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tuliku
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My Ugly Drum Smoker
Gents,
After checking out loads of video's on youtube and reading even more on this forum, and collecting the materials during the past 2 weeks, I finally build my UDS this weekend.
Typical black, nothing fance, but all mine and all self made :bow:
However, a problem, can't get the temp higher then 120 F.
Here are the steps I took.
- Fired up a charcoal holder and waited till the coals where red hot burning.
- Poored them over the charcoal basket i made. (only half full for a test run)
- Put the basket in the UDS, all 3 air intake vents at the bottom open
- Top vent open, the smaller vents with 4 holes closed.
(charcoal was from normal quality, also tried briquettes, same issue.
But this charcoal and briquettes work fine on a normal grill)
No luck. Also after closing the 2 side air intake vents, and opening the top 4 holed vent, no change.
What am i doing wrong ? How do you gents make it work ?
Here some pics:
Basket: 25 cm / 9.8 inches deep x 33 cm / 13 inches in diameter.
Inside:
And the UDS completed:
Soon a complete step by step overview with pics.
Please let me know in detail how you get your UDS up and running.
Thank you,
Tuliku
Gents,
After checking out loads of video's on youtube and reading even more on this forum, and collecting the materials during the past 2 weeks, I finally build my UDS this weekend.
Typical black, nothing fance, but all mine and all self made :bow:
However, a problem, can't get the temp higher then 120 F.
Here are the steps I took.
- Fired up a charcoal holder and waited till the coals where red hot burning.
- Poored them over the charcoal basket i made. (only half full for a test run)
- Put the basket in the UDS, all 3 air intake vents at the bottom open
- Top vent open, the smaller vents with 4 holes closed.
(charcoal was from normal quality, also tried briquettes, same issue.
But this charcoal and briquettes work fine on a normal grill)
No luck. Also after closing the 2 side air intake vents, and opening the top 4 holed vent, no change.
What am i doing wrong ? How do you gents make it work ?
Here some pics:
Basket: 25 cm / 9.8 inches deep x 33 cm / 13 inches in diameter.
Inside:
And the UDS completed:
Soon a complete step by step overview with pics.
Please let me know in detail how you get your UDS up and running.
Thank you,
Tuliku