Lurker from Wisconsin finally says hi
Hi!
I have been a member for a while but never felt the need to post... until now. Before I post a question I figure I should introduce myself (at least my smoking self).
I am from Madison, Wisconsin. A few years ago my wife and I visited my brother-in-law and his family in Ontario, Canada. He had a Bradley smoker and made 2 meals for us from the Bradley (lamb and salmon -- yum!). A few months after I got home I bought a Bradley of my own. The lure of set it and forget it was appealing. Soon after that I discovered Meathead and AmazingRibs. I know electric smokers are typically not liked here, but I figured the burning puck of wood offset that. I liked the results, especially pork butt.
About a year and a half ago, the smoker started acting up. Throwing errors and shutting down. Bradley sent a new control unit ($50 or so) and that fixed it for a while. More problems started. I tore down the feed mechanism, cleaned everything up, and put it back together. That worked for a while. Then more problems. I finally sold it for $40 and was happy with that.
I knew my next smoker wasn't going to have any moving parts or things to break down. So pellets are out. (Electrics were never in consideration.) I agonized over the reviews on this site, weighing different options. I finally settled on The Good One Open Range and am very happy so far. I have done some ribs and chicken and I will be doing chicken later this afternoon. I want a bit of experience with it before I take off the training wheels and tackle a pork butt or a nice piece of lamb.
Hello to all and thanks to everyone whose contribution helped me out.
-Bill
I have been a member for a while but never felt the need to post... until now. Before I post a question I figure I should introduce myself (at least my smoking self).
I am from Madison, Wisconsin. A few years ago my wife and I visited my brother-in-law and his family in Ontario, Canada. He had a Bradley smoker and made 2 meals for us from the Bradley (lamb and salmon -- yum!). A few months after I got home I bought a Bradley of my own. The lure of set it and forget it was appealing. Soon after that I discovered Meathead and AmazingRibs. I know electric smokers are typically not liked here, but I figured the burning puck of wood offset that. I liked the results, especially pork butt.
About a year and a half ago, the smoker started acting up. Throwing errors and shutting down. Bradley sent a new control unit ($50 or so) and that fixed it for a while. More problems started. I tore down the feed mechanism, cleaned everything up, and put it back together. That worked for a while. Then more problems. I finally sold it for $40 and was happy with that.
I knew my next smoker wasn't going to have any moving parts or things to break down. So pellets are out. (Electrics were never in consideration.) I agonized over the reviews on this site, weighing different options. I finally settled on The Good One Open Range and am very happy so far. I have done some ribs and chicken and I will be doing chicken later this afternoon. I want a bit of experience with it before I take off the training wheels and tackle a pork butt or a nice piece of lamb.
Hello to all and thanks to everyone whose contribution helped me out.
-Bill
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