New to the forum - been hit and miss so far ! Need advice for my Brinkman Gourmet

[chippsta]

I bought a Brinkman Gourmet electric smoker last year from a neighbor, used, and i've had a lot of fun with it.  Some things weren't as good as i wanted, but everything edible mostly !  My smoked fish has been pretty good.  My smoked chicken wings excellent, and i smoked a whole beef tenderloin after a quick sear on the grill and it was fabulous. My experience with brisket, tri-tip, and baby back ribs was ok, but not stellar. I've heard there are mods for this smoker to make it work more efficiently.  I called Brinkman and they said "it doesn't need a thermometer because it maintains a consistent 275 degrees as long as the water bowl is full".  Anyone know of mods for this smoker or should i move up to something easier to control ?    

 

[s2k9k]

:welcome1: to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 45,000 members who just love to share their experience and over 900,000 posts describing it!

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[hagisan]

Welcome Chippsta!  You've found the right place for filling your brain with smoking information.  Folks here have lots of knowledge to share.

The search function is a valuable tool.  One more thing...we like to see pics.

 

[so ms smoker]

  If it is the one I am thinking of, it will maintain a constant temp that is not adjustable. The one I have used had a grate temp of about 200 degrees. Doesn't mean you can't make great Q though. It's all about learning how to use the equipment that you have. But I'm not sure about mods for this one. Keep looking and asking. Someone will be along that can give you more details!  Be sure to show us some of what you have done.

  Mike

 

[kathrynn]

 to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us!    

If you need any help roaming around the forums....just holler!  Happy to help out!

Kat

 

[seenred]

Welcome aboard, Chipsta! Glad you joined us. You've found a great place to learn and share ideas. Lots of friendly and knowledgeable folks here who enjoy helping one another.  Just ask when you need help and you'll get plenty.

 

[chippsta]

Wow, I feel the smoky love already !   One thing i noticed when looking at specs for the Brinkman i have is 2 racks.  If i use the bottom rack for water, all i have left is the top.  Is there another place to put my water bowl ?

 

[disturbed1]

welcome to the forum

 

[kathrynn]

I have the same smoker....and I just put the bottom rack on top of the Water Bowl....where I think it's supposed to go.  That is one of the "things" that you have to deal with on that Model.

Kat

 

[dward51]

Welcome to the forum!!!!

Here is a web page that has a lot of mods another owner made to his Brinkmann which you might find interesting.  Although he used a charcoal model, there are a lot of the mods that would work on the electric you have as well (tons of photos of the mods).

http://home.comcast.net/~day_trippr/smoker_mods.htm