New Bradley Smoker

viper125 · January 10, 2012, 08:02:51 AM

Well at this point in time I'm not complaining! Just thinking out loud. But I do hope that stainless their using is a better quality then their stainless smokers as I heard a lot say they rusted. I have never heard of SS rusting. LOL If my cabinet holds up i'll be happy. I like their system of smoking. and only thing I personally thought needed changing was the heating element and fix door problems. But even that hasn't bothered me yet.

sparky1 · January 10, 2012, 04:10:30 PM

so even w/ the new bradley you still have to use a auber pid thing, right?

FLBentRider · January 10, 2012, 04:24:10 PM

Quote from: sparky1 on January 10, 2012, 04:10:30 PM
so even w/ the new bradley you still have to use a auber pid thing, right?

If you want tight temp control, yes.

For briskets and butts, you don't _need_ a PID, but it is nice to have.

KyNola · January 10, 2012, 07:23:03 PM

Quote from: viper125 on January 10, 2012, 08:02:51 AM
Well at this point in time I'm not complaining! Just thinking out loud. But I do hope that stainless their using is a better quality then their stainless smokers as I heard a lot say they rusted. I have never heard of SS rusting. LOL

Sorry to break this to you Viper but stainless steel can rust. It's not as likely to rust as other metals but it can rust.

I'm still not sure why you think the new OBS won't cold smoke. Not being critical at all. I just don't follow your logic.

viper125 · January 10, 2012, 07:35:46 PM

Im not saying it can't. But said if you set it up like so many do. With a cold smoke box. If they make a cable or something to go to smoker so you can regulate the heat on the smoker. Or weather you'd have to put it back on. I have seen SS rust but that guy said it rusted thru. This I havnt seen.

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Habanero Smoker · January 11, 2012, 01:30:08 AM

There are different grades of stainless steel, the lesser grades you have to use more care. You can distinguish some of the cheaper grades, because they are magnetic. I have a stainless steel stove front that is made of a lesser grade of steel, and if I don't catch some spills right away it will react to acid food causing rust and pitting. I can see it a low grade stainless steel rusting through, do to the acids that are produced during a smoke.

SouthernSmoked · January 11, 2012, 03:14:02 AM

http://www.theruststore.com/Can-stainless-steel-rust-W71C38.aspx

viper125 · January 11, 2012, 08:54:51 AM

Being a die maker I'm fully aware cheap stainless will rust pretty fast as good stainless may but takes neglect better. I am saying I hope they used a better grade of stainless! Not that it wont rust. LOL So hope they used the good stuff wont take long to know. Also as far as the Auber PID who knows. There new ad claims better electronic parts. Hope fully this means less swing then the original Bradley. I'm just surprised they didn't fully address all issues. But that's their choice and we will never know that. Has any one bought one yet? The price don't seem that bad.