Customer Reviews

Bradley Smoke Generator with Adapter

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I got one of these to automate my smoking process.
As a quick set up, I mounted mine on a smoker/grill I already had that got little use.
Now it is my smoker for cold smoking Salmon and Chicken breasts.
It did get sticky once so far, and I had to take it apart and clean it up to make it work properly again.
If not for that, I would have given it 5 stars.
I got a large package of my favorite, Hickory, wood pucks for my runs with it.Bradley Hickory Bisquettes 120 pack
It goes 20 minutes and feeds a new disk onto the burner. I have a large pan that was a part of the original smoker/grill that catches the used puck so they can finish smoldering, if anything is left.
I find it very easy to load it for a nice 8 hour run and just look out now and then to see the smoke wafting away that tells me it's working.
The salmon I smoke in it comes out delicious!
I use the frozen salmon portions we get at our local Costco. They are flash frozen Atlantic salmon and individually sealed in vacuum packed plastic.
I've smoked cod, and yellowtail, as well.
The Cod I made some Smoked Fish Dip for a Family gathering at my Baby Sis' house and it got rave reviews. So did the 2 pounds of Smoked Almonds I did at the same time in the smoker.
(My "dip" came out more like a "Pate" though. But still, they loved it!)

So easy with the Bradley smoke generator!

I've had or built my own smokers for 40+ years, but this smoke generator is the cats meow.

Product works perfect. Smoking BBQ is done low and slow! if the plastic melts your cooking to hot! I got it out of the box cut a 5" hole in the side of my Pig Cooker and was ready to go. An hour later I loaded my Cooker/Smoker up with 3 pork shoulders, 2 beef briskets, and a ham. Over the next 17 hours all I had to worry about was keeping my burner at 250,and didn't look twice at the Bradley. It works like a charm!

excellent product, easy to use and setup, creates great smoke for meats. great for building your own smokehouse.

This thing worked like a charm for about four months. The smoke was perfect. I loved it. Then it started feeding the smoke biscuits continually instead of one every 15 minutes. I took it apart and couldn't get it to stop. Probably a lower tech approach to smoke generation would work more reliably.

I've seen a few other brands and models on the market so I'll try one of those.

I've had my Bradley going on 3 years, never had any problem with it and I smoke 500+ pounds of salmon in it per yr!

This is an excellent product. Makes cold smoking, or hot smoking extremely easy without dependence on the method of heating in the case of hot smoking. Highly portable, and with a great assortment of smoking woods. This order was to replace a defective item, and was handeled with efficiency on the part of Amazon (very good experience). The only complaint I can make is the lack of a good manual by the manufacturer. They could be more definitive on the operational characteristics of the unit. In all, I am very satisfied with the performance of the smoke generator. I have used it several times since receiving the replacement unit, and coulden't be more satisfied. I'm looking forward to constructing a smoke house according to the plans supplied with the unit, and do not hesitate to recommend this unit to anyone seriously interested in smoking meats, cheese, or fish. It is great, and you won't be unhappy with either the generator, or the assortment of smoke bisquettes available.

I purchased one to adapt to my stainless smoker. It worked well for about 10 times, then the heating element melted the metal around it, and the mechanizm that advances the 'pucks' jammed, then ran constantly. Unfortunately, its still the best on the market. I would avoid anything like this made in China. It will be less expensive, but poor quality. The stainless BBQs made in China are made from scrap, and the gas regulators are garbage. Buyer Beware