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Title: What should I buy?
Post by: Lionsfan1045 on January 30, 2013, 04:52:50 PM
I'm planning on buying a new Bradley in order to give my parents theres back to them, the question is get an original with an auber pid or digital. I will be smoking pretty much everything that I can including fish and maybe some day sausage. But what would be the best for now, get the digital and use it for a few years before advancing or go original and pid off the bat?
Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: Tenpoint5 on January 30, 2013, 05:32:08 PM
If your using your parents Bradley, and you got that figured out I would say get the same Bradley they have
Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: KyNola on January 30, 2013, 05:34:27 PM
I would suggest you choose whichever Bradley smoker you feel good about and use it for a while before you decide if you need PED's(Performancing Enhancing Devices).  You may find you don't need them.

Others will come along and advise you differently.  Ultimately, it will be up to you.

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Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: Keymaster on January 30, 2013, 05:40:43 PM
If you get a 4 rack you will always wish you had got the six rack for more room. Save the frustration and get the six rack and then use it for awhile and decide what accessories you want to add.
Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: rexster on January 30, 2013, 05:45:02 PM
I agree. Get the 6 rack in whatever flavor. If you're going with a PID, don't worry with the digital version, although that's what I have but I got the Bradley first then decided I wanted the Auber for some of my smoking. I don't regret it.
Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: KyNola on January 30, 2013, 05:50:54 PM
The 6 rack comes in only the digital version. No other flavors available. ;)

Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: viper125 on January 30, 2013, 06:01:28 PM
I got a 4 rack and love it. Cant see buying a digital then an auber pid to control the huge temp swings. What i saved paid for the pid. If they ever decide to make a bigger one without digital or fix the one they got. Id gladly buy it.

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Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: Ka Honu on January 30, 2013, 06:09:25 PM
I'd keep Mom & Dad's and spend the money on good whisky.
Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: Lionsfan1045 on January 30, 2013, 06:12:31 PM
Thanks for the advice, the one I have been using is an old four rack with the slide contol on bottom and I didn't like the temp contol, are the six rack stock element strong enough to maintain temp well?
Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: GusRobin on January 30, 2013, 06:16:07 PM
it is the same element in the 4 rack and the 6 rack
Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: Lionsfan1045 on January 30, 2013, 06:23:00 PM
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on January 30, 2013, 05:32:08 PM
If your using your parents Bradley, and you got that figured out I would say get the same Bradley they have
I haven't gotten it figured out yet, made some too smoky ribs, and some great salmon and a few things in between.
Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: beefmann on January 30, 2013, 06:31:58 PM
i have the 4 rack for 6 years now and only 4 times wished i had the  6  rack., if you are planning to do sausage  id say get the 6 rack for the extra height for hanging the  sausages,,, also i have put  45 lbs of tri tip in the 4 rack and it was  stuffed...
Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: Ketch22 on January 31, 2013, 03:37:24 AM
Hi
I have the 6 rack and the four got the 6 rack first then the 4 rack . The 4 is good if you dont have a lot to smoke . If I had to do it again I would still go with the 6 rack with the auber pid. I did the 900w mod with the fan and auber pid.in the 4 rack. It works alot better now so now I am going to do the 6 rack mod . You can fine some good used 4 racks at good prices. I haven" seen many used 6 racks Got my 4 rack at a yard sale.

Good luck Ketch :)
Title: Re: What should I buy?
Post by: NePaSmoKer on January 31, 2013, 06:31:21 PM
We got 4 rack plain
6 racks a smokin
All wood flavors and many mods too

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