Pitmaster T
Babbling Farker
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2011
- Location
- Texas
If you get the WSM there really isn't much reason to build a uds. It pretty much does the same thing.
I like the classic one touch, I really don't think the more expensive one touch gold really adds much.
I almost got a trip to Shannon this weekend, could have brought you a lid. But a couple of my coworkers are going instead.
OK well I smoked my first butt. BUT I had to finish it off in my oven for the last 4 hours. Not cool. :mad2:
I filled up my basket with one and a half bags of Kingsford competition and about 10 chunks of Hickory. Did the minion method with the bottom of the chimney starter and got it goin. I did use a water pan. Temp took about an hour to get to 250. Set the 8 lb butt in and had to tend to the drum every 90 minutes due to temp flux. Ended up drilling while cooking to keep the temp up above 200. I now have 8 3/4" holes wide open. Started at 12:45am and by 7am the temps tanked. I looked at the charcoal basket and it was all burned up. Top was on most of the time unless I needed more heat then I removed to get something burning better then put it back on. :shocked: long night
Pretty sure I am going to buy a smoker, too much time and money in this thing that I can't get to work.
I may try a different charcoal basket but man I am running out ideas here. I shouldn't need two or three bags of charcoal for a 12 hour burn should I. :wacko:
You could try setting the basket s bit higher but doubt it would help much ...
That's pretty odd. Usually my uds does as well as my wsm if not better..
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Yep has the 2" bung hole wide open. Also, I added boiling water so to heat up the water pan shouldn't have been an issue. Yeah the charcoal basket is only about 1" set above the bottom right now. But I wouldn't think that would be an issue for at least a few hours in?
Would everyone please stop using Kingsford. That stuff burns carcinogens.
You know what the problem is?? I'm gonna tell ya. Your trying to fix what aint broke. Here's the Scoop News Worthy; "THE UDS is a BDS Clone" the original BDS don't use no Farking Water pan! Get rid of the water pan get rid of your problems. A UDS is a direct heat cooker putting a Water pan in the mix is as productive trying to wash your feet while wearing Hip waders.OK well I smoked my first butt. BUT I had to finish it off in my oven for the last 4 hours. Not cool. :mad2:
I filled up my basket with one and a half bags of Kingsford competition and about 10 chunks of Hickory. Did the minion method with the bottom of the chimney starter and got it goin. I did use a water pan. Temp took about an hour to get to 250. Set the 8 lb butt in and had to tend to the drum every 90 minutes due to temp flux. Ended up drilling while cooking to keep the temp up above 200. I now have 8 3/4" holes wide open. Started at 12:45am and by 7am the temps tanked. I looked at the charcoal basket and it was all burned up. Top was on most of the time unless I needed more heat then I removed to get something burning better then put it back on. :shocked: long night
Pretty sure I am going to buy a smoker, too much time and money in this thing that I can't get to work.
I may try a different charcoal basket but man I am running out ideas here. I shouldn't need two or three bags of charcoal for a 12 hour burn should I. :wacko: