Last weekend, we were lured into buying a Traeger Texas Elite 34 at our local Costco by the great price. After thinking about it (way too much), we are returning it tonight and going to buy another Rec Tec. We own a Mini and love it. It will stay at our house and we are looking for a larger smoker to keep at our camping lot.
Now we need to decide if we are going to buy the Bull or the Stampede. We are usually smoking for four people but also need to be able to feed larger groups. We also want to be able to bake a large or family size Papa Murphy's pizza (don't laugh) which I assume will fit in both of these smokers. In comparing sizes, it looks like the Stampede is a little smaller than the Traeger and the Bull is a little bigger than the Traeger. I think the Stampede will be big enough for our needs but not sure if we want to wait until May.
Is there a downside to the smoker being too big besides using more pellets? It's really hard to get a good feel for how large the Stampede is because the online video only shows a person next to it for a couple seconds.