Hi there sorry for stupid question but im really green in it and i need to know something one and for all; Can i use it inside my home like in my kitchen or in my basement? if not why info would be about (for) the original not the digital thx
No, the smoke will fill the inside of the structure unless you provide venting for the smoker. Some do garage smoking etc. by using a range hood or a direct power vent to the outside.
I'm sure O will respond to this....yes, he smokes inside quite often, it takes a little ingenuity but he does it.
do i only need to add a kind of cheminey or is there something to be carefull about the fire? if i put it in my kitchen thx for reply
I don't think you need to worry about the fire - there's no open flame. I just built a table and moved mine into the garage yesterday. I went to Lowe's and saw I can get a range hood for $72. I'll need to buy the duct work though. Since I would need to cut a hole in my roof, I just left a message for my regular contractor to come by and size up the job. Shouldn't cost much.
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but it is safe enough for an appartment? have no garage and no backyard live in an appart got and extra room and the block owner doesnt mine as long as itS safe.
Quote from: toker1313 on April 08, 2007, 03:27:15 PM
but it is safe enough for an appartment? have no garage and no backyard live in an appart got and extra room and the block owner doesnt mine as long as itS safe.
Hmmm. That complicates things. When I was at Lowes, there were range hood models that said "ductless". I think that means that they have a filter in them that would absorb smoke. I don't know any details, but you might check that out. I'm pretty sure that you don't want to smoke it in a room without some exhaust or filtration.
yes an kind of exaust (kind of boiler) that would take the smoke from the top of smoker to a window like an airclimatisation (sorry im french) that we use on summer of course with kind of table you talk
Welcome to the forum toker1313! I would not recommend it for inside the house use, but if you have no other options, then it could probably be done with adequate venting. If you do this, be sure to place it on something that is hard to catch on fire and have a good fire extinguisher available suitable for grease fires as there have been instances of grease fires with these units. They are few and far between but do occur. With proper use and a good back-up plan, I guess it can be done.
toker...
some folks think that using the bs indoors is a fire hazzerd... you will have to figure out the risk for your specific application...
if you decide to smoke indoors here are some suggestions...
1... plug cords into a gfci outlet... better blow the gfi than the alternative...
2... if you have to use an extension cord... use short big fat thick ones... and use 1@ for the smoke generator and 1@ for the box...
3... use a fan and or fan / duct arrangement vented to the outside... either directly vented to the outside or out a window...
4... dont let the fan suck the smoke out of the bs... a negative pressure situation in the bs will mess up the beast... some kinda pressure relief system as simple as a hole or gap above the box vent can work ...
5... dont let the beast touch the inside walls of the box... if the beast touches the walls the goo will slide down the walls to the bottom... goo can catch on fire...
6... make sure you have water in your bowl... goo will drop to the v pan and drain into the bowl... watered down goo can catch on fire but not as easy as straight goo...
7... if you have sprinklers or fire alarms you have to be careful not to set them off when you take peek...
8... feed me jerky...
you gotta eat...
owrstrich
Thanks O, I was hoping you would show up on this one. ;)
thx everybody for helping me!
There use to be pictures of owrstrich's set up. I couldn't find them, but I've seen how he set his up in motel rooms. So if you take his advice you shouldn't have any problems setting one up in your apartment.
O's advice all good....except half of #7. Don't sweat the fire sprinklers....they activate from temperature, not smoke (as too many TV/movies would have us believe!). As O says though, the smoke detectors WILL activate to smoke/steam!
The other thing is that your house WILL smell like smoked stuff if you smoke indoors, regardless of venting....the more you use it the stronger it is and the longer it lasts. Personally, I don't see that as a "bad" thing, but my wife would disagree, so mine stay in the garage/shop... :o
Yeah "O" is the man when it comes to indoor Bradley action! without doubt. (http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Respect/respect-023.gif)
Having said that, i believe "O" keeps this activity to hotels/motels?, but doing the indoor smoke at the place where you live, and on a regular basis puts a different angle on things i think?
If you had a balcony/verander you would probably be o.k., but inside your apartment, even with adequate ducting, i wouldn't fancy it much :-\
Maybe you should spend some time on the road with "O" before making your mind up! :o
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Yeah! i came to the same conclusion espacially with bradley smoker i have enough room (place) to put it on my balcony area. (At worst ill have to make an extra piece of meat for 'neightbour', sorry im french) seems to be better idea judging by what i saw on this forum and my friends reaction loll! To much smoke in my brain i think! so the balcony area is the final idea thx to all of you who nicely tried to help me and to those of you who tied to open my eyes on the danger appreciated alots eventhout i had to change my plans
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But now the remaining question is when cant i use it? exemple; can i use it at -10 degrees on a sunny winter day? loocks perfect to me to smoke a salmon with cold smoking way. whats the recommendation for wheather (between what degres) sould i use this smoker on my balcony? thx great helpers
I would imagine any temp. Winds will probably be the largest factor. The cooler it is the better for cold smoking IMO.
Its up to what you can physically handle. and if there is no moisture falling on the smoker.
If its not to cold to go out for 10 minutes at a time. Might need to think about it. Even using gloves, you do need some level of grip control.