Smoker is ordered, now questions about preparing for my first smoke

[crapshooter]

I've ordered my Bradley Original Smoker, the precision dual probe, hickory and pecan brickets.  I was thinking about getting the stuff I need for Jan's rub but on the reciepes I was looking at everyone seemed to be trying something different. Is Jan's good for brisket and pork ribs? Those are my two favorites that I want to learn to smoke.
I'm sure I'll have lot of questions as I get ready for my first smoke. The precision probes were out of stock and the smoker is being shipped to a Cabelas about 100 miles from me so will be another week or so anyway.. Hopefully by Thanksgiving.

[KyNola]

I may be a little biased since Jan is my wife but in my opinion Jan's Dry Rub is good on ribs.  I have never tried it on a brisket so I can't speak to that application.

[SouthernSmoked]

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the forum...Enjoy!

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[mikecorn.1]

Congrats on the purchase. IMHO, I think you should get 2 or three puck  savers. So that you're not wasting pucks on every smoke.


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[Sailor]

I can give a 2 thumbs up on Jan's rub for Brisket.  I have made my own rub for years and my family loved my Brisket and Pulled pork.  The last Brisket I did I used Jan's rub and the family said that was the best Brisket that I have every made.  I have to agree!  You can't go wrong with Jan's rub on Brisket.  I have not done a Butt yet but the next on will have it on instead of my rub.

[crapshooter]

Congrats on the purchase. IMHO, I think you should get 2 or three puck  savers. So that you're not wasting pucks on every smoke.


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What are puck savers? How do I use them and where do I get them?

[Keymaster]

Here is a site you can get Bubba pucks from, the link will explain why you need them ;)

http://www.yardandpool.com/Bubba-Pucks-Bradley-Smoker-Woodsaver-p/bubbapuck-p.htm?1=1&CartID=0

[Sailor]

Keymaster has you covered with Yard and Pool.  Brian the Owner is a member of the forum.

You can also order them from SmokeNStuff  the guys are also members of the forum. They also make a fan kit for the Bradley.  http://smokeandstuff.com/index.php/categories/strawberrys-bar-b-

Auberins also have a puck saver and make the PID for the Bradley http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_28&products_id=111&zenid=70f4018f133a8e29381163b8047e16f9

The puck savers will save you lots of money and I highly recommend that you use them if you do a lot of smoking.

[beefmann]

congrats and welcome to the forum

[TedEbear]

What are puck savers? How do I use them and where do I get them?

In addition to the commercial products you can make your own puck savers from 2-inch diameter thick wall pipe.  Cut 1/2-in thick slices and bevel the edges so they don't hang on the puck slider.  Mine work well.

[viper125]

You put the puck savers on top of your wood pucks. This saves wasting 2-3 pucks a smoke. Also I would recommend a maverick 732 thermometer. With this you can watch cabinet temps and meat temps from 300 yards away. I use it in the house to prevent so much walking.

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[crapshooter]

Another really dumb question to most of you I'm sure is............when someone says smoke it for 3 hours then cook...how do you cut the smoke off?
Understand that I still don't have my smoker in yet.  Hopefully by the weekend. So I've only seen pictures of them.  You do feed the bricketts for the whole time don't you?

[Sailor]

The smoke generator will advance a puck every 20 min.  So if you want 2 hours of smoke you load 6 pucks plus you have to load 2 more pucks to push the last one on the burner.  When the 6th puck has burned for its 20 min then take a screw driver and push it off.  If you have bubba pucks you load the 6 pucks and 3 bubba pucks and forget it.  ;D

[crapshooter]

ahhhhhhh so you only use the brickets when smoking and not when cooking?

[RFT]

I hate to say this but You should get yourself another 500w element from Yard and pool.  Just in case this smoker you are gettind has the old batch  I would hate to see you start a smoke and not be able to finish it.   

I would also suggest frog mats. 


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