smoker, electric or gas

Hey MDB..
Do you find any cross contamination when going from smoking fish to say pork or beef ?? Would the fish add an undesirable flavor to the pork, Cleaning recommendations..??

Ready to give my new smoker a go and wish to do a variety of victims ..

Thanks..

I've never had an issue with cross contamination.

Immediately after each use I soak, wash and clean the wire racks and the drip tray.

SDC

I am with Ralph, I just wash the wire racks, water bowl and wipe out any grease on the bottom. I have never had any issues. I have however put the temp up to 300 and cooked off any fat that I couldn't get out of the corners. At Easter we warmed the hams up in it as well didn't add any smoke but the hams took on a nicer wood smoke flavour. Smoke your fish at 180 ,pork and beef at 220 to 250 slow,,smoke the poultry a bit hotter250 otherwise it ma become rubbery. Your fish looks great brine it, dry it and smoke it, No one can do fish as good as SDC I believe he has the recipe in recipe section under indian candy.

Here's some trout we did

and here's the turkey

I seldom use a constant temp right from start to finish.

I start with a low temp and increase as time goes by. Temps vary and depend on what I'm smoking. I've never taken the smoker temp over 200 degrees.

The other thing to remember, you only smoke for part of the time. The rest of the time in the smoker is cooking/drying/increasing the temp to a sufficient level so you do not get spoilage.

Any smoker will come with an instruction book and recipes. Start out using them and work out your own variations as you learn and become more experienced.

SDC-Ralph

What do you plan on smoking Jim?

I love my little Chief. A friend of mine gave it to me when he moved out west and man this little bad boy can smoke! Electric all the way.

Traeger pellet electric!

IFH not sure fish and whatever else I can think of I want to try smoking some quail had some years ago it was fantastic so that's a must try

Now that just looks awesome

thanks for all the replies guys hope I don't offend any one but I went with the electric I got the bradly 4 rack that was on sale at C.T. if all goes well smoked quail at next winters meet and greet

Good decision jimrrr.

That is the same unit as I have.

If you have questions, feel free to PM me.

Remember the Bradley Forum. Lots of info there and helpful people the same as this Board.

SDC

I see the below Bradley smokers on CT website. May I ask which one you guys are talking about?

Now you guys got me hungry and it's an hour to lunch and now I also have the urge to go out and spend $200 on a smoker.

All joking aside, those pictures of food look great.