BRADLEY SMOKER | "Taste the Great Outdoors"

Just thought I would share this with you.  Spent all day plucking 14 woodcock and 3 pigeon.  They have now been brining for an hour and are in the smoker as I type ;D

Very excited as they are the first of the season.

Man you are going to have a feast????


I love your smoker. Keep us posted with results

HR

Good shootin! I love that smoker. Tell us all about it.

Yeah I wanna see more pics of the smoker....very nice.
SIA

Well I built the smoker about 7 years ago from a "hodge podge" of designs from a book "Home smoking and Curing" by Kieth Erlandson. ( the Bible for self built smokers).

It is very simple.  A concrete base

Layer 1: 3 concrete blocks with a quarter inch plate of steel on top. The heat sourse is a wok burner just to heat the plate until it starts to smoke (there is a routine for this moving from the back to the front until you see embers then shut the whole lot off and clsoe the doors). This creates about 8 to 12 hrs smoke.   

Layer 2:  Another 3 concrete blocks with another quarter inch steel plate on top with lots of holes drilled in to act as a diffuser.  Then finally 4 steel rods across the roof for hanging.  The whole thing is clad in timber with natural venting through the joins.  It generates a huge amount of smoke for long periods.  My father wood turns and I have a local contact at the boat yard so mixture of Oak and lots of other hardwoods add to the flavor.

Will add finished results later.

Woodcock tonight Salmon tomorrow or mMonday depending on the weather.

Cheers

and thanks for the interest.

I sure hope you're hungry!

Big dinner party new years eve!  So getting prepared ;D

OK smoked the woodcock for 8 hours gentle smoke last night (good night for cold smoking nice frost so good cool temperatures).

All in the freezer now in batches waiting for New Years eve just cover with butter and bacon and 15 mins in the oven and then serve one bird per person as a starter with toast.  Cant beat it :P

And now for the salmon


I knew there was a better use for the wifes clothes airer! ;D

QuoteI knew there was a better use for the wifes clothes airer! Grin

You're a brave man, Teach! Did you catch those yourself? I'm going to do one more batch before xmas for all the get togethers.
T2

I have smoker envy...........Very nice set up!

Quote from: Huntnfreak on December 14, 2009, 06:13:01 PM
I have smoker envy...........Very nice set up!

Thanks Huntnfreak

I still want to get a bradley, this is great for volume but it will only cold smoke and uses lots of chips.

QuoteI knew there was a better use for the wifes clothes airer!

QuoteYou're a brave man, Teach!

Very brave, I wouldn't live to even see the New Year in if I tried that!!  ::) ;)

Woodcock make lovely eating, never tried smoking them as yet but due a few off a friend soon so must give them a go in the BS.

Hi Manxman

Woodcock are well worth the effort!  1hr in 80% brine, leave to dry for 3 hrs on a rack.  Then either; cold smoke for 8hrs then roast for 15 with butter and bacon or cold smoke for 3 then hot smoke for 2.

QuoteWoodcock are well worth the effort!  1hr in 80% brine, leave to dry for 3 hrs on a rack.  Then either; cold smoke for 8hrs then roast for 15 with butter and bacon or cold smoke for 3 then hot smoke for 2.

Thanks teach, that sounds great.

The weather has turned cold but calm over here which beats wet and windy hands down, hopefully my shooting friends will be out over the next few days as I have also been promised some duck!  ;) :)

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That looks like a treat fit for a king! 

Weird question but do you have any of the feathers left?

Quote from: Caneyscud on December 18, 2009, 11:00:17 AM
Weird question but do you have any of the feathers left?

Translation:
Snow and cold weather is coming and I am in a fly tying mood. Would it be possible to get some of those wonderfully colored woodcock feathers from you?

Just a Rough guess at the translation. Was I close?

I bet you are right on the money 10.5

No but could get some if needed.  What do you need?

Quote from: Tenpoint5 on December 18, 2009, 11:40:36 AM

Quote from: Caneyscud on December 18, 2009, 11:00:17 AM
Weird question but do you have any of the feathers left?

Translation:
Snow and cold weather is coming and I am in a fly tying mood. Would it be possible to get some of those wonderfully colored woodcock feathers from you?

Just a Rough guess at the translation. Was I close?

Just got another 8 woodcock so tell me what you want.  PM me the details.

Quote from: Tenpoint5 on December 18, 2009, 11:40:36 AM

Quote from: Caneyscud on December 18, 2009, 11:00:17 AM
Weird question but do you have any of the feathers left?

Translation:
Snow and cold weather is coming and I am in a fly tying mood. Would it be possible to get some of those wonderfully colored woodcock feathers from you?

Just a Rough guess at the translation. Was I close?

Uhhh!!!  For my 1500th post!  Danged 10.5 you weren't even close - you were dead on!!!!  I always like to come up with new and productive patterns to flaunt in front of my buddies - Particularly ones done with feathers they don't have!!

Quote from: Caneyscud on December 22, 2009, 07:54:51 AM

Quote from: Tenpoint5 on December 18, 2009, 11:40:36 AM

Quote from: Caneyscud on December 18, 2009, 11:00:17 AM
Weird question but do you have any of the feathers left?

Translation:
Snow and cold weather is coming and I am in a fly tying mood. Would it be possible to get some of those wonderfully colored woodcock feathers from you?

Just a Rough guess at the translation. Was I close?

Uhhh!!!  For my 1500th post!  Danged 10.5 you weren't even close - you were dead on!!!!  I always like to come up with new and productive patterns to flaunt in front of my buddies - Particularly ones done with feathers they don't have!!

No problem

Will post some out to you after christmas!

Have a good one!

Quote from: teach on December 22, 2009, 10:09:08 AM

Quote from: Caneyscud on December 22, 2009, 07:54:51 AM

Quote from: Tenpoint5 on December 18, 2009, 11:40:36 AM

Quote from: Caneyscud on December 18, 2009, 11:00:17 AM
Weird question but do you have any of the feathers left?

Translation:
Snow and cold weather is coming and I am in a fly tying mood. Would it be possible to get some of those wonderfully colored woodcock feathers from you?

Just a Rough guess at the translation. Was I close?

Uhhh!!!  For my 1500th post!  Danged 10.5 you weren't even close - you were dead on!!!!  I always like to come up with new and productive patterns to flaunt in front of my buddies - Particularly ones done with feathers they don't have!!

No problem

Will post some out to you after christmas!

Have a good one!

It's the little things like this that Make this forum such a great place to be and be a part of!!!!!

Quote from: Caneyscud on December 22, 2009, 07:54:51 AM

Quote from: Tenpoint5 on December 18, 2009, 11:40:36 AM

Quote from: Caneyscud on December 18, 2009, 11:00:17 AM
Weird question but do you have any of the feathers left?

Translation:
Snow and cold weather is coming and I am in a fly tying mood. Would it be possible to get some of those wonderfully colored woodcock feathers from you?

Just a Rough guess at the translation. Was I close?

Uhhh!!!  For my 1500th post!  Danged 10.5 you weren't even close - you were dead on!!!!  I always like to come up with new and productive patterns to flaunt in front of my buddies - Particularly ones done with feathers they don't have!!

Just to let you know, 2 sets of feathers posted today from the UK.

Please let me know when you get them, they should be with you within the week as they were as light as a feather (pardon the pun)

Cheers

Teach