bigwheel wrote:
>
> Pete C.;1830166 Wrote:
> > bigwheel wrote:-
> >
> > Pete C.;1829511 Wrote:-
> > Sqwertz wrote:-
> >
> > On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:08:04 -0500, Janet Wilder wrote:
> > -
> > My El Cheapo Brinkman Gourmet has bit the dust. It lasted longer
> > than
> > I
> > expected given the dampness here.
> >
> > I started looking for another smoker, perhaps a more "upscale" one
> > and
> > saw a Brinkman very similar to mine that is electric.-
> >
> > That was the first one I had (the red version of the Brinkman
> > Gourmet). It kept tripping the circuit breaker in my apartment (at
> > the time), it was hard to get up to temperature, and it was very
> > finicky where you placed the wood for smoke.
> >
> > I ended up dumping out all the lava rocks and just using it as a
> > charcoal pit. Just made sure the hole was lined up where the element
> > and cord came into the unit. When that finally gave out I got the
> > green version and never looked back.
> >
> > My green ECBG firepan is finally worn through after 5 years. So I
> > have another new Green ECBG in my near future.
> > -
> > My first thought was that an electric smoker would be proficient at
> > keeping the temperature the same without having to check it and
> > refuel,
> > etc., but how does the food get smoked in an electric smoker?-
> >
> > You prop up wood chunks against the element and pray for consistent
> > smoke.
> >
> > -sw-
> >
> > The Bradley electric smokers which use the wood chip pucks in an
> > automatic feeder work well. The one with the digital controls is
> > particularly good and easy to use. They are certainly a good option
> > for
> > those who don't want to tend the smoker on a long cook. There is not
> > really any difference in the end product from the Bradley vs. a
> > wood/charcoal smoker.-
> >
> > Bradleys are great with the glaring drawback being the proprietary saw
> > dust hockey pucks which make it smoke. It will knock a huge hole in
> > the
> > wallet to make it huff..if you can find somewhere to buy the pucks. I
> > would not recommend it for any purpose for normal folks.
> >
> > --
> > bigwheel-
> >
> > You can make your own pucks if you really want to. Easy to make wood
> > chips and easy to compress them into a crumbly puck. The pucks are
> > widely available both retail and online if you want to buy the official
> > ones, and the online bulk are a lot cheaper than retail. A friend of
> > mine has the Bradley and loves it, no problems in relatively cold temps
> > either.
>
> Well ok..there ya go. If a person can clone the pucks I will take two.
> Last I checked it took 15 official pack tight pucks to cook one brisket.
> Can we clone by the ton? lol The Canadians think up all kinds of good
> stuff eh?
>
> --
> bigwheel

15 pucks? Not on any Bradley smoker run that I've attended, more like 5
or 6 pucks. The total cook time is long, but only an hour or two of
smoke is needed.