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| Wetwoodshunter:
4 rack Bradley's are on sale for $250 on Amazon or Cabelas right now. |
| GWP:
--- Quote from: Alchase on March 23, 2021, 07:29:47 AM ---I use two Bradely Smokers, one I keep setup for cold smoke, one for everything else. The cold smoke unit, has a 5 foot hose (looks similar to dryer hose) from the Smoke Generator to the Smoker, and use no heat. I have had many smokers of all sorts of configurations. They are not hard to build if you go that way. The convenience of the Bradelys is what I love. Drop in enough pucks for the time you wish to smoke, and walk away. Come back when finished. For larger cuts of meat, I use an iGrill thermometer. It sends the temps to your iPhone so you can monitor by temp. --- End quote --- Nearly exactly what I would have written! Have run the course of smokers over the years. Settled on the Bradley, put an Auber controller on it and have not looked back. The extension with the hose works good. If you are smoking cheese lightly you can get away not using the extension and watching the cheese closely. When it starts to get really soft, pull it. |
| Stein:
For hot smoking, Camp Chef are the best in my opinion. Great PID controller holds temps incredibly stable and they have a patent on the ash cleanout. When you are done, pull the lever and ashes drop out of the bottom into a bucket. With every other brand, they recommend you pull the entire grill apart to vacuum the ashes out after every cook. Total pain in the rear. For cold smoking, I added the Bella Cold Smoke Generator which is AWESOME but spendy. I do a ton of cold smoking as well as wanting more smoke control for hot smoking that you can get from a pellet grill. I can now have unlimited amounts of smoke at any temp from ambient up to over 400 degrees. It puts out near zero heat, so it's a true cold smoke. Most other options will increase the chamber temp to some degree. For a cheaper option, get one of the perforated stainless things that you put pellets in and they smolder for hours. In Western WA humidity, it often goes out on my and required a relight as well as taking up grill space. It's ok and will work, but the Bella is on a different level. |
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