I should be on the payroll

[Quarlow]

Colin . . .
. . . man . . . either you have an awful lot of time on your hands . . . or you have a craving to be an author . . . you certainly are spending a lot of time sharing info . . . greatly appreciated!!!

 I haven't done a lot of fishing either . . . but damn . . . I'm havin' trouble findin' anythin' that tastes better than nicely smoked salmon! And after finally getting the opportunity to go out and catch some 20 pounders over the last couple of years has really got me yearning for more . . . it's a great combo . . . fishing . . . and smoked salmon!

Appreciative is the key word here . . . Jim is a good friend and a great guy . . . and extremely unselfish in sharing his good fortune with others . . . as well as my wife and I . . . and we always let him know how much we appreciate his generosity. His setup is spectacular . . . even has a guest cabin for guests to stay in . . . a perfect fish boat . . . and located right there on the water in the Bamfield Inlet . . . so fishing is only minutes away when you are there.
He has fished since he was a kid . . . loves it . . . and is an expert fisherman . . . he knows where to fish and what gear to use . . . while others can go out and get totally skunked . . . we always managed to come home with fish.
It was a little slow this past Lab Day plus there was a big Derby happening over the long weekend out of Port Alberni . . . causing lots of boats . . . so he sez next year we are going to go a little earlier . . . either late July or early August . . . when the fishin' is at it's peak . . . and I am salivating at the bit lookin' forward to it!
We pretty much have an open invite to go over anytime we can get it coordinated and I know fishing enthusiasts pay thousands of dollars for these kinds of weekends . . . so we are genuinely hugely appreciative of our good fortune!

 Well . . . between your raving . . . and the other internet bits and pieces I am finding . . . they sound like the cat's azz . . . so to speak . . . haven't really read anything significantly contrary to them yet. Gonna give ole Jimbo a call this weekend as well . . . see what kind of a gizmo he uses . . . pretty sure we talked about it . . . but be damned if I can remember what he uses!
That seems like the best way to go at this point for a new one . . . if that's the route I go . . . the missus has 68K pts so she should be able to pop 15K + $290 [taxes incl] for a new one . . . although I'm going to watch C/L as well . . . ya never know when another one might pop up . . . and you can sure get some great deals on used gear on the ole C/L . . . too bad I missed that one you sent the link for but there has been no response to my response.
So do you find your 4 rack is adequate . . . or do you wish you had the 6 rack . . . although I think the 6Rs are only digital? How much are these PID gizmos? . . . are they necessary? . . . where do you get them?
Well now there's a helluva coincindence! . . . I work on Annacis Island . . . looked up the address on the net . . . said 1609 Derwent . . . which if you can believe this . . . is only a few hundred yards from where I work . . . drove by after work . . . was gonna check things out . . . but all I could find at that address was a Janitor Supply shop??? Is that the correct address or did I get something screwed up?
Sounds like you lucked out on that deal . . . in a round about way . . . nice to have the spare generator!
Sounds like a good plan . . . providing it doesn't interfere or reduce the smoke flow.
If the smoked product tastes better than what I got with the LC . . . then damn . . . I'm gettin' excited!
I guess a buck and a half or two bucks an hour for smoking is reasonable . . . 'specially if you are getting the results you say you get . . . and besides . . . you have to buy wood chips to use with an L/BC . . . so prob 'bout the same cost either way.
Don't even have one yet . . . so no rush there.
Damn . . . what time's dinner served??? . . . sounds spectacular! Sounds like no one should be without one.
I even found a You Tube posting of a fella demo-ing one . . . looked like a slick rig . . . and produced some damn fine lookin' ribs to boot! Will have to check out your forum postings as well . . . 'cept I don't have any time left . . . after responding to your email sagas!
Colin that is a mighty generous offer for you to make to a stranger . . . that I HUGELY appreciate . . . and will have to give some serious consideration to . . . although I don't doubt for an instant that all the raving you are laying on me is anything but the spectacular truth about Bradley Smoking!

Thank you so much for your kind offer . . . and all of the detailed info you have been providing . . . this is all extremely invigorating . . . and the time you are spending is hugely appreciated!!!


Regards,

Bryan

[Quarlow]

ROFLMAO If you B..tards label me with that I'll blacklist ya.LOL. Now I have to go reply. It will be short....er.

[ArnieM]

Why do I feel like I've been reading the NY Times?  ;D

[KevinG]

If I didn't know better, I'd swear there was a woman talking up there!

[HawkeyeSmokes]

Just having a little fun brother Q! I know your cousin Arnie would like it.  :D

You got any other relatives on here? Uncle, Aunt, Mother, Sister, Grand Parents? Your brother and cousin are so let's get the rest going.

[classicrockgriller]

I hope Q hasn't made contact with a mass-murderer.

[Quarlow]

So here is the next installment. I told you it would be short. ::)

Hello again Bryan.
You know Bryan I am not the kind of guy that gets to excited about much, just ask my wife. And I don't know you from Adam. So I have no real reason to invest this much time to spread the word to you or the world.
But I love smoked salmon more than I love ice cream and eall my family can attest to that.
To say that I am passionate about the "Bradley" would be an understatment. And I love to create things in the kitchen.
The pork loin roast I did was off the chain and my family want it for all our get togethers.
And a big part of what makes it so great is the people at Bradley and on the  forum.
Pics: Hey, that shot of the Cedar plank salmon is worthy of a magazine cover, man, in fact if you don't mind that will be my new background for awhile.
4 rack or 6, yeah a 6 is better but for costwise, I'll take a 4 again. I check out our forum members kit for adding racks and it will put 12 racks in the 4 rack smoker. It is not a problem with the amount of food you put in, like salmon doesn't take alot of space. Pork butts do so you will not be able to have as many racks. The smoke is there whether you have 1 rack or 12. Boy I could do a lot of almonds with 12 racks.
As far as digital, well I am glad I don't have a digital because I plan to build a bigger smoker and I would need this controller for it anyway. But if you are not going to do as I, the 6 rack digital is the way I would go. The PID is around a $100. and you can get it threw a link from the forum. But I could do what I do now with a digital with no problems.
You were at the right place, but you just have to look a little closer for their door. I did the same thing when I went there.
The taste is definatly the nicest flavour I have ever had. The price of the pucks is not that big when you think about it. Most guys on the forum will tell you the samething, not much gets smoked for more than three hrs.
As far as checking out the forum, man you would be amazed at the other stuff they chat about. Trading recipes for this and that. One fellow has a website dedicated to all the recipes from the forum. Now that is passion. These folks are far more passionate about their addiction as the call it. They talk about the gadgets they acquire, like the cordless thermometers. And inventive to. One guy took his corless thermo and added an antenna to it si it would get better range then he posted the mod so everyone else could do it. and I forgot to tell you that they have great success with dehydrating foods to. And don't even get me started on the discussions about sauces and stuff.
Any way I will let you ponder all of this and simply add that if I had paid cash for the top of the line stainless steel digital smoker it would have been the best money I ever spent, hands down.

Best to ya,
Colin

[classicrockgriller]

Q, we have been having fun with you about this, but I find myself telling strangers about the bradley, except they are usually 5'6" to 5'9", females.

[Tenpoint5]

. . this is all extremely invigorating . . .

What you having sex with this guy? Way more than I need to know!!!! ;D

[Quarlow]

Hey come on, stay out of the gutter. This homey don't swing that way. LOL

[KevinG]

I'm pretty sure I don't want to know which way you swing, left, right, up, down, it hangs many ways. :-X

[Quarlow]

I'm pretty sure I don't want to know which way you swing, left, right, up, down, it hangs many ways. :-X

LOL

[Quarlow]

Hey Colin

You obviously love your Bradley and everything about it . . . you need to open up your own shop!

Thanks for the props!
It is a pretty good pic . . . and the salmon was even better!

I've attached the jpeg which will be easier for you to work with than the embedded pic previously sent.
I think a 4R would be more than adequate for my purposes . . . don't have a big family and I can't justify the extra cost for the 6R . . . plus the best option seems to be the SOF(Save-on foods) points deal which is for the standard 4R.
The extra racks could come in handy for doing a large salmon . . . makes sense for sure.

Again the digital would prob be a little better . . . but a bit more money . . . but not avail thru the SOF option so prob not going to happen.

Can always add the PID later if needed . . . but another hundred bucks seems to be a pretty heavy hit . . . just to be able to control the temp a little better . . . if I am correctly understanding its function.

So where are they . . . there were a bunch of loading bays on the West end of the building . . . a Jan Supply at the front . . . which side of the building are they in?
Do they have a retail shop there or is that where they assemble the units?
I saw zero signage for their operation . . . seems peculiar!

If it tastes even better than the L/BC . . . I'm in!

Forums are usually great places to garner specific info about the Forum subject . . . so will have to definitely check it out deeper if I get one of these units.
I think I get the message!
Another question . . . are these units outdoors hearty? . . . do you leave outside year round or are they meant to be brought indoors after each use? Looks like they are around 40 pounds so would be a bit of a bother to move in and out . . . but with elec and metal parts leaving outside would expose them to corrosion and not be a good idea I would think. And when you ordered yours thru SOF . . . how long did it take to get it?
Was gonna phone Jim this morning to see what he uses but my missus phoned Jim's missus last night and he is over on the Olympic Peninsula and some specialty fishing and hunting shop on a gear quest . . . could phone him on cel . . . but I think I will wait til he gets home to give him a call.
Best to ya,
Colin

[Quarlow]

Hi Bryan
Thanks for the pic it looks great on the background,even my kids were drooling over it. And my daughter who is quite the photo bug said that it was an excellent pic.
  The 4 rack is a will do you well especially on the points. And with the extra racks you would be able to do about 40lbs of fish maybe more. I am going to order the kit for the brackets today for mine. I do almonds and with those the more the better, cause 4lbs will be gone in no time once everyone finds out I did them.
The digital would be nice, but this way you can wait till funds come free and get the PID, which is really nice. You can set it to bring ot up to one temp hold it there for a lenght of time, step up to another temp for awhile then step up again and so on. This is refered to as ramping and it is really good for doing salmon because you don't want to heat it to fast as that will push the fats out of the fish and you end up with what they call boogers, which is white blobs of the fats that cook to the surface. The "Bradley" digital I don't think you can set temperature ramps just set to the one temp and then it will turn on and off to maintain the set temp.
You know I went to "Bradley's" office the once and can't remember what the lay out was. I remember thinking they should have better signs. I am going by there today, I will stop and refresh my memory and let you know.
As far as the food quality you won't be dis appointed.
The forum is so broad in diversity that to say you would only get specific info there is selling it short. This is like no other forum I have ever seen. And the characters other are the best of the best. As I said, it is global and you can't ask a question without getting the answer cause someone has already done it. And the variety is the spice on there.
To leave your smoker out side, "Bradley sells a really good cover for it, but as I live in Surrey, I would not leave it out. My backyard is on the alley and wide open to anyone. But a lot of the guys will build a shed and put it in, which is good for when the wind is blowing, it helps to keep the temps stable. I bring mine in each time and it is not that heavy. The smoke tower is only about 20lbs and the smoke generator detaches easily, It just lifts of and 2 cords to disconnect. Easy. I keep mine right in the kitchen for now till I get my garage set up and the smell just drives us nuts. The kids walk past it and say dad when you going to smoke something. I don't smoke every weekend but it is so convenient I can get home from work and set it up in 2 mins, add an 1hr of smoke to some chickens then throw them on the bbq and theres dinner.
I got mine in about 4 days, they are really quick at Save-on foods for ordering stuff.
Ok Bryan this has be fun spreading the word. Someone on the forum said I was the Bill Mays of the "Bradley" and he will pay for that, hehe, I have ways to make him pay. But you will be convincing your buddy Jim that this is the best when you have him over for a smoked dinner and some fresh smoked salmon. I was with my brothers last night and some of the salmon I gave them came out. it did not last to long at all. My bro that has the 6 rack digital just gorged on it. He makes the best jeky I have ever tasted, especially his "honey garlic" and his " spicy teriyaki" but he still loves my salmon.
Hey got to go. I am going toget the stuff to cure a whole boneless pork loin os I can smoke up some "Canadian back bacon" next weekend. But for tonight it's beer butt chickens in the smoker.
Have a good one Bryan.

[Quarlow]

Hey Just trying to spread the word you sick bunch of of smokeaholics. Now you probably scared him off with those crude comments. Remember this is a family show here. LOL anybody who does this with salmon and does this in in his leisure time needs a "Bradley"