Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11150218)

I've been using electric smokers for over 15 years. I wore my first Bradley out and bought a new one. The current one is the same model as the one in your link except that its a 4 rack.

You can set it to feed wood, heat up or down as fast or slow as you want. Start it quick, back it down, bring it back up to finish whatever. I set it and forget it. But, that takes practice if you never worked with electric smokers.

You will need to run it once to cure the smoker. I'd suggest another run with some kind of cheap meat like chicken thighs.

There is a thread on here where electric smokers were discussed for hundreds of pages.

Originally Posted by Dinny Blues (Post 11150228)

The bisqette things you feed into it cost a fortune. $/hr of smoke seems steep, but convenience ain't cheap.

Dinny

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 11150252)

I got one of these for free a couple years ago. I don't much care for it.

Originally Posted by Gonzo (Post 11150393)

I have a Bradley and a masterbuilt. The master has moor room but I like the Bradley's auto feed function.

Originally Posted by Stewie (Post 11150155)

I've seen these used by a couple of competitive BBQ teams.

http://www.north-america.bradleysmok...l-food-smoker/

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 11150168)

I have some digital coupons and perks through work and just saw a Bradley Smoker on there. Original Bradley 4 rack for $269.

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 11150168)

I have some digital coupons and perks through work and just saw a Bradley Smoker on there. Original Bradley 4 rack for $269.

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 11150404)

Originally Posted by Kerberos (Post 11150480)

This is the one I have. Great smoker... only bitch is you have to use their proprietary brisquets. I have not been able to find any generic equivalents...then again I haven't looked in a while either. Been smoking for a couple of years now without problems.... knocking on wood as I type this. ;)

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 11150711)

I don't see any generic bisquettes at this time either. I do see a 120 count pack on Amazon for between $35-40 which isn't bad as most cooks you will only use 9-12 bisquettes at a time.

Would you be able to add wood chips or chunks to the inside of the unit if say I ran out of bisquettes but wanted to smoke?

Originally Posted by Dinny Blues (Post 11150869)

The proprietary briquettes are a drawback, but I'm with gonzo on this one. The convenience is hard to beat.

Is there a problem with the water pan running dry on these electrics? (provided you are using a water pan with your project) An automatic water leveler would probably be too much to ask.

Dinny