Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 11154639)

I don't understand throwing it in the water pan. You need the water so the meat doesn't dry out, so if you're throwing it in the water pan, you must not be using water?

And would it work with larger chunks?

Lew, one thing I learned early with the electric and pucks - make SURE you keep water in that pan. If you don't have water, the pucks will drop into the pan and continue to smolder, and after that 20 minute burn they start emitting off flavors.

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 11154644)

See I don't get it either but he said he puts the small wood chips right in the water! And it's hot enough to give off smoke. He does it this way when he doesn't use the pucks.

So when they drop in the machine they just drop into the water pan?

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 11154614)

I'll let GloryDayz clarify because I don't really get it either but he said heat it up past 150 and then he just throws some wood chips in the water pan when he doesn't want to use the pucks. I don't really get that either but he says it works and he's a God around here.

So you are part of the Bradley crew!? Oh boy, I feel pretty cool now!

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 11154649)

Yes, the water extinguishes the puck.

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 11154656)

Unless you're GloryDayz and you have the most ignitable wood in the world which goes right in the water and smokes anyway!!!

I bet he's writing a long winded response to show my ass up. And rightfully so!

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 11154671)

LMAO

So he did respond, and he SOAKS the chips, which makes perfect sense. That's normal. Putting them in a bowl of water will not work.

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 11154662)

OK, so I'm looking at the manual (page 11) - http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91NkMF1vgGS.pdf

There's a "drip bowl" for the pucks, then a tray underneath that. Maybe he's putting the chips in the bowl and water in the tray?

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 11154706)

Is there anyway that you see to use your own chips in there if you don't want to use their pucks and have time to monitor things instead of setting and forgetting?

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 11154723)

I've never tried. I think they might get hot enough to smoke just sitting in the water bowl. But I've never tried it, so I can't vouch for it. If GD is using a non-Bradley, his water tray might be closer to the heating element.

I've read some people will put them in a washed out tuna can, but they have to refill all the time, so that's not good.

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 11154726)

I wonder if you could put something bigger on the heating element, like a small cast iron pan? Then the second question would be whether it would get hot enough to start the chips smoking.

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 11154726)

I wonder if you could put something bigger on the heating element, like a small cast iron pan? Then the second question would be whether it would get hot enough to start the chips smoking.

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 11154695)

Well my question to him was how do I use the Bradley with wood chips/chunks of my own if I don't want to use the pucks. He told me to throw them in the water bowl! :cuss:

He's trying to sabotage me!!!

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11150922)

Just use regular wood chips. It's no different. Just make sure you use the thin chips, not the thick ones. They don't burn evenly and to hard to control the smoke. Thin chips work great. Been using them in the Bradley and Madsterbuilt electric smokers for over 10 years. Like these below.
http://www.grillingcompanion.com/wp-.../2008/07/5.jpg

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11150842)

I use the bisquettes when I'm not going to be around. Use the automatic feed.

When I'm around I use wood chips. Usually a combination of hickory/Oak/Apple/Cherry chips. Just throw them in the bowl with a little water.

Here's some pics of the last round using the bradley cheater smoker.