the Pit Boss Austin XL (about 25 hr 47 min), the Pit Boss Navigator 850 (about 29 hr 39 min), and the Recteq Deck Boss 590 (about 42 hr 21 min), counting a full hopper at 225 F in mild weather on each grill's own assumed burn rate.
| Cook | Planned time | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lb brisket at 225 F | 16 hr 30 min | 11.9 lb | 24.6 lb |
| 8 lb pork butt at 250 F | 10 hr 42 min | 8.8 lb | 18.2 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 RT-590 Stampede 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
Legacy model, still the one people compare. Later renamed in the Deck Boss line. Heavy lid, big hopper for the size.
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.