4-Rack Digital Electric

I've been through many versions of smokers including my brother using Traeger's in the past, my Sister using grills with smoking functions, and me using the vertical smokers with front glass window. The last one was a real hassle to clean after use also. My Sister and Brother eventually went over the Bradley vertical racks with non-digital and then my Sister upgraded to the digital. Based on their rave reviews over a couple years, I decided to spend the "big" money on the Bradley digital also and am so pleased with it. I don't have to worry about trying to keep the temperature just right with a dial, and the puck system is clean and easy to use. It is an easy clean up after smoking. I was concerned about the cost of pucks at first since I smoke for 10-12 hours, but realized with my brother that we only need to use the pucks for the first 2-3 hours, then continue the meat in the smoker without the smoke, since it has a separate heating system that doesn't depend on the smoking/chips/pucks like my older smokers did. My hesitation about spending the extra money for the digital versus non-digital was relieved after just a couple uses and I highly recommend the digital if you can swing it. You won't be disappointed. Bonus that with this vertical system, it takes up much less space on the deck than previous smokers.

Great smoker. This is my 2nd one. A little pricey ta use but well worth it. Easy ta use........

This is my first smoker and I did a good bit of research before I purchased the Bradley 4 Rack Smoker. My neighbor had one for over 20 years and he just loves it, that's a testament to its durability. It was easy to set up and came very well packed in its original carton. I did have one problem with the unit powering up when I received it. Basically there was no power, dead control panel. Having a degree in electronic engineering and electrical skills I opened the control box and traced the power feed, one of the push on panduit connectors had come loose. Simply plugged it back on and it was up and running. My first smoke dish was turkey breast and they came out perfect! Smoked food is not for everyone as I found out. I love it by my family can only tolerate it from time to time. The unit does an excellent job smoking and the digital timer really makes things easy. Temperature control does swing a bit, +/- 13% or up/down 20deg. I don't know how accurate the internal temperature probe is but its not in sync with my external probe unit from ThermoWorks. Either way I am pretty close to the set point I'm looking for. I bought a MasterBuilt stand and did a slight modification to it by adding rolling casters. The unit now sites 18" AFF and is super accessible. I can roll it around the patio and reposition it during cooking which is plus for sure. Check out the MasterBuilt 30 link, I did a post there too. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BJ28G36/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This is a recommend buy, you won't be disappointed.

I was smoking chicken. I set the oven desired heat to 250 degrees F. I put the chicken in when the digital thermometer was reading 235 degrees F. I placed 2 chicken halves on the top tray and 2 chicken halves on the 2nd to the top tray. (total of 2 chickens). I placed 6 chicken thighs on the 3rd to top tray and 4 chicken thighs on the bottom tray. I also placed a removable oven thermometer that reads accurate to the, in the house oven, on the bottom of the smoker on the solid grease catch tray. At no point did any of the racks obscure the smoke rising through to the top. I shut the door and the temp on the digital display at that point read 200 degrees F This number (200) on the display did not change for 45 min even though the desired temperature was still set at 250. The internal removable thermometer that I had placed at the bottom of the unit read 240 at the 45 min check. At an hour the temperature on the digital display attached to the smoker was still reading 200 degrees F. When I opened the smoker, the internal removable thermometer read 250 degrees F. First problem: the digital display thermometer and the removable thermometer were reading different temperatures. The second Problem, the digital thermometer on the display has not reached the 250 mark which was the designated set temperature for the oven/smoker even after an hour. At the hour mark I moved the internal thermometer from the bottom shelf to the 2nd to top rack. (The one with two chicken halves.) At the one hour and 15 min mark I opened the smoker to mop the meat down. At that time the internal removable thermometer had dropped to 200 degrees F while the digital display thermometer read 210 degrees F. The chicken’s internal temperature taken with a meat thermometer was: chicken thigh on fourth/bottom rack- 125F, chicken drum on the second to top rack – 130F, Chicken breast on top rack- 132. After I finished mopping, I closed the door and left the unit closed for another 45 min. At the 2 hour mark the digital display thermometer was reading 240 (still not at the desired 250 mark I had set the oven at 2 hours prior). The internal removable thermometer, still on the 2nd to top shelf now read 175 degrees F. The chicken’s internal temperature taken with a meat thermometer was: chicken thigh on fourth/bottom rack- 143F, chicken drum on the second to top rack – 140F, Chicken breast on top rack- 140. At the 3 hour mark I opened it one more time to find that the digital display thermometer was reading 245 degrees F and the Internal removable thermometer was reading 175 degrees F. The chicken’s internal temperature taken with a meat thermometer was: chicken thigh on fourth/bottom rack- 154F, chicken drum on the second to top rack – 143F, Chicken breast on top rack- 145. So in conclusion 1. The digital display thermometer never actually reached the 250 mark and only got to 245 after 3 hours. 2. I don’t even know if the digital display thermometer is even accurate do to having another internal thermometer reading different temperatures 3. The chicken was never cooking at a consistent temperature, for the 3hrs that it was cooking due to the unit slowly creeping up to 245 but never reaching the 250 F mark that it was set to. This is according to the digital thermometer on the unit itself.

I am still using this model that I purchased here 14 years ago! I love this thing. It is very simple to use with excellent results every time. I’m not an expert but I love smokey barbecue and the Bradley smoker delivers. No, I do not work for them and was not paid for this review. I write plenty of negative reviews, this is not one of them. Just happy to report on a quality product, which is rare nowadays.

My order came in a few days and there were no issues with the shipment. Unpacking and assembly was easy. A quick read of the manual and I was set. I'm new to smoker cooking and my first try at spare ribs only turned out fair. After a bit of research on the internet the second batch came out great. For those new to smoker cooking the internet is a great resource. The Bradley smoker is easy to use with oven temperature and timer. Separate control for the smoker time. It has a unique system for puck advance. My only concern is the smoker bisquettes are more expensive than pellets or wood chips. Overall I very happy with this Bradley smoker. Thumbs up.

This smoker never gets a break for salmon, to pork to beef no stop Bradley smokers are great. Yes I have a 4 rack Bradley now a 6 rack Bradley.

Der Räucherofen ist nicht schlecht. Nur das Räuchern in den kalten Jahreszeiten ist schwierig. Temperatur verliert sich durch die Wende.

Smoking sausage

Love this smoker. We make cold smoked salmon. We bought it separately. Works perfect!