Ugly Drum Smoker
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Flips645
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
Hi Guys,
Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa.
I could only read untill page 265 before the urge to Q got hold of me. This concept of Q is very different to our way of preparing food, but boy, did I enjoy it!
Here are spome pics! Enjoy :biggrin:
Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa.
I could only read untill page 265 before the urge to Q got hold of me. This concept of Q is very different to our way of preparing food, but boy, did I enjoy it!
Here are spome pics! Enjoy :biggrin:
Bludawg
somebody shut me the fark up.
Flips good show Bru looks like you did good I hate to tell you but this addiction only gets worse. Keep reading and don't be afraid to ask a few ?? along the way. Give us a lesson on Biltong sometime. Your Drum look great.
A
AssGasket
Guest
Well done Flathead, this is tempting me to redesign my build...again...
P
P&Y13738
Guest
Well I am off to a good start on building my first UDS. Found an unlined food grade barrel for $15, burned the remaining corn syrup residue out, got three 3/4" close pipe nipples and a 3/4" ball valve installed, got the position for the bolts for the main grate drilled and managed to get a free 22.5" Weber grill from a co-worker. I had to use a grinder and a wire brush to clean the Weber grates off but beyond that the only cost was to go pick it up. I also ground the lip of the barrel so the Weber lid will fit. Last night I got the ash pan and base of the fire box made and just need to wait for pay day to get some expanded metal from Lowe's.
coewar
Knows what a fatty is.
Sounds like a golden opportunity to start a little business or restaurant.
Let few people try it out and decide what's in your future.morhed82
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
Skidder
Babbling Farker
Your off to a great start.
Jimlg28
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
Here is my UDS. The barrel is a bit wrinkled, and the lid is a little large, but it seals fine. Have some pork smoking in it right now
The basket was made at my neighbors welding shop. The handles are a rake handle I cut into three pieces.
On my test fire, it held 230 for 6 hours. I went to bed then, so it probably kept it there a few hours longer. The temp management is much better than my cheap upright.
James
The basket was made at my neighbors welding shop. The handles are a rake handle I cut into three pieces.
On my test fire, it held 230 for 6 hours. I went to bed then, so it probably kept it there a few hours longer. The temp management is much better than my cheap upright.
James
coewar
Knows what a fatty is.
Here is my UDS. The barrel is a bit wrinkled, and the lid is a little large, but it seals fine. Have some pork smoking in it right now
The basket was made at my neighbors welding shop. The handles are a rake handle I cut into three pieces.
On my test fire, it held 230 for 6 hours. I went to bed then, so it probably kept it there a few hours longer. The temp management is much better than my cheap upright.
James
Work of art. Seeing that it appears to be running under a covering, all UDS users HEED THIS WARNING:
Do not leave your smoker unattended when it's uncovered!
It can be almost out of coals, looking like it's almost dead. But if you leave it uncovered, 10, 15 minutes can go by before it finally starts billowing into a flame thrower reaching over twice its height and lots of heat!
Don't burn your house down.
Edward Alt
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
I started smoking on a homemade miniWSM this last summer. Borrowed a UDS and like what it can do, so I picked up a 55 gallon drum that held vegetable oil. Drilled (4) 3/4" holes around the bottom for intake, and burned it out with the HF weed burner this morning. I think I have most of the parts to put a UDS together. I have a weber kettle lid that I will use, along with the standard flat lid. Eventually it will hold two cooking grates. I aim to have this together enough and season Thursday night with olive oil and the standard Fatty so that I can smoke a prime rib in it Friday.
Gonna be late nights tonight and tomorrow night finishing this up ...
Gonna be late nights tonight and tomorrow night finishing this up ...
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Bludawg
somebody shut me the fark up.
:crazy:hows this:becky:
Is there something missing?
My name is Mike and I approved this message
Mr. Bo
is one Smokin' Farker
Good luck with your build and let us know how it goes. Pictures are good but not required. :-D
Mr. Bo
is one Smokin' Farker
Can't help you with that one mike5150. Not sure about Bludawg's thoughts either... Maybe he needs a blower circuit too. :loco:
Edward Alt
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Here's pics of the barrel before I burned it out with the weed burner. Started cleaning it up tonight with a wire wheel until the battery ran out. Will finish cleaning in the morning.
More pics in the days to come ...
More pics in the days to come ...
rob_stang2000
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Mr. Bo
is one Smokin' Farker
Nice touch on the handles..
Bludawg
somebody shut me the fark up.
I aint no big fan of the POLice but I like it:eusa_clap
