Saturday, March 23, 2013

Brinkmann Gourmet Smoker and Grill

Brinkmann Gourmet Smoker and Grill


  •     UL-listed electric smoker and grill with stay-cool wooden handles
  •     2 chrome-plated steel cooking grills can hold up to 50 pounds of food
  •     Base contains a 1500-watt heating element and lava rocks; dome lid
  •     Front-hinged door; porcelain-coated steel water pan; vinyl cover included
  •     Measures 17 by 17 by 35 inches; 1-year limited warranty
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Brinkmann Gourmet Smoker

Brinkmann Gourmet Smoker and Grill : Product Description


The Gourmet Electric is our top-of-the-line double grill electric smoker & grill. It has two chrome plated steel cooking grills for a 50 pound cooking capacity, a front hinged door for easy access to the water pan, and wooden handles that stay cool to the touch. The base pan houses a 1500 watt heating element and lava rocks. It converts easily to a waist high grill. It also has a separate base pan design for easy set up and clean up. Includes heavy-duty outdoor vinyl cover. UL Listed.


 Brinkmann Gourmet Smoker and Grill : Customer Reviews


Great Value... has to be one of the best of its class, February 25, 2013
By Anthony L Lyle

I am new to smoking so I did not want to invest a lot of money until I had a chance to see if smoking would appeal to me. I selected an electric smoker as I wanted to keep things simple. I selected this one as the reviews were by far the best.
The first thing I did was to order a BBQ thermometer.(3" BBQ GRILL SMOKER PIT THERMOMETER). I cured the inside as stated in the instruction booklet. I then installed the thermometer in the lid.
The thermometer is really helpful as the thin walls make ambient temperature a factor for maintaining the proper smoking temperature. Spray the grates with cooking spray and line the water bowl with aluminum foil as it makes clean up much easier. I also placed a deep dish pizza pan on the lava rocks just above the element to put the my soaked wood CHUNKS in. I bought more lava rock as they do not provide enough to keep the pan off the element. Preheat the water or juice you put in the water bowl this speeds up the time it takes to get the smoker up to temp. I REALLY LIKE THIS SMOKER!! I have made restaurant quality pork ribs!! I am looking forward to moving on to beef ribs, chicken, pork shoulder, brisket and turkey!! Happy Smokin'!   REVIEWS.......

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Bradley BTIS1 Original Fully Automatic 4-Rack Outdoor Food Smoker

Bradley BTIS1 Original Fully Automatic 4-Rack Outdoor Food Smoker


    4-rack fully automatic food smoker with 2,288-cubic-inch interior
    500-watt cooking element; 125-watt smoking element; heats up to 280 degrees F
    Unique smoke without fire system features wood-flavored bisquettes that burn for 20 minutes each
    Runs for up to 8 hours without refueling; tray and drip bowl included; briquettes sold separately
    Measures 14-1/2 inches by 17 inches by 31 inches; 42 pounds; 1-year warranty
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Bradley BTIS1

Bradley BTIS1 Original Fully Automatic 4-Rack Outdoor Food Smoker : Product Description


Taste the great outdoors with the original Bradley smoker, a unique four-rack meat and food smokehouse sold complete with its own smoke generator. The smoker makes it easy for the expert or novice smoker to enjoy gourmet-quality smoked food without heading to the nearest BBQ joint.


Smoking with a Bradley

Bradley BTIS1
The self-contained, clean-burning smoker is easy to use. The smoker works by burning Bradley flavor bisquettes for 20 minutes at a consistent temperature in the smoke generator, and then automatically advancing them off the burner. By maintaining a consistent, reasonable temperature, the smoker eliminates the high-temperature gases, acids, and resins that can distort the appearance and flavor of smoked food. The process is so clean that it produces no aftertaste, so guests will taste the natural flavors of the food first and foremost.

The smoker offers two smoking methods: hot and cold. In hot smoking, temperatures generally range between 180 and 250 degrees F, making it ideal for cooking meats or fish. The smoking time varies depending on what you're trying to accomplish and the type of food being smoked. Cold smoking is a longer process and is frequently combined with salt-curing foods like ham, bacon, and some methods of fish smoking. Cold smoking temperatures usually range between 60 and 80 degrees F. The original smoker also excels as a slow cooker or slow roasting oven.


Construction and Appearance

The smoker is made of powder epoxy steel with an aluminum interior, helping it hold up to heavy use. Inside the smokehouse sits a traditional hot plate with a very low heating element, along with an elaborate feeding system for the bisquettes, which are made of cube-cut, not-too-fine sawdust. The bisquettes are the key to the clean smoke, as they don't burn down to an ash, need very little heat energy, and can easily be extinguished in the integrated water bath. Finally, the smoker includes a secondary heating element to control the smokehouse temperature.

The smoker accommodates plenty of food thanks to the 2,288-cubic-inch volume and four adjustable racks, which measure 11 by 13 inches each. And at 17 by 31 by 14 inches (W x H x D)--not including the side generator--the smoker is about the size of a small fridge. Additional features include a 500-watt cooking element, a 125-watt smoking element, a max temperature of 280 degrees, a rectangular tray, a drip bowl, and a recipe booklet (bisquettes not included).

Weighing in at 42 pounds, the smoker is light enough to carry around the patio or even to take to a friend's house for a summer get-together. The original smoker carries a 12-month manufacturer's warranty from the date of original purchase. 



Bradley BTIS1 Original Fully Automatic 4-Rack Outdoor Food Smoker : Customer Reviews


Almost the Perfect Smoker 
By JB
I've owned this smoker for 3 years and have been very happy. I've cooked ribs, brisket, picnic shoulder, boston butt, and salmon and they all have come out fantastic. Using the Bradley is very simple. I've tried smoking the traditional way but for the occasional weekend smoker keeping the heat low and slow is nearly impossible; the constant monitoring of heat and fuel for 6-12 hours took out all the joy of eating. Bradley is the way to go!

Besides making sure there were enough "pucks" of wood, you have to check the water pan to make sure it doesn't go dry. If you're smoking something fatty like a boston butt, I would recommend tossing out the oil and ash that drips into the pan after 3 hours or so and add more water. Other than that it's set and forget.

We don't have a much of a selection of wood where I live (mesquite is king) so it's great how easy it is get different woods to try and mix them like the pros do. It's not expensive to run, Bradley recommends that you only need to smoke the food for only half the total time it takes to cook your food, so if it takes 12 hours to finish, you only need 6 hours worth of pucks.

The only reason it doesn't get five stars is because it doesn't get hotter than about 250 degrees. If it had a more powerful heating element it would have greater versatility and you could cook perfect chicken with crispy skin, or use it during colder outdoor temperatures.

Side note: Just as important as the smoker is the rub and sauce. The best cookbook for BBQ I've found is Peace, Love, & Barbecue: Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and Outright Lies from the Legends of Barbecue. It gives you the REAL award winning recipes, not the common "based on" recipes from some well-known BBQ pros. In addition, there are valuable hints on prepping and cooking that most other books don't give and a great guide that will help you develop your own signature rub. REVIEWS.....


Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse Smoker with Window and RF Controller

Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse Smoker with Window and RF Controller

    Rf remote control for smoker temperature, timer, internal light, and meat temperatures
    Built-in wheel and handle for easy moving and a viewing window
    Built-in meat temperature probe
    Front Access Drip Pan with a little over 700 Square Inches of Cooking Space
    Blue led display controller for internal light, temperatures, and timer

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Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse Smoker


Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse Smoker : Product Description

 


The rich, full flavor of slow-cooked food has been a staple of outdoor cookouts. The Masterbuilt 30-inch Electric Digital Smokehouse delivers smokehouse flavor as easy as grilling! Not only does this electric, digital smoker come fully equipped with a blue LED display for easy viewing in direct sunlight, but it also has over 700 square inches of total cooking space on four chrome cooking racks. This smokehouse also has a NEW drip deflector and front access drip pan. The radio frequency remote brings the power of turning the smokehouse on or off to your fingertips. The RF remote also allows you to adjust the inside temperature of the smokehouse with ease. It also has a convenient, built-in meat probe that allows you to know the temperature of your food while it still cooks. The internal light lets you see your food smoke every time you want to check the cooking process. The locking door and the inner liner help to keep the heat and smoky flavor inside. The smooth operating wood chip loading system allows better smoke control allowing you to have as much or as little smoky flavor you would like for your foods. Whether you’re cooking pork, chicken, beef or seafood, the delightfully smoky aroma that permeates from the Masterbuilt 30-inch Electric Digital Smokehouse has a way of making friends and family flock around the smoker in the spirit of good times and good food! 


Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse Smoker : Customer Reviews 


Awesome smoker and customer service, March 6, 2013
By terry lazzell
I purchased my Masterbuilt model 411 smoker at Amazon. It was shipped and received in five days, and I went right to work making sausage and smoking it . I pre- seasoned the smoker first and set the temperature at 275. I also put a oven thermonter on the top shelf to check the temperature WOW!! It was reading 245 after 20 minutes it finely got to 250 and the LED display read 275 and shut off. I tried working with this temperature differance for three days and even put a second oven thermonter in with the first one to verifiy the temperature. Yep it is 25 and sometimes 30 degrees off. I called customer service and told the lady that the LED temperture was reading 25 to 30 degrees off. She said she was very sorry about the problem and would send me a new LED display control panel , and a new meat probe for me to install. I received it in three days and it was very easy to install the meat probe and replace the LED unit. Well that was not the fix that I needed. The smoker still was giving me a false reading. I called back to customer service and told them that replacing the LED control did not fix the unit, she ask me for the model number and serial number and told me if I would email them a copy of my receipt they would "REPLACE" the smoker.SAY WHAT!! Yep Masterbuilt sent me a brand new 30 in. model 411 smoker and it works " PERFECT ". The first one had some major problems and Masterbuilt made it good no questions ask. I can not be any more happy with the unit or with Masterbuilt customer service. I have smoked pork loins, pork butt, ribs, and have smoked all of the sausage me and the neighbors can eat. OUTSTANDING UNIT!!- OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE !!  REVIEWS......



 
Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse Smoker

 

Monday, March 18, 2013

Masterbuilt GS40 Black Propane Smoker, 40-Inch

Masterbuilt GS40 Black Propane Smoker, 40-Inch


Masterbuilt GS40
•    Black Powder-coated outer shell with 4 interior smoking racks
•    Stainless steel burner with porcelain flame disk bowl
•    Gas control valve and spark igniter with Type 1 regulator and hose
•    Smoke stack
•    Temperature gauge

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Masterbuilt GS40

Masterbuilt GS40 Black Propane Smoker, 40-Inch : Customer Reviews

 Great Smoker By mackvet

Masterbuilt GS40
When something is so great as this smoker, where to you begin. I made the decision to get a propane smoke as it is a lot easier to maintain a consistent temperature than the traditional charcoal or wood smoker. Also, you don't have to stay glued to this smoker like the traditional smokers to stoke the coal or wood. The smoker went together with ease. Wanting to do a Thanksgiving turkey, I did a trial run and prepared a 17.5 pound turkey. I preheated the smoker to 250, I set the turkey in the middle of the smoker cabinet and loaded the pan with hickory as well as the water pan. After reloading the pan with hickory blocks three times and the water pan twice the turkey was ready in 7 hours. First of all, I am not crazy about turkey but this turkey was moist and had a fantastic taste. The next order of business before Thanksgiving is ribs and brisket.

After reading a bunch of reviews, there was a consistent report regarding the temperature gauge on the cabinet door and the pan you put the wood blocks in. The remedy for these two negative were easy to handle.

1. Purchase a 8" iron skillet to place over the pan that is furnished with the smoker. Putting your wood blocks in the skillet will insure that the wood does not catch on fire which it will if you use the pan furnished with the smoker.

2. The temperature gauge on the cabinet door is off anywhere from 20 to 25 degrees. It is not dependable. I used a digital thermometer and stuck the probe in the thigh of the turkey and ran the wire out the cabinet door. I also placed another thermometer of the same type to monitor the cabinet temperature. I took a metal clip and stood the probe in the air attached to one of the grill bars.

I found that after 7 hours of cooking, I had used very little propane. At 250 degrees which was almost the lowest setting on the control gas knob This grill is worth the money and should generate great BBQ for a long time. Beware...with this large smoker cabinet don't be surprised if your neighbor tries to talk you into letting them put some meat in the cabinet along with yours. REVIEWS.......