What happened to New Braunfels smokers?

The New Braunfels Smoker Co. plans to close its 90,000-square-foot plant this year, lay off 170 employees, and shift production to plants in Georgia and outside the United States. The plant in New Braunfels will stop manufacturing heavy-gauge steel smokers, grills and fryers on Aug. 1 and close Oct.

How do you smoke in a New Braunfels Smoker?

To begin using the New Braunfels smoker, remove the cooking grill and build a pyramid of charcoal and wood chips on the fire grate. Light the coals. After the fire has died down and 80 percent of the coals have a covering of ash with a glowing center, place the cooking grill back in the smoker.

Who bought New Braunfels Smoker?

W.C. Bradley
W.C. Bradley acquired New Braunfels Smoker in 1997, according to Lieberman. W.C. Bradley Co.’s interests also include specialty retailing, real estate development and the manufacturing and marketing of other home and leisure consumer products.

Is Brinkmann out of business?

IS BRINKMANN BANKRUPT? According to communication from Brinkmann Corporation directly, they did indeed file Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 11th of 2015. Brinkmann has discontinued the sale of any parts, accessories or grills through their website directly. Additionally, their website is now not at all working.

What kind of smoker does New Braunfels have?

They are the Hondo Offset Smoker and the Junior Hondo Offset Smoker. The improvements were made to the new models and they possess cast iron grates already instead of the old think porcelain grating.

Which is the best brand of Braunfels grills?

The Char –Broil brand is one of the biggest producers of electrical and gas grills for outdoor use in the US. Their main plants and offices are located in Columbus. In general, the old Braunfels grills are considered to be more classical and heavy ovens in comparison with the new ones from the Char-Broil factories.

When did Char Broil take over New Braunfels?

In 2002 the man, owning the Braunfels company made a decision to shut it down and the products of this brand started to be produced in the Char-Broil plant as the Char-Broil bought the name. The Char –Broil brand is one of the biggest producers of electrical and gas grills for outdoor use in the US.