Just ordered my Bradley Jim Beam 4 rack after a wonderful weekend with some great friends. They have a Bradley and we cooked some awesome ribs, butts and chicken. My question is how would y'all run an initial burn before cooking for the first time?
Hi. This link tells how to season a new Bradley: How Do I Season My New Smoker? (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?488-Answers-To-Bradley-Smoker-FAQ-s&p=760#post760)
Ted has pointed you in the right direction, on your first smoke, run the top vent wide open during the smoking / cooking process, also start of on your first time smoking food with a light amount of smoke, use 3 pucks to burn,,, ( load 5 pucks the last 2 will not burn ) and adjust upwards finding your preference for smoke flavor adding 2 pucks at a time on the next smoke... also misquete and hickory are strong woods and will not require as many to use
Burned-off today with five "Special Blend" pucks. Going to through some thighs on tomorrow for first cook.