Ugly Drum Smoker

Guamaque · Apr 8, 2011

Use the bottom of a weber kettle as the lid. Then put two hinges on the rear. Buy some really cheap stove rope and glue it to the upper inside edge of the barrel circumferentially. When you close the nice heavy lid, you will not get one bit of escaping smoke. I did it and it works great.

MrOneEyedBoh · Apr 9, 2011

Only thing with the stove rope is the fiberglass, and also the glue that is used.

You can get a BGE replacement felt gasket for like 10 bucks from eBay.

swamprb · Apr 9, 2011

Keep it simple!

Big Drum Smoker Clones RAWK!!

expatpig · Apr 9, 2011

AMEN! swamprb.

expatpig · Apr 9, 2011

Ground Pounder said:
Good enough for me... wienie roast at my house tomorrow night!

All of my drums have been used for grease, the grease is inside a heavy poly bag liner. It burns out fine. good luck.

righteousdog · Apr 9, 2011

expatpig said:
All of my drums have been used for grease, the grease is inside a heavy poly bag liner. It burns out fine. good luck.

ditto. those are the kind i like

kcarz · Apr 10, 2011

Bubblehead said:
Rattle can with hammered finish.

Love the look. Went to find it and the only kind I found was Rustoleum with a heat rating of only 200 degrees. Have you tried a burn cook yet and do you think it will hold up to 200-300 degrees?

Jay871 · Apr 10, 2011

Working on building my second UDS and I have a chance to get a drum for $10. The drum had "soy ink" in it. I guess I've never heard of soy ink before. Anyone have any input, will the drum be ok to use after a burnout and a sandblast job.

Skidder · Apr 10, 2011

Jay sounds like you have a good drum. So ink is used for printing and mage from soybeans. Evo friendly

billygbob · Apr 10, 2011

UDS Exhaust Question - Side Exhaust?

I searched this thread and didn't find this mentioned...

On horizontal offsets the exhaust is "normally" at grate height; my understanding is that "holds" heat and smoke in the top of the chamber (at least that's the logic often given for SNP mods). Has anyone else considered having the UDS exhaust at grate height instead of in the lid? Thanks <BillyG>

Dr_KY · Apr 10, 2011

billygbob said:
I searched this thread and didn't find this mentioned...

On horizontal offsets the exhaust is "normally" at grate height; my understanding is that "holds" heat and smoke in the top of the chamber (at least that's the logic often given for SNP mods). Has anyone else considered having the UDS exhaust at grate height instead of in the lid? Thanks <BillyG>

Yes and several have found that in doing so there is a lot of stale smoke. Believe me there is plentu of smoke to be had inside the UDS without making it hang around longer. It's a very efficient machine so no need to work towards holding heat.

billygbob · Apr 10, 2011

Dr_KY said:
Yes and several have found that in doing so there is a lot of stale smoke. Believe me there is plentu of smoke to be had inside the UDS without making it hang around longer. It's a very efficient machine so no need to work towards holding heat.

Thanks for that. I figured someone had some experience with the idea and I hated to mess up a drum re-learning the lesson.

expatpig · Apr 10, 2011

It's not easy improving perfection.

Jay871 · Apr 10, 2011

Thanks Skidder, I'm going to get one and get started.

GorillaCop · Apr 10, 2011

I scored 3 barrels (unlined) labeled "Epoxidized Soybean Oil" for free. Downside: None that I can think of... Upside: I have this thread to help with design and construction! This stuff smells like cooking oil. MSDS says its basically harmless.
Does it need to be burnt out? Will a good powerwash do the trick?

NewBBQer · Apr 10, 2011

what does a barrel need to have in it were you wont use it to make a UDS?

Fornia · Apr 10, 2011

My BBQ Comp partner and I built 2 UDS this weekend, to help outfit our start-up stage team.

THANKS to the guys who help with some of my 'dumb' questions. Pretty much went with the basics, and pieces from pickled pig's blog.

Everyone who has seen them has been amazed at how much they look like bought from a store.

I'm at 250 steady now for over 5hrs..... It's cranked along just as steady as my Egg beside it. Really happy! Thanks again!

expatpig · Apr 11, 2011

NewBBQer said:
what does a barrel need to have in it were you wont use it to make a UDS?

I once found a drum filled with frogs packed in formaldehyde. Probably would pass on that one.

ChicagoSizzlin · Apr 11, 2011

expatpig said:
I once found a drum filled with frogs packed in formaldehyde. Probably would pass on that one.

Who's for frog legs???? :boxing:

Bubblehead · Apr 11, 2011

kcarz said:
Love the look. Went to find it and the only kind I found was Rustoleum with a heat rating of only 200 degrees. Have you tried a burn cook yet and do you think it will hold up to 200-300 degrees?

I've done my last 3 drums and 2 for friends with it and have cooked up to 325 repeatedly without issue. For your first few cooks you will smell paint(which has no bearing on your food).

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