Meat Burner
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Tchurst, was there some reason to pull at 170? You might try going to about 195 ish so you can do pulled pork to see if you like it. Just a thought bro.
Ugly Drum Smoker
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pokefan
Well-known member
Finally finished my first UDS, made almost entirely of salvaged parts from a sunbeam 22" grill and a Brinkmann 16" smoker. Here it is, Ugly never looked so good! 
Since I used the bottom part of the grill my firebox sits flush with the bottom of the barrel. I've got 2 racks in now, one about 2 inches from the top and another at 10".
The Burnout
Hawaiian Tiki UDS...
Finished!
Little of the blue goodness! UDS is shut down completely here and holding strong at 250. Plenty of head room to go up but I sure hope temps don't spike on me. Used about 10lbs of lump for my first try. Temp therm. until I get a 4" one ordered.
And of course, the test subjects.
Since I used the bottom part of the grill my firebox sits flush with the bottom of the barrel. I've got 2 racks in now, one about 2 inches from the top and another at 10".
The Burnout
Hawaiian Tiki UDS...
Finished!
Little of the blue goodness! UDS is shut down completely here and holding strong at 250. Plenty of head room to go up but I sure hope temps don't spike on me. Used about 10lbs of lump for my first try. Temp therm. until I get a 4" one ordered.
And of course, the test subjects.
eribac
Knows what a fatty is.
Thanks to this thread, I built myself a UDS over the weekend:
Still need to find a solution for the exhaust, and I'd like to find way to get it up on some wheels.
Unfortunately, I will have to wait till this weekend before I can break it in.
Still need to find a solution for the exhaust, and I'd like to find way to get it up on some wheels.
Unfortunately, I will have to wait till this weekend before I can break it in.
Boshizzle
somebody shut me the fark up.
Some great lookin' work, brethren!
Here is my solution to temp control problems. I found that wind blowing around the inlet really impacted temps in my UDS. I started putting a charcoal chimney in front of the inlet and problems solved. I am getting long cooks with rock steady temps and even having fuel left over after a 6 hour cook. This pic is with the inlet wide open as I am bringing the UDS up to temp and developing clear/blue smoke before the meat goes on.
Here is my solution to temp control problems. I found that wind blowing around the inlet really impacted temps in my UDS. I started putting a charcoal chimney in front of the inlet and problems solved. I am getting long cooks with rock steady temps and even having fuel left over after a 6 hour cook. This pic is with the inlet wide open as I am bringing the UDS up to temp and developing clear/blue smoke before the meat goes on.
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PoppaSmoke
Guest
My UDS is done awaiting its maiden voyage this coming weekend. I got two drums from a local pharmaceutical (capsule) manufacturer. It had a reddish sprayed in liner that burned off (well, mostly) after my burn out. Cost me $15 each and they're cherry.
smokestack willie
Knows what a fatty is.
Here are my 3 with my table.Ive been cooking on a uds for about 1 1/2 yrs now and love them. :clap2:
smokestack willie
Knows what a fatty is.
Is this overill or what?! Hehehehehehehe, UDS is the best design ever, you get the best of both worlds! Just sayin..............
1FUNVET
Babbling Farker
Here are my 3 with my table.Ive been cooking on a uds for about 1 1/2 yrs now and love them. :clap2:
You need to put the black one in the middle to balance the color scheme:becky::becky::becky:
doctor phreak
Found some matches.
hey guys just built my drum over the last weekend let me know what you all think....also i like to do movies instead of posting pics ....enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbKrCY-211A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbKrCY-211A
Norcoredneck
somebody shut me the fark up.
Rattle can Chrome?
Oldschoolbbq
Full Fledged Farker
Found a lid...............-
At a garage sale for $2.:clap2: Guy had a lot of junk and some overpriced stuff; after looking around I Thought(bad habit) why not ask if he's got an old lid.
By golly , he said he didn't think it was worthwhile:crazy:.So now...
I have the drum(blasted out by a friend),now I can start the build:becky:
Get these old bones doing something.May take me a week or two,but:thumb:.
I'll get shots of it (if my oldtimers doesn't kick in).
So now I have 5 smokers, and the Wife...:drama:
Have fun and,
-At a garage sale for $2.:clap2: Guy had a lot of junk and some overpriced stuff; after looking around I Thought(bad habit) why not ask if he's got an old lid.
By golly , he said he didn't think it was worthwhile:crazy:.So now...
I have the drum(blasted out by a friend),now I can start the build:becky:
Get these old bones doing something.May take me a week or two,but:thumb:.
I'll get shots of it (if my oldtimers doesn't kick in).
So now I have 5 smokers, and the Wife...:drama:
Have fun and,
smokestack willie
Knows what a fatty is.
Rattle can Chrome?
Yea, they were all black to begin with,1200 deg. flat paint but I wanted some change and might even change again after a few months. Cant go wrong with paint....Hehehehehe
BurnMac42
Got Wood.
I don't have the tools right now to build my own however I found a UDS this past weekend on Craigslist. Since my b-day is this month the wife said go ahead and grab it :clap2: When I picked it up it was already 4 in the afternoon so I didn't have much time but I had to try it out so we grabbed some chicken wings from Target....below are the picks...go easy this was my very first attempt at smoking ray:
I could not believe how juicy they turned out! They are not the highest quality of meat but they tasted amazing...the pic above is before the bbq sauce was added. I have a Maverick on the way and once that arrives I will be trying a long rib/brisket smoke!!:becky:
ray:
I could not believe how juicy they turned out! They are not the highest quality of meat but they tasted amazing...the pic above is before the bbq sauce was added. I have a Maverick on the way and once that arrives I will be trying a long rib/brisket smoke!!:becky:
h20loo
is one Smokin' Farker
Burnmac 42- nice looking drum. My daughter likes the color and I like the large intake. The only problem with the high intakes is they can be a little temperamental in dialing in a temp. When you adjust your temps just be gentle with the adjustment and give it time to adjust. You are about to have some good eating:-D
1FUNVET
Babbling Farker
Maybe the guy that built it designed the high intake for the high altitude in UT:becky:
K
KSims1868
Guest
Burnmac - looks great.
My only suggestion is to lower that ball valve down below the lid of the UDS. Having your intake up to the same level as your exhaust (or higher than exhaust) is not a good idea.
My only suggestion is to lower that ball valve down below the lid of the UDS. Having your intake up to the same level as your exhaust (or higher than exhaust) is not a good idea.
jetfxr27
is one Smokin' Farker
jetfxr27
is one Smokin' Farker
Worked Great!
Not sure I used it right, but with two active children at my feet , the tape and a measuring tape were the closest things to me.
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BurnMac42
Got Wood.
Thanks for the input guys..KSims I will look into lowering the intake once I get the chance....I put some wheels on it the other night to make it easier to move around....dong ribs for a buddy's going away this weekend and really looking forward to cooking on ti again! Plan on doing 4 racks of Memphis ribs...was planning to do 225 for roughly 4 hours....2.5 smoked and 1.5 foiled....sound about right?
