Digital 4-Rack Electric Smoker

I'm a gadget geek with an irrepressible enthusiasm for new technology. Still, I can't be fed by electronics alone. Every now and again, I like to eat, and to feed my family too. I'm always looking for new and interesting ways to do that. I recently hung out at my friend Stan's house, and he was smoking a brisket. I examined the method he was using to smoke his meat, and to me it seemed cumbersome, messy, and above all, not safe for a blind person. He had a traditional smoker with a firebox, and he chopped the wood which was later placed in the box. I mentioned I like feeding my family, but wielding an axe to do so is a little more intense than I want to be. Once the wood has been chopped, you have to monitor the fire, throw in more wood as necessary, and wash the soot from the box when you're done. I don't know about you, but this doesn't sound like a particularly safe or pleasant experience. Still, once I tasted the results of Stan's work, I knew I had to find some way to do it myself. Thus began my search for a blind-friendly smoker, and I'm happy to tell you all that I found one. Today, Jamie Pauls and I had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Miller, a member of the Bradley Smoker sales team. Mark is a guy who clearly knows his stuff, and if you listen carefully to the audio review, you might just hear our stomachs growl as Mark describes all the things he has cooked in the Bradley smoker. It turns out that smoking isn't just about meat. You can smoke nuts, cheeses, and you can even dry fruit in the unit. If you can eat it, you can probably smoke it too. The audio link can be found at the Serotalk Podcast website. First, let's talk about what the smoker looks like. The best description I have for the main unit is that it looks a bit like a dorm refrigerator with a magnetic seal. There are racks inside where you place the items you're smoking. On the side of the unit is a cylindrical tube of sorts, and this is where you place your bisquettes. Bisquettes? What are those? These are round pucks of wood that are used to create the smoky flavor for your food. Mark explains that each bisquette should burn for about 20 minutes, and will then drop in to a strategically placed pan of water in order to safely stop the wood from smoldering. The great thing about having bisquettes, aside from the safety and ease of use factor, is that you can actually flavor your food with more than one type of wood. Mark gives the example of chicken, where he initially smokes it with hickory mesquite, and then finishes it off with a little apple wood. I've tried a number of different bisquettes, and you'd be amazed at just how many flavors there are to choose from. Some of the flavors I've tried have been awesome, and some were just not to my taste. But hey, I like experimenting, so I had just as much fun discovering the bisquettes I didn't like as I did finding the ones that made my mouth water. So what happens when you do find a bisquette you really like. That smoky flavor is incredible, but can there be too much of a good thing? Mark explains that it isn't always necessary to smoke your meat for the entire time it's inside the unit. In fact, you can cook food in the unit without smoking it at all. If you don't want to impart any smoky flavor to your food, such as when you're drying fruit, just don't place any bisquettes in the tube, or smoke generator. If you do want to add some smoky flavor but don't want to overdo it, that's ok too. Mark again discusses chicken, and explains that as you're smoking meat, you'll eventually get a nice carmelized crust. Once this happens, any additional smoke you add is simply going to bounce off and exit the unit through the flue. It's not going to go in your meat, so there's no sense in wasting bisquettes after a certain point. For chicken, Mark will cook it for a total of four hours, but he'll only smoke it for the first hour or hour and a half. Mark also mentions that smoking can be a rather slow process. While you can cook it for a shorter period at a higher temperature, you're going to have moister meat if you cook it longer, but at a lower temperature. Combining all these factors to produce the ultimate in tasty food definitely takes some experimentation, but if you're anything like me, you'll have a really good time doing it. We've talked about all the great food you can make in your smoker, but how do you go about getting it and setting it up? I should first point out that there are two types of Bradley smokers, the digital and the analog. The digital smoker has features that aren't usable for a blind person at this time, but the analog unit is great. There are actually two analog units, although one of them, the Bradley BTIS1, will be going away soon. You'll want to instead get the Bradley BS611, which operates exactly the same but has a slightly modified design. Once you get the unit, you can check out the completely accessible owner's manual to find out how to set it up. I was able to do this independently without any problem. If you have issues setting up the unit or just have questions once you've gotten everything up and running, you'll find that Bradley Smoker is available by phone, on the web, and even on Twitter and they are incredibly helpful and responsive no matter how you contact them. I got my BS611 here on Amazon, and they've also got a nice selection of bisquettes on Amazon as well. I could talk all day about just how excited I am to have this high quality, accessible smoker, but I have a set of chicken drumsticks that are demanding to be smoked, and who am I to argue. But before I go, I'd like to thank Amazon for having such a great price and review process for this and many other items, Mark Miller for taking the time to speak with us, and last but certainly not least to thank the entire Bradley team for producing such a fantastic product.

This is my first meat smoker, cannot compare brand-to-brand, but I know the result I was looking for and this smoker does the deal! First cooking effort was a brisket from Kroger, the meat department guy suggested I try a 'corned beef brisket' and just leave off the corning spices, bad idea, I didn't know what exactly to buy, the smoked product tasted like a smoked corned brisket. Oh well write that one off to inexperience. Second effort was salmon, boy was that good. Third and forth effort was more brisket (get a large raw FLAT brisket cut) and both were absolutely mouth-watering good. You can cut a large brisket into two or three sections and the meat will fit just fine on the Bradley grill racks! This, in my opinion does not compromise the moistness of the cut sections. Keep in mind that smoking takes time and you have to use a (not included) external meat thermometer. Get one before you start. Pay some attention to the smoker box temperature - which is very well controlled by the Bradley - and considerable attention to the MEAT PROBE temperature - which is your job. Smoking takes time, the heater temperature setting on the Bradley works really well, but you have to be around for a good bit of the time to watch the meat temp. The little wood pucks feed smoothly and predictable into the Bradley, unfortunately they are not "cheap" but neither is the $50 brisket from Sam's... setting on the racks inside! Lots of recipes out there on the web, in general, the brisket should be covered with a mixture of salt and BBQ rub, wrap in plastic and set overnight in the fridge, next day heat the smoker to about 225°, use PAM or similar on the grill racks, put the brisket cuts in the provided racks UPSIDE DOWN so the fat layer is up, cook to 160° internal temp, remove from the smoker, wrap in aluminum foil, put back in the smoker with NO wood pucks in the feeder tube - cook until the internal temp hits 200°, turn off the smoker and allow the meat to set inside for about two hours. Get ready to overindulge. It's a learning curve, expect some mistakes. One learning curve item, check the top hinge pin on the door. when you first set up the smoker. My top hinge pin came out of the socket when shipped and my door did not close evenly. I cooked twice before I finally looked up the crooked door thing and found the problem discussed on the internet. Doh! I am in the process of purchasing a remote thermometer from Amazon so I don't have to continually look out the back door of the patio to try and scope out the temperature of the meat. A wired (type) thermometer probe is hard to see at a distance. One more thing, don't plan on smoking on your patio if it has a roof cover extension from the house. The smoke will back up into the house attic. I added a very simple 'chimney' to the top of the Bradley, light weight but very effective to get the smoke above the house roof. Solved that problem Yes, five stars so far. I like it. :>)

I have had this smoker for only a couple of days, and I really like it. After seasoning if with some whiskey oak and maple bisquettes, I smoked a pork loin. It turned out really well. The loin had a wonderful smoky flavor, and it was juicy. The smoker produces great amount of smoke, and it keeps its heat well. When I did smoke the loin, it was windy, and it did take some time to get up to temperature. There are a couple of places around the seals of the door where smoke does escape, but the escaping smoke is a very minor problem. The only other small problem I have had is that the bisquettes will get stuck in the stack, and they will not advance. This is a minor problem because I will only use the smoker when I spend time outside to monitor it. Other than that, this smoker is pretty much set it and forget it. I would recommend this smoker to my friends and family or even total strangers.

Great smoker. I did have to return it as the magnetic strip on the door was warped. This was causing the door to not seal properly and made keeping the temperature even was almost impossible. I wish there was after market bisquettes rather than using the ones from Bradley. They are a little pricey in my opinion. Still a five star rating as it works so well.

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El precio viene golpeado. Y funona pero está en mal estado

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Works like a charm. I am very pleased with my new smoker!