Bradley Smoker 6-Rack Outdoor Electric Smoker, Digital Vertical Smoker With Stainless Steel Grill

I have owned a Bradley Digital 4 rack smoker for 7 years, I have been very pleased with it. In the past I used it very infrequently until I discovered the Bradley forums, then after reading peoples experiences I increased my knowledge and branched out into the smoking world, I just recently experienced a small grease fire in my smoker which pretty much burned it up, I am replacing it with a 6 rack digital. After reading the negative reviews for this product I had to give my two cents. Yes the factory temp sensor is inadequate, but any fault with this smoker can be overcome. First you can add a small fan kit which will circulate the air inside, you can also add an additional heat element which will greatly inprove the cooking times. If you are a serious smoker you will see the need for a PID which will control the temps far better and is highly accurate. Yes you will spend some extra money but the end result is far worth it. My best advice is to do some research before you purchase one of these smokers, you may decide that this one is not for you, if you get one you will not be disappointed once you realize what its potential is. Also visit the the Bradley smoker forums, any possible question you may have about this smoker has already been asked by someone else and has been answered.

Granted, I'm an uber-noob to smoking process, but this unit has worked well for me over the past two months. It's been used quite regularly (usually 2x a week for something). I do find that buying the pucks is a bit of a hassle and they may not carry the same flavor punch (so I'm told, but being new I think they are working great for my tastes so far). The pucks are easy to come by at many of my local stores or over the internet so I haven't ever had to wait to smoke something because of it.I've been running it in the cold, SE MN, and I find that I have to set the digital temp a bit higher than the internal temp ever reaches, but that seems reasonable to me when I'm out smoking in the single digits F. I haven't had any problems with leaks or loose hinges on the door (but I am babying it heavily right now).I'd definitely suggest this to family and friends. Looking forward to a couple of the upgrades available too.

Don't buy this smoker. It's under powered and it doesn't even do what it's supposed to do. Since I buying this in February I've done probably 20 smokes with it.... and never have I once been able to finish the pork butts in the smoker. The longest I let it go before just finishing the meat in the oven was 20 hours. The element is far too weak. I want to say it's around 500 watts. I think the majority of the problem though is that it's a vertical smoker. If I try to do more than 1 pork butt the temperature difference between the two is ridiculous. Not a 5 degree difference, more like 15 to 20. If I could go back and spend the $400 I spent on this on a Traeger instead, I would in a heartbeat. Oh and the pellet feeder/stack warped from the heat and now the pellets don't even auto feed into the smoker. It's been in use since spring rolled around in April. This smoker was a waste of money. I dread the days I have to use this. Save yourself the frustration and splurge on a horizontal smoker. This is a waste of time, money, and good meat. I couldn't be more disappointed in it.Oh, and the internal thermometer on this is about 25 degrees off. Run away as fast as you can. I legitimately wish I could give this 0 stars.

I am currently enjoying my Bradley smoker. Very easy to use with great results. Just make sure to read the instructions thoroughly and understand the process and relationship between the heating element and auto feeder for the bisquettes. Because its electric its very easy to use and the results are consistent. Its also easy to clean and maintain. Instructions say not to place any foil or anything on the vented drip pan because the smoking unit still needs to vent from the bottom. I do wrap the drip pan with foil, but spend the time to punch through all the vent holes just to make cleaning a little easier because the fat and drips burn and bake on the drip pan which is right over the heating element. Just my choice. Great product. I make my own venison sausages and venison jerkey with great results. All my friends and family love the results.

I do like this smoker a lot. I'm glad I got the bigger size and the digital controls. The only thing that keeps me from giving it five stars is that the max time on this cooker is, I think, 9 hours and 40 minutes. Maybe I'm missing something and someone will be quick to point it out if I'm wrong but that's the max time I can give it. It's not the end of the world because I just add more time before I go to bed but I got this type of smoke to set and forget. Anything less than that, it's a non-issue. The other thing is I haven't been able to test how long I really get out of a full load of pucks. For my ten-hour timer, they were all gone by the time I woke up which was less than ten hours. Plus, many of them weren't fully burnt which could have been a fluke. I also bought the cold smoke adapter which I regretted. I subsequently bought the A-Maze-N pellet smoker tray which I use to cold smoke things. Easier to use that versus hooking up the cold smoke adapter and cheaper too. The pellets are cheaper than the pucks and you can get up to 11 hours with the 5x8 size pellet tray. I think what will end up happening is I'll use the pucks for anything up to six hours and the pellets for longer cooks.I settled on this one after considering the wifi smokers and the ones with glass doors. In the end, who cares about wifi or Bluetooth connectivity and a glass door will just turn black after your first smoke anyway.