First off I'd like to thank everyone, I have enjoyed reading and learned so much from these threads! New guy here, found a drum for my first UDS and fired up the initial burn. I waited a couple of days and emptied out the ashes only to find a hole burned out of the bottom of the drum! I'm pretty bummed out. Can I still use the drum? I don't have a welder so I can't weld down a new bottom but I was thinking of bolting down some sheet metal. Has this happened to anyone else? What do y'all think?
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Wampus
somebody shut me the fark up.
Maybe if you put high temp silicone around the outside edge it would seal well enough?
Swamp Donkeyz BBQ
is one Smokin' Farker
+1 on the silicone. I would think as long as you got it sealed up good you should be fine.
chicagokp
Babbling Farker
Is it am open head drum? Some folks cut the bottom out and put the locking end at the bottom. Makes for easy cleaning. Then you could used a kettle top from a donor? I suppose you'd have to drill new intakes and plug up the ones that would now be on the top but that would be pretty easy.
Hook_Line_and_Sinker
is Blowin Smoke!
Use a lid for the bottom works just fine
Well I called the company I bought this drum from and told them what happened. They were super cool and gave me a replacement at no charge! Ditty in El Monte. built the smoker today and its out back with its initial seasoning smoke as I type! Thanks all who responded. I will be smoking a brisket tomorrow morning. Any tips for a newb are welcome!
chicagokp
Babbling Farker
I would break a uds with something other than brisket. Try a naked fattie (a jimmy dean sausage tube) and then cook a pork butt. They are more forgiving especially if you have problems with the uds.
IamMadMan
somebody shut me the fark up.
Great... It's refreshing when someone stand behind their sale of an item..
^+1 - I agree, a brisket first time around in a new UDS can wrong quickly even if you have cooked them before on other types of cookers.
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HeSmellsLikeSmoke
somebody shut me the fark up.
Why was a hole burned into the bottom in the first place? Do you have a charcoal basket with enough air space below? Is the drum up off the ground on something like three bricks?
