Hi all
I first want to say that I have read a lot of the posts and am very happy to see how helpful everyone is. I love the pictures and plan on trying to smoke cheese one day along with every other meat. I have lots of salmon to smoke in the meantime. Is there anything special I should do when I first get the smoker (i.e. turn it one and let it smoke with nothing in it). Thanks all and I hope you're all having a great day!
You should season the smoker. Welcome to the forum. Someone will come by with a link to the FAQ's. Kinda hard to do it off my phone. :D
Let see if this works :D
http://http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?481-Bradley-Smoker-FAQ-s (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?481-Bradley-Smoker-FAQ-s)
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Thanks Mike...will head to FAQ to get a head start! :)
Read and ask Questions.
Welcome to the Forum.
recipe site:
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/
You might want to check out our FAQ's
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?481-Bradley-Smoker-FAQ-s&p=748#post748
Try this link to get your pictures going.
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showpost.php?p=768&postcount=11
Thanks Classic :)
Quote from: northof60girl on September 08, 2011, 02:06:34 PM
Is there anything special I should do when I first get the smoker .
1) Stock up on adult beverages
2) Don't be reluctant to ask any question you may have.
3)Plan to rub some soot on your face to make your significant other think you are working hard
Hello and welcome to a really great forum....enjoy your smoker...
HAHA Gus....my significant others are two cats named Elvis and Priscilla and I'm sure they will enjoy anything that happens to fall out of the smoker! ???
Welcome! Enjoy your smoking and this wonderful, helpful forum!
Welcome to the forum Northof60Girl!
If you have access to salmon you have to try Kummok's Recipe. It's to die for! ;)
Here's the recipe from the recipe site.
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?105-Excellent-BRADLEY-Smoked-Alaskan-Salmon&p=121#post121
Here's a huge post on it...
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=107.0
Mike
welcome to the forum
If you have access to salmon you have to try Kummok's Recipe. It's to die for! ;)
Thanks Mike...I have been reading about his famous smoked salmon and will be trying it.
Thanks everyone else for the welcome messages. I order a jerky gun today too! Now I just have to find time to do everything I want to do.
I do have a question that maybe some of you seasoned pro's can answer. Can I strip down my salmon (bones out of course) and stuff it into the jerky gun and make salmon jerky that way? Seems feasible but better ask the pro's.
Thanks :)
Welcome to the forum...Enjoy!
http://www.susanminor.org
Remember we like pic's!!
Here's a couple of web links to salmon jerky:
http://homecooking.about.com/od/shellfishrecipes/r/blsea143.htm
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/salmon-jerky-recipe/index.html
http://www.kasilofseafoods.com/Smoking/salmon-jerky.htm
Welcome to the forum. Let me pass along something I learned very early, "The only DUMB question is no question at all."
Thanks Rcger....it is true though and you can't learn if you don't ask! :)
Hi northof60girl and welcome to the forum. You have a big "support staff" behind you here.
Thanks all! Picked up the smoker on my lunch hour and am going to try and break it out this weekend but suspect that I will be doing all my smoking in October after my school classes are done. So busy working and doing school but it's going to be all about fish and meat and smoking in October ;D Have a great weekend everyone!
----Laurie----
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(http://serve.mysmiley.net/sign/sign0016.gif) to the forum!
And congrats on your new smoker!
Welcome to the forum Laurie :)
Carolyn
Thanks Carolyn....nice to see there are other women out there that like to get their hands dirty lol. :)
Quote from: northof60girl on September 10, 2011, 01:33:09 PM
Thanks Carolyn....nice to see there are other women out there that like to get their hands dirty lol. :)
We have a number of dirty handed women on this forum. Hmmm- that didn't come out right. But it really was meant as a compliment to the wonderful women here.
Quote from: GusRobin on September 10, 2011, 01:55:23 PM
Quote from: northof60girl on September 10, 2011, 01:33:09 PM
Thanks Carolyn....nice to see there are other women out there that like to get their hands dirty lol. :)
We have a number of dirty handed women on this forum. Hmmm- that didn't come out right. But it really was meant as a compliment to the wonderful women here.
Hahaha Gus your BAD. Hi Laurie, looks like we are neighbours. I am late to the party but Welcome to the forum. I am also from surrey, 76 th & 128 th area. If you have any questions at all just ask. I don't know too much like the guru's on here but I get by.
hahah Gus, yes a common here and there and a couple of word rearranging and you'll be fine but I get it :P
Yes, Quarlow we are neighbors..well I am at 108 and 142 but not far. My daughter lives near you. I am just finishing my school classes this month and then taking a month off from school so while the smoker has been unwrapped I won't have any time to use it until then. I am going to try some jerky too. Ordered a jerky gun that will be here on Tuesday. We'll see how dirty I get (at Gus)! The forum has been great and I'm sure we will all be guru's one day...practice practice practice and some trial and error. Will keep everyone posted on how it goes and will make sure to get some pictures uploaded in October. :)
Congrats. If you happen to order a PID, order with confidence from Auber. I ordered mine Wednesday and it arrived safely yesterday.
Wow you are close, Cool. Their is quite a few folks on here local. If you are going to make jerky just keep in mind to rotate the racks and raise them up and down, and you will have to take some off here and there as some will finish sooner than others because of hotspots in the cabinet.
Thanks for the info...what is a PID?
Quote from: northof60girl on September 11, 2011, 09:49:33 PM
Thanks for the info...what is a PID?
http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_28&products_id=151 (http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_28&products_id=151)
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A PID lets you control your smoker temp within +- 2 degrees. Do you need one? If you are doing butts, briskets, ribs and other forgiving items - not really needed. If doing sausage, fish, --comes very handy. Allows you to ramp up temp - say 1 hr at 130*; then 1 hr at 130*, etc. If you get the dual probe model you can ramp based upon IT of the meat in addition to the temp of the smoker. They go for about $185ish. Or you can buy the parts and install yourself like others have for much cheaper. I would strongly recommend some type of controller other than the Bradley digital controller if you are installing a second element.
Thanks for the link Mike and the information Gus..you all are so helpful and I totally appreciate it :D My Seahawks lost yesterday and I contemplated sticking my head in the smoker but smoked brain just doesn't sound good ???
Quote from: northof60girl on September 12, 2011, 06:30:30 PM
but smoked brain just doesn't sound good ???
Ymmm -smoked brain
Ewwwww Gus, gross! :o lol
hahhaha..only in Alabama lol ;)