New to the bradley family.

[Jrfan]

My wife got me a Bradley original for Christmas. ( Boy I love her! )
We tried it out yesterday having little experience smoking anything.
We love North Carolina style BBQ so decided a pork shoulder (7.5 lbs) would be best to start.
We used the recipe on line for the rub and sauce using the hickory bisquettes.
I set the temperature at 225, smoked for 4 hours with a total cook time of 8 hours.
The bbq tasted like sex on a bun with cole slaw! LOL.
Just kidding, but I was blown away with how great this was at home.
The smoke flavor was stronger than I expected, a bit more so than the bbq in our local restaurants.
Did I smoke for too long?
The machine worked flawlessly and no problems whatsoever getting plenty hot despite being outside in mid
30 degree temperature.
Why did we wait so long to get one of these?:)

[pensrock]

Welcome to the forum.
I normally smoke butts for four hours but some people prefer a little less smoke.
You can try cutting back to three hours of smoke or try a milder wood.
Such as apple, maple or a couple others.
Mesquite and hickory are both stronger flavored smokes.

[Brisket Lover]

mmmm smoked pork butt nothing like it!  the more smoke the better I always say.

[Quarlow]

Welcome to the forum. This might help you to decide on the bisquettes. Glad to see another successful newbie, It just makes us all better when you have a good experience.

Mesquite-Very strong
Hickory-strong
Oak-strong but not overpowering
Pecan-mild version of Oak
Maple-Mild
Cherry-Mild & fruity
Apple-Mild, fruity with a slight sweetness
Alder-Light with a hint of sweetness

[MPTubbs]

Hop aboard Jrfan!

You'll have fun here....great people.

[deb415611]

Welcome JrFan!

[dbondy]

Welcome to the fun Jrfan, happy to hear that you had a great first smoke. Can,t wait to hear about your next smoke.

[FLBentRider]

W E L C O M E  to the Forum Jrfan!

[KevinG]

Welcome Jrfan, I'm sure you'll enjoy your new toy - they all take a little playing with in order to get things just right.

[Jrfan]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. :)
I think the next wood we try will be the apple.
When I use the hickory next time I think I'll smoke for just three hours and increase the cook time from 8 to about 10 plus hours at 225 temp.
Experimenting is a big part of the fun plus eating the end results. ;)

[NePaSmoKer]

Welcome to the forum Jrfan

Most smoke for 2-3 hours, the more you use your smoker and the inside gets crusty and black the less wood pucks you will need to get great smoke flavor.

smoke on  ;D


nepas

[oakville smoker]

Welcome aboard

I just have to know ......
What does "sex on a bun" taste like
Dont say pork butts either, that just conjers up some bad imagery

[KevinG]

Welcome aboard

I just have to know ......
What does "sex on a bun" taste like
Dont say pork butts either, that just conjers up some bad imagery

We've obviously got to get you out more often.  ;D

[Paddlinpaul]

Welcome aboard

I just have to know ......
What does "sex on a bun" taste like
Dont say pork butts either, that just conjers up some bad imagery

We've obviously got to get you out more often.  ;D

Or back inside away from the smoker and with the wife.

[GPhunter]

Trying my new dbs tomorrow for the first time doing some jerky up. hope its good will let you know