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[IcedGotti]

Hello, Im Gotti from St. Louis Mo.  I've used several smokers in the past and I'm currently working with a Charbroil electric smoker.  Unfortunately it is on its last leg.  My wife is getting me a Bradley in the next few weeks for my birthday.  I've made everything in my current smoker from summer sausage to butts.  I'm wondering how well I will be able to make sausage in the Bradley.  There are pictures of some people putting dowels in the smoker for hanging sticks.  I've read that the Six tier smoker is better for sausage.  Does anyone else have any ideas on this.  If the six tier is the best option for this I'll save up a little more and get it, but I would rather get the OBS.  I will probably be getting the BCOLD adapter soon after for cheese, salmon and what ever else I can think of. 

[classicrockgriller]

IG, welcome to the forum.

Don't know that you have to have a 6rk for sausage.

They are many fine sausage makers that use the OBS or DBS 4rk for sausage.

You may want to consider a PID for temp control.

If you have any questions just ask.

[BigJohnT]

I second that a temp control is real nice for the lower ranges like sausage and jerky. Auber has a nice one. Also some bisquettes savers to eject your last puck off the burner so you don't get a half burnt bisquettes.  Over at Scott's place he has some that are cost effective.

Scott is in the western area of STL off the loop so he might be close to you.

John

[OU812]

Welcome to the fun Gotti

I have the 6 rack just to get the sausage farther away from the heat, when doing summer sausage. I thought the 4 rack would put one end of the sausage to close for me.

There are many folks here that are making sausage with the 4 rack and it is doing great for them.

Like CRG stated the PID will give you allot more presice control of the heat.

[KevinG]

Welcome to the forum IcedGotti! I'm sure you'll do just fine with either choice.

[squirtthecat]

Welcome IG!  I'm just up the road in Illinois...  ~75 miles from the Arch.

[IcedGotti]

I tried to find scotts place I couldnt come up with anything.  Do you have a web address or maybe a phone number I might swing by there and check it out.  <Nevermind I found it in the forums.>

[Caneyscud]

Welcome to the forum IcedGotti!  If you have a wife that is going to buy you Bradley, keep her, she's a good'un!  Be sure to smoke her her favorite things - often!  Mine said she was going to buy me one for over a year, never did, so I had to buy my own.  She still gets all the smoke things she wants though.  She purrs over the smoked prime beef butt!

[FLBentRider]

W E L C O M E  to the Forum IcedGotti!

[BigJohnT]

:) the link is in my signature

John

[Quarlow]

Welcome Gotti. I agree with CRG. If you are concerned with the money aspect and you like to do sausage you would be better off getting the OBS and adding a PID as opposed to spending more money for the DBS to get the taller tower and not having the PID. For my money, OBS and PID.