Hi all,
Total newbie here, Bradley and/or smoking. I have tried smoking in my gaz BBQ, but could never get anything done correctly.
And then for Bday, the wife decided to surprise me with a brand new smoker ;)
Welcome, and don't be afraid to ask questions. Plenty of people here to help you out.
Welcome to the forum from Nebraska!
welcome to the forum, lots of good information and good people here
first things first,
1) season your smoker
2) run your top vent open.. wide open
3) ask questions
4) go to the recipe site, it has a lot of good information
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?180-Our-Time-Tested-and-Proven-Recipes
enjoy
Welcome from Texas, sounds like you got a keeper with your wife, that's a great birthday present. You'll love all you can do on the Bradley.
thanks people.
I do have a question. I was hopping to make some Bacon at some point, do I absolutely need an hanger? or can I lay it down flat
I have recently done both slab bacon and Canadian bacon and I laid them flat on the racks with no problems, just be careful measuring your cure for each piece of meat individually so you don't over or under cure the bacon. I have used the Hi Mountain bacon cure with success and I am getting some Cure #1 so I can start making my own recipe bacons. I am also going to follow Beefman's lead and do a beef bacon. So dive in and enjoy just follow the great posts and recipes you'll find here. Hope that helps. :)
Welcome to the boards
Welcome from NC. Hopefully your wife will enjoy the goodies coming from the smoker just as much as you will...!
welcome to the forum :) from NJ
Welcome to the forum from So Cal
Welcome from Florida!!