Way cool! There's an army post nearby. I wonder if there's a spare Abrams...Butterbean wrote:There is a graveyard for the tanks not far from the house and I can pick them up very cheap. They are heavy but the thickness of the steel keeps the temperature consistant once you set the temp.
Post Pics of your Smokers!!
Experience - the ability to instantly recognize a mistake when you make it again.
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Might work but if you bumped into the base psychologist you might get shot.el Ducko wrote:Way cool! There's an army post nearby. I wonder if there's a spare Abrams...Butterbean wrote:There is a graveyard for the tanks not far from the house and I can pick them up very cheap. They are heavy but the thickness of the steel keeps the temperature consistant once you set the temp.
[Might work but if you bumped into the base psychologist you might get shot.]
Yikes! Fort Hood redux. (re-Dux. Ducks and more ducks. Yuck yucks.)
I kinda had Camp Mabry in mind. ...probably nothing left there that's later than WW-I vintage.
Yikes! Fort Hood redux. (re-Dux. Ducks and more ducks. Yuck yucks.)
I kinda had Camp Mabry in mind. ...probably nothing left there that's later than WW-I vintage.
Experience - the ability to instantly recognize a mistake when you make it again.
I've been quiet for some time, busy moving and getting settled in. Well, Alabama is home now and so Bubba will continue his sausage making and meat smoking learning curve from here.
My immediate plans changed a few times from wanting to buy a Bank repo home down here to eventually deciding to rather rent a home, get to know the area well, then buy after a few months.
With that I could not build my smoker I wanted, most of my tools are still packed up and shall remain so until I know I have a home I own!
Plan 'B' was to then purchase a smoker, I decided on the Bradley 6 rack, and seasoned it last weekend.
This smoker is very different to the comfort zone I had with my old smoker, but so I shall practice and work out all the tricks with this new one.
Some photos of my new toy
Applying the first smoke to season
My immediate plans changed a few times from wanting to buy a Bank repo home down here to eventually deciding to rather rent a home, get to know the area well, then buy after a few months.
With that I could not build my smoker I wanted, most of my tools are still packed up and shall remain so until I know I have a home I own!
Plan 'B' was to then purchase a smoker, I decided on the Bradley 6 rack, and seasoned it last weekend.
This smoker is very different to the comfort zone I had with my old smoker, but so I shall practice and work out all the tricks with this new one.
Some photos of my new toy
Applying the first smoke to season
Ron
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I smoked some brined Pork Loin in it this weekend for it's "maiden run". The Pork Loin was chosen because I have made it a few times now and am comfortable with the recipe and end result.
In the new Smoker it did not do so well, another empty run will tell me the tricks to learn. The IMT took way too long to reach 150 F, and I picked up a smoker temperature difference between the digital readout and my remote read out.
I did buy the cold smoke adapter for this unit as well, and will also modify the inlet to take a chip smoker.
I have some work to do, but will figure it out!
In the new Smoker it did not do so well, another empty run will tell me the tricks to learn. The IMT took way too long to reach 150 F, and I picked up a smoker temperature difference between the digital readout and my remote read out.
I did buy the cold smoke adapter for this unit as well, and will also modify the inlet to take a chip smoker.
I have some work to do, but will figure it out!
Ron
OK I'm all excited about learning how to put up pictures so heres my recently made smoker, its a little sanford and sons, but its worked fantastically, especially the first time I used it when it was 40 degrees out! And hats off to all of you here for posting so many great ideas about DIY stuff and to the Marianski smokehouse book!!!
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Bubba I have a Bradley six rack too, I used mine for about a year before I purchased a more accurate controller made by Auberins. The Bradley digital is a good smoker but the thermastat has 20 to 25 degree temp swing which can be very frustrating. The Aubeins Plug and play controller will keep the Temperature +/- 1 degree which results in a faster smoke time . Heres a picture of my set up.Bubba wrote:The IMT took way too long to reach 150 F, and I picked up a smoker temperature difference between the digital readout and my remote read out.
Hi Keymaster and Ross,
From my initial observation it would be better for me to go the route of using a temp controller like the Auberins. I was going to dig into the Bradley electronics to figure a way of reducing the extreme temp swings. If the Auberins keeps within 5 deg F I'll be a happy camper.
Keymaster you have a beautiful deck there!
Hi Checkerfred,
You are indeed very close to me! I drove up to Huntsville 2 weeks ago for work and was amazed with the beautiful city of Huntsville.
Hi Randalleg,
Good job with posting the photos! I wish I could set up my own home built smoker, in a year's time I will be able to.
What is the inside of your smoker lined with?
From my initial observation it would be better for me to go the route of using a temp controller like the Auberins. I was going to dig into the Bradley electronics to figure a way of reducing the extreme temp swings. If the Auberins keeps within 5 deg F I'll be a happy camper.
Keymaster you have a beautiful deck there!
Hi Checkerfred,
You are indeed very close to me! I drove up to Huntsville 2 weeks ago for work and was amazed with the beautiful city of Huntsville.
Hi Randalleg,
Good job with posting the photos! I wish I could set up my own home built smoker, in a year's time I will be able to.
What is the inside of your smoker lined with?
Ron
I was reading the Auberins website and realize that their controllers a proportional as compared to the traditional on-off thermostats which always have a wide dead band.I am somewhat surprized that Bradley would produce such a fine product with such an archaic temperature controller.
Ross- tightwad home cook
Ross this is a statement fom the site that sells the Auberins controller. I Have sat and watched my smoker for hours and can vouch for the controller 100% it does what it says it will do unless your in the Antarctic
This plug-and-play PID temperature controller is for controlling the temperature of the Bradley Smoker and other electric smokers. The original temperature control mechanism of the Bradley Smoker is unstable and inaccurate. For the same dial position, the smoking temperature can vary significantly depending on content in the smoker, the ambient temperature, the wind speed, the ambient humidity, and even the direction of sunshine. This controller uses a PID algorithm to automatically adjust power to the heater, in order to compensate for these disturbances. This temperature control can hold the smoking temperature within one degree precision.
I hope that this has Helped gain a little trust in what I post, Please quit picken on the Newbies
Aaron
This plug-and-play PID temperature controller is for controlling the temperature of the Bradley Smoker and other electric smokers. The original temperature control mechanism of the Bradley Smoker is unstable and inaccurate. For the same dial position, the smoking temperature can vary significantly depending on content in the smoker, the ambient temperature, the wind speed, the ambient humidity, and even the direction of sunshine. This controller uses a PID algorithm to automatically adjust power to the heater, in order to compensate for these disturbances. This temperature control can hold the smoking temperature within one degree precision.
I hope that this has Helped gain a little trust in what I post, Please quit picken on the Newbies
Aaron