I have been looking on eBay for an upgrade of my Brinkmann electric smoker. I had come across a person down in Baxter Springs Kansas who was posting about 16 GOSM units, both the 16" and the 20" unit. As it happens, I will be about 30 miles from there next weekend, so I inquired about them dropping shipping charges. They refused, but the price was still beating a new one from Wal-Mart.
So I was kind of excited about possibly upgrading. Then I came across a Bradley Original Smoker. The Bradley is the one with the auto feed pucks. It is an electric and larger than the GOSM. The vice president where I work has one and he brings us the best smoked foods you could ask for. He swears by the Bradley. He is the one who got me into this smoking stuff when he gave me his old Luhr Jensen Little Chief.
So, what is your opinion of the two units. The GOSM is propane and the Bradley is electric.
I looked at a GOSM at Wally World and wasn't too impressed with the sturdiness. It was wobbly and seemed like it wouldn't take a gust of wind too well. But that was the floor unit and perhaps is was just looser. Wind is a problem at my home for some reason. My poor Brinkmann blows over on a regular basis.
The Bradley apparently has problems with the pucks jamming and so you don't get smoke. Plus the pucks are expensive.
I have a natural gas line that my Ducane grill hooks up to when I grill. I would want to look into a natural gas regulator for the GOSM if I went that way. It would help avoid the cost and hassle of hooking up propane tanks and keeping an extra one on hand.
So, your guidance would be greatly appreciated. Let me know what annoyances you have come across with both units. If any of you happen to have both, which do you prefer?
Thanks!
Aj
So I was kind of excited about possibly upgrading. Then I came across a Bradley Original Smoker. The Bradley is the one with the auto feed pucks. It is an electric and larger than the GOSM. The vice president where I work has one and he brings us the best smoked foods you could ask for. He swears by the Bradley. He is the one who got me into this smoking stuff when he gave me his old Luhr Jensen Little Chief.
So, what is your opinion of the two units. The GOSM is propane and the Bradley is electric.
I looked at a GOSM at Wally World and wasn't too impressed with the sturdiness. It was wobbly and seemed like it wouldn't take a gust of wind too well. But that was the floor unit and perhaps is was just looser. Wind is a problem at my home for some reason. My poor Brinkmann blows over on a regular basis.
The Bradley apparently has problems with the pucks jamming and so you don't get smoke. Plus the pucks are expensive.
I have a natural gas line that my Ducane grill hooks up to when I grill. I would want to look into a natural gas regulator for the GOSM if I went that way. It would help avoid the cost and hassle of hooking up propane tanks and keeping an extra one on hand.
So, your guidance would be greatly appreciated. Let me know what annoyances you have come across with both units. If any of you happen to have both, which do you prefer?
Thanks!
Aj