Recteq

RT-700 Bull 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.

Recteq Flagship-class pellet grill, front three-quarter view — Recteq product photo (Flagship class) RT-700 Bull is discontinued. Photo is the official Flagship-class successor product image (Flagship 1100 studio shot).

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Brand: Recteq
Listed cooking area: 702 sq in
Listed hopper: 40 lb
WiFi: Yes
Sear: No
Sear notes: No gas sear. Optional racks add area. Some pages quote total area above 1,000 with extras.
Street price band: $1,200 to $2,000
Listed warranty: 6-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: ~49.6 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: 190 lb
Controller: PID with WiFi / app
Availability note: Legacy / discontinued name still searched
Spec source: recteq Bull RT-700 V2 owner's manual: 702 sq in cooking area (1054 with the optional shelf), 40 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/Bull(RT-700)V2Manual.pdf. Discontinued as RT-700. recteq support lists 190 lb before pellets: https://support.recteq.com/hc/en-us/articles/4409682602139-RT-700-Wood-Pellet-Grill-Dimensions-and-Weight
Calculator burn assumption: 0.80 lb/hr at 225 F. Planning number only. Not a lab test.

Hopper hours and pellets per cook

A full 40 lb hopper covers an overnight 12 lb brisket at 225 F even in winter: about 16 hr 30 min of cooking with about 11.9 lb to spare. At 275 F in winter the full-hopper clock drops to about 18 hr 33 min.

How long a full 40 lb hopper runs on the Recteq RT-700 Bull, after the 0.35 lb startup pad. Burn starts at the 0.80 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	49 hr 34 min at 0.80 lb/hr	23 hr 36 min at 1.68 lb/hr
250 F	43 hr 41 min at 0.91 lb/hr	20 hr 48 min at 1.91 lb/hr
275 F	38 hr 57 min at 1.02 lb/hr	18 hr 33 min at 2.14 lb/hr

Same 40 lb hopper elsewhere in our database: the Recteq Flagship 1250 (about 37 hr 46 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 RT-700 Bull, 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	13.6 lb	28.1 lb
8 lb pork butt at 250 F	10 hr 42 min	10.1 lb	20.7 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-700 Bull 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

The overnight hopper people cite. Primary grate is about 700 sq in. Successor naming moved to Flagship.

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.