Okay Folks!! Well.... 7 more days before I can give hubby the new BDS that I bought him for Christmas.... I am soooo excited, I can hardly stand it... I took all of your advise and I also bought him the Smoke and Spice cookbook to go with it! I also printed a few posts to put in a folder for him... Finally, I created a log in and password so he can come online and chat with ya'll... He will of course be SmokinHotPapa! YEY!
Merry Christmas to everyone and THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!! ;)
Enjoy your Christmas also.
That is a great gift you are giving him. Whitetailfan's wife made him a cookbook out of many of the recipes on the recipe site. She did something similar to what you are doing, but she put the recipes and smoking tips in sheet protectors and organized them in a three ring binder. That is one of the projects I keep saying I will get to.
He's going to be one happy guy! ;D
I'm sure you will be too with all the finished product! :D
Welcome to the forum and great Christmas gift! ;)
Mike
Welcome Mama and Papa! Great Christmas gift. The Smoke and Spice book is a nice touch too. You and he will both love it.
Merry Christmas and let us know about his first adventure!
KyNola
Looking forward to seeing both of you on the forum. It's probably going to take a few days for the grin to wear off his face when he sees the Bradley. :D ;)
Have a happy holiday.
Pat and Ann :)
Welcome Mama, and I hope you like your new Rolls Royce, cause any wife that would surprise her man with a Bradley surely deserves one! :D
I'm sure you'll both have a great Christmas!, and Papa will love the new Bradley! (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/bs.gif)
Looking forward to hearing from both of you (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Big-Thumbs-Up.gif)
A very merry Christmas to you (http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Others/others-154.gif)
LilSmoker (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Tip-Hat.gif)
A Bradley and a copy of Smoke and Spice, what else does a guy need for Christmas?!?! Look forward to seeing the both of you around the forum. I know he is gonna love it!
Quote from: Ontrack on December 18, 2007, 02:56:15 PM
Welcome Mama, and I hope you like your new Rolls Royce, cause any wife that would surprise her man with a Bradley surely deserves one! :D
Easy Ontrack, my wife sometimes reads over my shoulder when I am on the forum and she doesn't need to read stuff like this. I will probably have 5 Bradley's under my tree this year now ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: begolf25 on December 19, 2007, 06:11:15 AM
Easy Ontrack, my wife sometimes reads over my shoulder when I am on the forum and she doesn't need to read stuff like this. I will probably have 5 Bradley's under my tree this year now ;D ;D ;D
I think I know where she can buy them wholesale... ;) At least that way you'll make some cash back... wait... never mind
Quote from: Consiglieri on December 19, 2007, 06:42:34 AM
I think I know where she can buy them wholesale... ;) At least that way you'll make some cash back... wait... never mind
I don't think there would be any way for me to come out ahead on that deal..LOL
LOL.... You guys are a hoot! See ya soon... Funny you should mention the new vehicle... It's not a Royce, but I did get a new Jeep Commander... ;) It'al do, I'm pretty easy to please... ;) HA!
SmokinHot...you are gonna have a great time with the Bradley...please post his reaction!!! Merry Christmas to you both!! :)
Tracy and Bob
SmokinHotMama-did you get bubba pucks and a Maverick for his stocking? These are a couple of things that he wil really need...
It's getting closer now Smoking Hot! You sure are a keeper ;D. You guys will have so much fun with the DBS. The family that smokes together, jokes together and laughter is the best medicine, ergo, smoked foods are good for you ;)
Now, if I could just get you to talk to my wife; my birthday is coming up and she could learn some lessons from you.
Looking forward to you and Papa sharing your successes soon!
LOL... you guys are a hoot! You just have your wife call me on the hotline.. I will give her a lesson or two. Now, I am just waiting for the Royce to pull up in the driveway! HA! (There is always a prices, you boys know that!)
OMG, can I just tell you that SmokinHotPapa LOVED the smoker! Is is just tickled pink. It is definately a step up from the ol' Weber, that is for sure. He has it out of the box and ready for the first test run tomorrow... He is already talking about how he needs the Maverick and this and that...blaaah, blaa... LOL
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!
P.S. He liked the cookbooks too! ;)
Congrats, guys! I knew it would be a great present, now the fun starts ;D
:-\
I am glad he likes it.
However from my short experience with my Bradley Digital, Weber has nothing to fear.
Got my unit in September and am waiting for Fedex to deliver my 2nd replacement smoke generator, that right 3 in 4 months. None lasted more than 3 smokes.
Yesterday my new Weber Smokey Mountain arrived. It fired it up last night, when it stabilized at 245 around 11:30PM I put a 15 pound brisket in it and went to bed. Woke up this morning and checked at 9AM, the Weber was still at 243 and the brisket was about 130. Still humming along at about 245 in Chicago during a light snow shower.
It is now almost 2:30 15 hours and have not had to empty the water tray and refill it, did have to add wood pucks, did not have to get to of bed after 9 hours to reset the timer and temp.
Oh, and I only had to pay 204.00 delivered not 459.00 + shipping for the Bradley.
Anyone want to buy my 4 month old Digital 4 Rack with brand new never used generator, make me a reasonable offer and its yours. My contact info is in my profile.
Happy New Year
Sorry you had that experience, John. Have not heard of anyone with that type of negative experience.
Any idea what caused the generators to fail? For instance, was there any evidence that smoke/gunk was backing up into the generator?
Gunk not the problem. One unit just died electronically, the other would not reliably advance new pucks. I had to constantly check it every 20 or so minutes and would have press the wood advance 2 or 3 times before it push a new puck into position.
It sounds like a cool product on paper but the reality is another story.
I got because Bradley made is it sound like it was set it and forget. I have chosen forget it. Life is too short.
As Consigs said John...a shame you are had trouble...I am having trouble with my smoke generator as well...but I'm going to figure it out or call Bradley. I'm actually trying to remember a company who would ship you 3 without question. Yes we all know it's a pain in the arse but....there are a lot of very happy Bradley owners on here. Weber makes a great product...but bashing Bradley "ain't the answer".
johnchitown,
Probably why some of us dinosaurs have the Original Bradley with our own bolt-on enhancements. Have run a lot of pucks through mine while sipping adult beverages, at a distance, without a problem.... 8)
Arcs_n_Sparks
Yeah...Arcs..."AT A DISTANCE"!!! :)
La Quinta,
I stand corrected, and have edited my post to reflect your observation. :D
Again, I'm sorry you experienced that problem, John. Providence picked you for the problems, and that's a shame. I wish you had a chance to experience the (typically) a-problematic smoking with a Bradley, but now you've had that sour experience.
I am aware of a few techinical glitches that have been solved with relatively simple solutions on the puck advance thing. Have not been a victim there. But did have a QC issue with dimples on the puck burner that Bradley resolved without question, except to ask for my mailing address. Nothing's perfect, but from my perspective, the company has an eye out for their customers.
Glad you like the Weber product and wish you the best in your projects. I'm hoping I have a willing buyer for your Bradley.
Wish you the best for '08, and hope all the food is worthwhile. Cheers!