Here are my 2 fav smokers.
My OBS with Guru/Raptor
(http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/stlthy1/smkjerk1.jpg)
My Traeger
(http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/stlthy1/t1.jpg)
Garlic pelletts
(http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/stlthy1/t2.jpg)
I also have a 6 rack and digi 4 rack still in boxes.
I must be wacky :o
nepas
Ok, here is my setup, not quite finished. When the cold box is finished it will be placed under the table and connected into both the units on top, with a simple damper to select which the smoke will go to. The brown one, an old fridge is being made into a cold smoker mainly for cheese. Once finished I should be able to smoke cheese all year long, I hope. My PID is on top of the black cabient.
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh46/pensrock/bradley_setup002.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh46/pensrock/bradley_setup003.jpg)
Nice setup Pens!
Although you could use more mesquite in your cabinet! ;D
C
QuoteAlthough you could use more mesquite in your cabinet!
Your right, I used the last I had a couple weeks ago. There is no where around here to buy pucks so I'll have to wait till I need to order several boxes to get more. That is unless you have already bought all the mesquite pucks Bradley has on stock. :)
Nice setups guys! 8)
Here's my current setup. Who knows for how long... I like to tinker way too much to leave things along. ::)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/mmike/Fishing%20Photos/IMGP0508s.jpg)
Mike
You guys are amazing...I just have my little OBS plugged in outside...I'm feeling a little inadequate! But I'm ok with that...I have bacon and chicken smoking!!! I'm good...kinda...well...uh...YES damit...I am... :D :D :D
Mr Walleye, are you pumping smoke in that big smoker top and bottom? My wife says I'm staring at that pic like it was a naked lady! That's a dream setup! Venting the smoker from my garage seems like a big job, or I'm just paranoid to chop into my roof. That's really a nice setup you have, gives me something to strive for. Thanks for posting.
I'm with you LQ, Mine just sits on the patio and turns out great food!
Now a picture of my computer room on the other hand..... ;D ;D ;D
I'm with LQ & FL. Mine is just sitting outside on the deck. No stand, no beautiful setup.... but it does produce some tasty food ;D
My life slows down a bit after Oct 15th & I'm going to get a stand or racking/shelving to put it on. It won't be super pretty but will be functional. I also need to talk to my Dad about building a cold smoke setup (He's retired, I need things, he likes to build things, it works well)
You guys are definitely right... You don't need anything fancy for a setup to crank out good food! Just a smoker! ;)
Here in Saskatchewan, Canada we have a lot of unfavorable weather that is hard to smoke in (-20 to -40 C). My main theory was to take the weather out of the equation.
Smokin Soon
I'm not pushing smoke from the top. That is my range hood that is vented out the wall of my garage. It's connected to both smokers to vent them.
Mike
Mr. Walleye,
How did you build your big smoker box. I have plans to do that same set up so I can smoke 25 or 50 lbs of summer sausage at once. Did you build it or buy it? Any details would be much appreciated, I have began looking for components to start building and have had a hard time finding what I want, or finding someone to weld it. If you have dimensions and suggestions I can probably bribe a buddy into welding it up for me if I find the metal.
Thanks,
Smokeitall
Here is the link to the build including photos. The finished product is on about page 4 but there is lots of details along the way. If you have any questions just fire away.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=7616.0
Mike
You guys have some great looking setups and get me thinking about winter time here in Wisconsin. OK, here are my questions, if i vent my smoker out my garage for the winter, will it create too much of a draft and suck the smoke out once the pipe heats up? Kind of like creating a draft in a wood stove or do you have a damper on it somewhere? I have an old fuel burning furnace out of a house and was thinking about just hooking into that. You guys never cease to amaze me!! :) :)
Ole
Easyridinole
Here is a post that might help you out. It's an older post from my first garage setup but it has my reasoning for notching the pipe you use so that you don't create the draw you are refering to.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=4142.0
Mike
Fishman...you really cold weather guys gotta be ready...I appreciate that...but you could at least ship down some cold smoked cheese...geezzzzz!!! I got another 3 months to even try!! ;D
Quote from: La Quinta on September 29, 2008, 07:13:01 PM
Fishman...you really cold weather guys gotta be ready...I appreciate that...but you could at least ship down some cold smoked cheese...geezzzzz!!! I got another 3 months to even try!! ;D
You didn't get all that cheese I sent you? :o
We had frost last night! brrr.....
But it was a nice 22 C (about 72 F) today for a high. Won't be long & we'll be pushin' snow.
Mike
Sounds like a good time to smoke cheese...Fishman...I mean come on...I'm dying here...still 103 today... :)
Nice setups mr walleye and pens................................i went for the hillbilly setups ;D
nepas
Thanks Mr. Walleye for the great ideas. I am going to have to try something like that in my garage.
Ole
Another part of my tools ;D
(http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/stlthy1/bigc.jpg)
nepas
I'd love to have a good dehydrator, just a little too pricey for me at this point. :'(
LQ, I though you was doin' the "offset ice baggy" thing for your cheese addiction ???
Still too damn hot FL...90's ok...100's...not so much!! >:(
Those are some impressive setups! I hope to build something that I can use in my garage once I close it in and aircondition it. I live in South Florida, and cold smokes are near impossible. I am hoping that once I can control the ambient temperatures, I will have a wider variety of things to smoke. I am really looking forward to smoking some cheese and salmon!!! For now though, my 6 rack BDS is in the screen room on a stand...
:( :( :(
Chrispy
I am considering a garage install myself, and was looking at eveyones vent setup. I assume the original Bradley vent is removed and some sort of flange installed. There are a few users with a drum type fan mounted on the wall. How would the vent be controlled on this type of install? The range hood Mr Walleye uses looks great, but probably a bigger job.
Quote from: Smokin Soon on October 05, 2008, 09:09:36 AM
I am considering a garage install myself, and was looking at eveyones vent setup. I assume the original Bradley vent is removed and some sort of flange installed. There are a few users with a drum type fan mounted on the wall. How would the vent be controlled on this type of install? The range hood Mr Walleye uses looks great, but probably a bigger job.
Smokin Soon
I think pretty much everybody leaves the Bradley vent intact. Certainly I did, even my new home built unit has a vent similar to the Bradley. I think any type of power vent would work. You just have to be careful not to suck the heat out of the smoker. Here is a link to my very first setup in the garage and it has a little discussion on how/why I designed the vent the way I did.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=4142.0
Mike
Here are a few pics of the new work in progress.
Five large smokers plus the OBS. All use the Bradley smoke generators and PID temp. controllers.
Heated with a wet bar and satellite TV.
Year round smoking!!!
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/th_100_0369.jpg) (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/100_0369.jpg)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/th_100_0638.jpg) (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/100_0638.jpg)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/th_100_0611.jpg) (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/100_0611.jpg)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/th_Bradley.jpg) (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/Bradley.jpg)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/th_Smokers.jpg) (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/Smokers.jpg)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/th_Ribs6.jpg) (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/Ribs6.jpg)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/th_Icemaker.jpg) (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/Icemaker.jpg)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/th_Smokers.jpg) (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/Smokers.jpg)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/th_TVandshelves.jpg) (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d148/olepop/TVandshelves.jpg)
That's awesome Pat!, just like your fantastic workshop (http://www.smileygenerator.us/community/html/emoticons/spoton.gif)
Couple of other things caught my eye in the pics:
Is that an ice machine for the Iceman?, and has Manx been to your place? i noticed the beer mug (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Wink.gif)
Btw, can't see the nail gun for membrane removal (http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/evilgrin/evilgrin0039.gif) that still gives me the giggles ;D :D
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Tip-Hat.gif)
Absolutely an awesome setup Pat! 8)
Very cool! ;)
Mike
Nice set up Pat. I did notice one thing though..... it looks like you are running low on pucks. ;D
Holy crap, I think you have more pucks than Bradley does. ;)
Ohhhhhhhhh..........That is truely smokers porn!!!
Iceman;
If I every relocate, I'm going to move close to you.
WOWSERS PAT
Very nice..............Can you adopt me ;D I know how to run a snow blower :D And i will bring the whoopie pies ;D
nepas
Quote from: LilSmoker on October 05, 2008, 11:57:05 AM
That's awesome Pat!, just like your fantastic workshop (http://www.smileygenerator.us/community/html/emoticons/spoton.gif)
Couple of other things caught my eye in the pics:
Is that an ice machine for the Iceman?, and has Manx been to your place? i noticed the beer mug (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Wink.gif)
Btw, can't see the nail gun for membrane removal (http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/evilgrin/evilgrin0039.gif) that still gives me the giggles ;D :D
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Tip-Hat.gif)
Ann doesn't let me in the house with air tools anymore. He he he ::) :D ;) Did ya know an electric chain saw filled with canola oil cuts a frozen turkey in half in less than 5 seconds!!! Shssshhh don't tell anybody.
Quote from: iceman on October 05, 2008, 02:57:29 PM
Quote from: LilSmoker on October 05, 2008, 11:57:05 AM
That's awesome Pat!, just like your fantastic workshop (http://www.smileygenerator.us/community/html/emoticons/spoton.gif)
Couple of other things caught my eye in the pics:
Is that an ice machine for the Iceman?, and has Manx been to your place? i noticed the beer mug (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Wink.gif)
Btw, can't see the nail gun for membrane removal (http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/evilgrin/evilgrin0039.gif) that still gives me the giggles ;D :D
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Tip-Hat.gif)
Ann doesn't let me in the house with air tools anymore. He he he ::) :D ;) Did ya know an electric chain saw filled with canola oil cuts a frozen turkey in half in less than 5 seconds!!! Shssshhh don't tell anybody.
Hahaha! my chain saw runs on gasoline, will that do the job even quicker? (http://www.freewebby.com/happy-smilies/24.gif)
I can imagine my wife's face at Xmas when she sees the turkey sitting on the deck, and me firing up the chain saw and saying......."here's a little tip i picked up from Iceman" (http://www.freewebby.com/happy-smilies/24.gif) (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Wink.gif) (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/Gitster59/Big-Thumbs-Up.gif)