What is PID?
It's frustrating not getting repeatable, great results from your grill, but smart grill technology is now headed to your backyard. This isn't your grandad's gas grill anymore.
A premium grill deserves premium features, but what is PID, why does it matter, and what does it look like when you fire up your recteq?
What Does PID Stand For?
Fine-tuned Precision
PID, or Proportional Integral Derivative, refers to a controlled mechanism that regulates variables very carefully. Designed for industrial systems like commercial bakeries, breweries and pharmaceutical companies, these controls are widely used to achieve extremely precise and extremely consistent temperatures.
The Gold Standard in Temperature Control
The Gold Standard in Temperature Control
When companies create a product that requires temperature regulation, they want consistent results across the board. How can a major industry guarantee the results will come out the same way, no matter what?
The answer is PID control. The same technology we use in every single grill to ensure that your temperature stays right where you want it, cook after cook, every single time.
Think about it: a brand name beer will taste just the same whether you pick it up in California or Maine, thanks to PID technology. Your family’s favorite loaf of prepackaged bread will look and taste the same, too, no matter where you buy it.
This industrial-level precision gives consistent results every time, and now you have the same control over your own backyard cooks.
Why it's Important
That type of precision means consistent results. In order to perfect your version of smoked brisket, or beautiful pulled pork, or expertly marinated smoked wings, reducing any outside variables is important.
Essentially, when your grill is steady, you have the culinary freedom to craft your best recipe. Now all you need to do is focus on the food and let your grill give you repeatable, perfectible results every. single. time.
Your recteq can make all of this deliciousness possible, but go ahead and take all the credit. We won’t tell.
Smart Grill Technology in Action
Our PID controller is thoroughly tested and customized to each grill to take into account its special components and relative size.
That same PID controller is constantly working to make sure your cook goes flawlessly:
Warming Up
Priming the Firepot
Hit the Power Button and set the temperature; the PID in your grill immediately pushes pellets into the firepot and blows the fan to get up to temperature as quickly as possible.
Warming Up
Priming the Firepot
Hit the Power Button and set the temperature; the PID in your grill immediately pushes pellets into the firepot and blows the fan to get up to temperature as quickly as possible.
Getting to Temp
Feeding the Fire
Once the first pellets ignite, the PID control will continue to monitor and adjust the fire to get to its target temperature quickly without overshooting and overheating.
Getting to Temp
Feeding the Fire
Once the first pellets ignite, the PID control will continue to monitor and adjust the fire to get to its target temperature quickly without overshooting and overheating.
Maintaining Set Point
Finetuning for Precision
When you set the temperature, you expect it to stay there and that's exactly what the PID controller will do - making small tweaks constantly to assure precision within just a few degrees.
Maintaining Set Point
Finetuning for Precision
When you set the temperature, you expect it to stay there and that's exactly what the PID controller will do - making small tweaks constantly to assure precision within just a few degrees.
Improvising on the Fly
Adjusting with Outside Factors
Whether you lift the lid or encounter rain, sleet, or snow in your grill-space, your PID responds to the environment in real time to keep the cooking chamber as steady as possible.
Improvising on the Fly
Adjusting with Outside Factors
Whether you lift the lid or encounter rain, sleet, or snow in your grill-space, your PID responds to the environment in real time to keep the cooking chamber as steady as possible.
Only The Best for Your Backyard
Only The Best for Your Backyard
Every recteq pellet grill has a PID controller expertly calibrated to its specifications so that when you set the temperature, you know it will be precise.
From one cook to the next, only a grill with a PID controller can give you the level of precision you need to knock it out of the park every single time.
With professional grade grill tech, you can expect professional level results and your final product will leave everyone asking for seconds.
Your friends and family will thank you.
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