Bradley Smoker, Stainless Steel

This unit really does a great job with providing a steady temperature all day long which you need to do real smoking. Anything with charcoal like the Weber another reviewer mentioned requires lots of attention. This device can run all day with a minimum of fuss. The digital temperature model is also nice although more money. The smoker wood pucks are about $15 for 50 or so and I rarely use more than 8 or 10 for a turkey or brisket.

Capacity is pretty generous. Again, not sure what the other reviewer was talking about. I've done 20+ lb turkeys, 2 12lb briskets, etc.

The only reason I didn't give this unit 5 stars is that the puck feeding mechanism can be finicky. If a lot of wood flakes or dirt get into the mechanism it can create problems with automatically feeding the pucks onto the smoking plate. That said, when my unit had that problem after a couple of years I found it straightforward to take the feeder apart and clean and lubricate where appropriate.

I store my unit outside year round and the optional cover makes that possible.

Not worth the money, There are othere units of similar style that are large and won't cause the headaches.

Limited capacity is another minus, cost of proprietary wood is quite expensive.

This thing is so bad that after 4 months I bit the bullet and purchased a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker. Less than half the price and woeks every time.

I have a Weber grill with a smoker box. It's OK for giving a smoke flavor, but not really suited for serious smoking. For real smoking, this is it. Bradley's ingenious system produces great flavor with minimal attention. Since adding a Proportional/Integral/Derivative (PID) controller (see [...]), I've just set the temperature, loaded the smoker and generator, and walked away. I have yet to make anything bad in it and have used it almost every weekend since I've bought it.

As far as models, the Original Bradley Smoker (OBS) is OK but I prefer the stainless steel look (BSS). The digital models (DBS) have more control out of the box, but you can build or buy an external controller, such as the PID, if better temperature control is desired. Lots of people are happy with the simple slider in the OBS or BSS models. Whichever model you choose, you won't go wrong with a Bradley smoker.