Man dose opportunity Knock sometimes.

[Boar]

Well I guesse i impressed my father so much with my sausage making abilities he wants to foo the bill for a new smoker if I make his sausage which he has be going to an a credtited make for awhile now. any who. Im looking a 4 or 6 rack digital puck feeding bradley. just cant decied between the 4 or 6 rack what you gusy think or do ya have any other suggestions.??

[reinhard1]

Boar, the more racks the better.  good luck.

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, Boar said:

Well I guesse i impressed my father so much with my sausage making abilities he wants to foo the bill for a new smoker if I make his sausage which he has be going to an a credtited make for awhile now. any who. Im looking a 4 or 6 rack digital puck feeding bradley. just cant decied between the 4 or 6 rack what you gusy think or do ya have any other suggestions.??

Easy!  What can Dad afford.

[Boar]

well yeah, but i aint gona take that advantage.hes my dad

[Cooperman]

Here ya go Boar,

http://www.meatprocessingproducts.com/40900.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjwlLm3BRDjnML3h9ic_vkBEiQABa5oeU-sJdkbTMVahb-dPiCSZqaEuqZnPJTfMnTjTQaZHFYaAn3O8P8HAQ

[Boar]

Cool, but is out da range. ive been scrooling and it looks like im gonna convince him of a 6 rack digital bradley. Amazon just under 5 hundy.

[noahsdad]

i am gonna make my own.....that way i get what i want

[Boar]

that gives me a great idea of converti.g my up right freezer smomer that im currently using into that digital. wonder what thise components cost

 

[noahsdad]

single burner propane is $20-25 and a electical hot plate about the same

[Boar]

naw all the digitel self feed thingys. it would be nice to have those type of components put into my large upright freezeer smoker.

[noahsdad]

sounds like your a little lazy.....but tha's ok it is your smoker....i like to open the doors often and watch the neighbors peer as to what is that guy up to now

[Boar]

Sounds like your an attention hound and have more time than you know what to do with.

[smurfy]

I am by no means an expert, heck even a novice smoker but he guys I know that do recommend if your gonna pull the pin on a smoker do the 6 rack!!!!!!!!

some day!!!!!!!!

[reinhard1]

Again I say go with the 6 rack.  Boar, I'm looking at getting a backery rack for a possible smoker.  They are made out of steel and come with coasters.  You will see them in backery depts. in the stores where they put sfuff to put out in the cases.  All they need is the walls, floor, and the roof.  Then look for heating elements I'd go with propane with that size and racks to slide on that fit.  Perfect for hanging sausage or get racks to lay butts ect, on.  Don't want to buy a new one and I've told a couple of stores if they get rid of any, I'd be there to take one.  good luck.

[LindellProStaf]

My neighbor has a Bradley and likes it.  His only gripe is that it costs him $20 in pucks everytime he uses it.  AND you have to have the pucks so have plenty on hand.

[leechlake]

The puck concept seems like it isn't needed.  I'd bet in the first four hours of smoke I add pellets or chips once at the beginning and at around 2 hours and its good.  It's not like it needs a constant barrage of pucks firing through there.  If the puck smoker has some other benefit than self feeding then that's a good reason but if not sounds like an expensive way to smoke food. 

I like using these little pellets but if I'm out I can use apple branches or cherry trim piece or oak on the burner in my cheapo Masterbuilt.   And you guys need to quit chirping each other, I'm going to tell Reb to come home from the neighbor ladies and babysit you guys if you don't.  Kids...

Edited March 20, 2016 by leechlake

[Boar]

hey he started it im cool.  its all good. I responded a little harsley, but ya should seen the first few resonses i erased. its cool. Yeah i thought about the puck thing in cost. but its the ease of dosent need constattention, like over night or while at work, that way my weekends dont get so tied up in the garage. Ive got my Abt sausage on the cold dmoke rght now

[reinhard1]

Getting some love from the smoke!!  good luck.

[noahsdad]

i didn't mean any offense boar....i was just hacking on ya a little...my bad good luck with your bradley as i have always wanted one of those....but pucks r not readily available...

 

 

[ThunderLund78]

6 hours ago, Boar said:

that gives me a great idea of converti.g my up right freezer smomer that im currently using into that digital. wonder what thise components cost

 

http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=14_28

Boar, any of the dual probe models should serve you well.  I think when I built mine I sprung for the WSD1500, but the WSD1200 would work just fine.  Either way, money well spent!  You can pick up an aftermarket electric element to plug into this for about $40- $50 on Amazon, etc.

[LindellProStaf]

I talked to you about this to TL.  I may have to spring for one of these controllers with the 2 probes.  Then put an element from a range top in he smoker with the plug like on stove itself.  Then when an element burns out I can just unplug the bad one and plug in the new one.  Is that the type of element you are talking about?

[Boar]

1 hour ago, noahsdad said:

i didn't mean any offense boar....i was just hacking on ya a little...my bad good luck with your bradley as i have always wanted one of those....but pucks r not readily available...

 

 

no harm done dude, i hacked back.to hard, been tough run on this batch. didnt mean to bark on ya cause if it. 

[LindellProStaf]

I'm thinking the SMD-100 may be the one for only $97.  I don't need the Bradley plug on the back, just 2 probes.

[ThunderLund78]

LPS - The element I have is made by Brinkmann and meant for converting a gas smoker to electric or serve as a replacement element for certain brands.  This is the exact unit and here's the link.  It says there's some left in-stock but this model has been discontinued.  But there are similar ones out there.

http://www.amazon.com/Brinkmann-812-3323-0-Smokeshop-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B0000AUSHQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1458515577&sr=8-3&keywords=smoker+element

Unless you have a hot plate that plugs into 120, you can't effectively wire down a standard stove element from 220 to a 120.  I've asked several people who know more about electricity than I do and ended up going with the device below.  It plugs right into the back of the digital unit and the digital unit plugs into your 120.  All-in-all, you're gonna spend about $250 - $300 between the two units.

 But this has worked great for me - the chip tray is kind of a joke, pretty small.  I use it as an alternate tray, but re-purposed an old pizza pan to increase the chip capacity.  Both only give me good smoke for about 30-60 minutes though, so I ended up buying an 18" tube from A-MAZ-N for longer smoking durations and cold smoking.

EDIT--

And YES!  now that I see it, I'm kind of upset!  I don't think that SMD-100 was available when I bought over a year ago, it would've been a MUCH less expensive option and it looks more intuitive.  That'll bring you under $200. GO FOR IT! 

Edited March 20, 2016 by ThunderLund78

[LindellProStaf]

Oh ya I can see the 220 -120 problem with the range top element.  I have been using a cast iron pan on my elec smoker.  I use a hot plate but have to rewire it so the thermostat on it doesn't run or it shuts it off when it gets hot in the smoker and won't turn back on for a long time. They last about a year.  A friend of mine who does a lot of smoking says the cast iron pan does not warp when hot so works better as it keeps in contact with the element due to staying flat.  Seems to be a good combo.  Thanks for all of the info.  

I am tired of buying the hot plates.  They always konk out when in the middle of a smoke.