Was walkin thru home depot the other day and saw this $69 item(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w73/carnie1/1705de7f-fb95-4997-bab0-93e14afd1b8.jpg) and the wheels started turning thinking about using for a cold smoke box, Well went back the other day and got one . Here are the options I thought of
1. Hang the Bradley smoke gen on the side of the Brinkman :o and pipe smoke out the other side into the Bradley .
2. Set the bradley on the ground pipe smoke out of the top, into the bottom of the Brinkman, only thing is ,the bradley sits higher than the inlet for the Brinkman, on the upside I can hang about twice as much sausage in the brinkman. I'm open for ideas. I might try a few tests first before I get the hole saw and rivet gun out.
I do not know how big this thing is but if you can remove the legs. Will it sit right on top of the bradley? You can cut a hole in the bottom so as the smoke leaves the Bradley it goes right into the top unit. That way you can use both units at the same time. Just a thought.
Carnie
I will have a look to see if I can find the post but someone took a unit like this and removed the legs, cut a hole in the bottom which would line up with the top vent of the Bradley, then set this unit on top of the Bradley. That way they would load the product in the top unit and the Bradley would be used to generate the smoke, plus you can just lift off the top unit and use your Bradley for hot smoking.
Just an idea that I saw on a post, I'll see if I can find it for you.
Mike
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Great minds think alike Pens! :D
Mike
QuoteGreat minds think alike Pens!
;D
West Coast Kansan did the setup. He has a different box on top. He got it at Wallyworld for $50 I believe. Had a propane burner on the bottom that he just didn't install. Sets the box on top of the bradley, opens the bradley vent and voila, cold smoke fills the top box.
Quote from: Mr Walleye on January 28, 2009, 02:55:59 PM
Carnie
I will have a look to see if I can find the post but someone took a unit like this and removed the legs, cut a hole in the bottom which would line up with the top vent of the Bradley, then set this unit on top of the Bradley. That way they would load the product in the top unit and the Bradley would be used to generate the smoke, plus you can just lift off the top unit and use your Bradley for hot smoking.
Just an idea that I saw on a post, I'll see if I can find it for you.
Mike
Quote from: pensrock on January 28, 2009, 02:51:29 PM
I do not know how big this thing is but if you can remove the legs. Will it sit right on top of the bradley? You can cut a hole in the bottom so as the smoke leaves the Bradley it goes right into the top unit. That way you can use both units at the same time. Just a thought.
Thats prolly the easiest yet, the legs have 3 screws each, I'll see if I can find that post also
carnie
are you going to take pics of your cold smoke setup
nepas
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on January 29, 2009, 08:06:37 AM
carnie
are you going to take pics of your cold smoke setup
nepas
As soon as I figure out how I wanna do it I will
cool
nepas
Gizmo is right it was WCK...
Here is one link.... this isn't the one I was thinking of but it does show a picture of it.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=6223.msg59893#msg59893
Mike
Ahhhhh.... here we go....
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=6201.msg59617#msg59617
Mike
With Bradleys somewhat deficient (?word) way of building the lower panel on a OBS that houses the slider switch I would be a little cautious on how much weight I stacked on top of the unit. I did the extra foot peg mod and the lower panel still cracxked in the middle.
Just a word of warning
I like the idea but I think with just a little more work you could use cheaper box for the bottom or first cabinet and the bradley on top would save the extra weight from going onto the bradley
LTS
Thanks Mike, I looked for awhile yesterday and couldn't find it
Quote from: love the smoke on January 30, 2009, 05:35:25 AM
With Bradleys somewhat deficient (?word) way of building the lower panel on a OBS that houses the slider switch I would be a little cautious on how much weight I stacked on top of the unit. I did the extra foot peg mod and the lower panel still cracked in the middle.
Just a word of warning
I like the idea but I think with just a little more work you could use cheaper box for the bottom or first cabinet and the bradley on top would save the extra weight from going onto the bradley
LTS
Isn't that funny you should mention that ,I just replaced the lower panel (it cracked from years of carrying in and out) But I will check that out , Maybe I can block it in such a way that all the weight is not on the plastic
this is the mod I did to mine VERY inexpensive and easy to do
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showpost.php?p=769&postcount=12 (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showpost.php?p=769&postcount=12)
Also check out this thread with pics
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=8536.msg90043#msg90043 (http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=8536.msg90043#msg90043)
LTS
LTS;
I been meaning to ask if I could use your photo in the FAQ section.
Please do, if it is going to help someone else then by all means go ahead.
LTS
Quote from: love the smoke on January 30, 2009, 05:35:25 AM
With Bradleys somewhat deficient (?word) way of building the lower panel on a OBS that houses the slider switch I would be a little cautious on how much weight I stacked on top of the unit. I did the extra foot peg mod and the lower panel still cracxked in the middle.
Just a word of warning
I like the idea but I think with just a little more work you could use cheaper box for the bottom or first cabinet and the bradley on top would save the extra weight from going onto the bradley
LTS
Good caution there. West Coast Kansan has a 4 rack Digital. No load bearing issues.
hello everyone!! you can acheive a cold smoke without buying alot of stuff or spending alot of money. first off, what you need to do is place the smoke generator a distance away from the smoker itself. atleast 10 feet. if you look back to the old days of smokers and smoking you'll find that when people cold smoked stuff they would have the origin of the smoke 12 feet or more away from the smokehouse. they would pipe it under the ground although you don't need to do that. the idea behind the distance was that by the time it reached the smokehouse the smoke was cold with no heat thus acheiving "cold smoke". Taking another box and placing on top of your smoker is a good idea but you wouldn't be resolving the heat problem because it's too close to generator. the way i would do it is get yourself some inexpensive gas/dryer pipe with some elbows, set the generator lower than the smoker and 10 to 12 feet away and pipe it over. i hope this helps everyone!!
Hi deerstalker 1966 and welcome to the forum.
Afraid you have been beaten to it ......... this is the method that has been used for several years here on the forum but thanks anyway.
http://www.johnwatkins.co.uk/personalpages/coldsmoking.htm
Deerstalker,
First off, welcome to the forum!
Using 10-12 feet of dryer vent hose is pretty much overkill with the Bradley as the smoke generator is only 125 watts so that is pretty comparable to a 100-150 watt lightbulb. As little as 3 feet or even less is adequate and is pretty much dictated by how far your cold smoke box is away from the tower.
Hang around with us my friend!
KyNola
Ditto Kynola.
I use about 3.5 ft of dryer hose between my cold smoke chamber and the bradley chamber and the temp never rises much above the ambient.
T2