New from BC

stjack · August 01, 2014, 04:47:20 PM

Good day
As a newbie to smoking, it's nice to find a forum where I'll be able to get all the help I need???
Got me a 4 rack digital and got it seasoned.
Tried to smoke some big bone beef ribs.... :)
Couldn't get smoker to get hot....kept adding pucks...LOL
Pulled ribs out and finished them in over...LOL.
We went to taste and WOW...tasted like wood...:LOL.
I called Bradley and asked if there might be a problem with heating element...they asked me if all plugs were pushed in to the machine...LOL.
It heats up really fast now that I found one of the plugs not snapped into place..LOL..How embarrassing!! :-[
Going to start smoking very soon.
CIAO

Quarlow · August 01, 2014, 04:57:45 PM

Welcome to the forum. Any questions just ask. Don't sweat it. You are not the first nor will you be the last to not seat those plugs all the way.

Quarlow · August 01, 2014, 05:01:56 PM

Oh yeah and keep that vent open. 1/2 to full open.

Saber 4 · August 01, 2014, 05:58:29 PM

Welcome from Texas, Have fun and keep the vent open and water in your pan.

stjack · August 01, 2014, 08:13:07 PM

Thank you all!!
Looking forward to a long time of smoking!!!
CIAO

lukedoxtator · August 01, 2014, 10:54:12 PM

Welcome, I'm also new to this smoking bit but so far it's been awesome. Cheers

seb bot · August 02, 2014, 10:15:36 AM

Welcome from a fellow BCer! :)

Hope you enjoy your new smoker now that it is fully hooked up!

Check out the recipe site as well, there is lots of good stuff in there, http://www.susanminor.org/forums/
Apparently it's been down due to bandwidth limit issues lately, but it is up now.

tailfeathers · August 05, 2014, 08:52:57 AM

Hi and welcome from South Dakota!