Newbie with an Original - an intro

[aces-n-eights]

Hi all, i just picked up an Original Bradley Smoker that i found on sale at the corner hardware store.  Can't wait to get it seasoned and ready to go!  I've got a couple of salmon fillets and a tri-tip roast that will be my first experiments.

My wife and i are both Army retirees and have recently moved to Soldotna Alaska.  We're looking forward to running a LOT of salmon thru this neat little smoker!

Great site you've got here - i already have more ideas for recipes than i'll be able to try, but what fun dreaming about all the smoked foods!  ;D  I hope i can start to contribute more as i experiment with my new OBS.

[NePaSmoKer]

Welcome aces-n-eights


You will love your new smoker. Alot of us started with the Original.

nepas

[manxman]

Welcome to the forum, look forward to your contributions.  :)

[iceman]

Welcome fellow Alaskan smoker. I live up in Knik just out of Wasilla. Your in for some fun around here. Glad you stopped in to join us.  :) Pat

[Duster]

welcome aces, I haven't tryed salmon yet but then again where i'm from there aint much in the line of fresh salmon around. I was told chicken is the easyest thing to start with however I started (not long ago) with a nice butt roast. I couldn't waite to pull an allnighter by the smoker and let me tell you it was worth it. any way what ever you fix don't forget the importance of a good brine and an even better rub.

[Wildcat]

Welcome aboard!

[Ontrack]

Welcome aces, enjoy the forum! Tons of great info here, got a question, all you have to do is ask.

[aces-n-eights]

Thanks for the welcome, guys!  The smoker is seasoning right now and i have three bags of salmon strips in three different brines in the refer waiting for tomorrow.

We have two tri-tips and my wife is going to try slicing "hers" for jerky and i'll just use a dry rub and hickory smoke on "mine".

Ha - this is going to be fun!  ;)

[hillbillysmoker]

Welcome to the forum. There are lots of friendly folks here who are always willing to share and love to hear about smoking adventures.

[LilSmoker]

Hi and welcome aces-n-eights, you'll have a lot of fun with the Bradley, and this place too  ;)

Be sure to check out this place, for the greatest tried and tested recipes:

http://www.susanminor.org/forums/

LilSmoker

[begolf25]

Welcome Aces! You have probably already seen this but be sure to check this thread out by Kummok.

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=107.0

[aces-n-eights]

Hey, LilSmoker and begolf25 - great references - thanks!  So many recipes, so little time!  :o

[KyNola]

Welcome Aces!  The veterans of the Bradley on this forum are great at helping out and answering any questions you may have.  They have already helped me a bunch and I'm sure they will be more than happy to assist you.  There are no stupid question that you could ask as I have already asked them all.

Happy Smokin' and let us know how your endeavors turn out!

KyNola

[Artmiester]

Welcome aboard, Aces!
Lots of great people here with an even greater wealth of knowledge about this craft. Enjoy your OBS and let's see some pix of your first projects! ;D ;D ;D

[La Quinta]

What everybody else said Aces!!:)