Ugly Drum Smoker

[jaymo]

Originally Posted by AustinKnight

Ok so I found my side table for my uds, it's a old jim beam whiskey barrel lid but It's so old I kinda want to know if its worth anything before I go cutting it maybe someone here might know something about it. My dad has had it for years and doesn't care what I do with it. I cant seem to find anything on google..

Whiskey barrels are pretty easy to get a hold of for not too much money, so I'd go ahead and do it! (Bourbon, in particular, has to legally use a new barrel every batch, so they go through a LOT of barrels.)

[Cassman]

After a lot reading I have gathered most of my parts for my first UDS build. so far I have acquired 3 sealed drums for free, a weber 22" kettle for $5 for parts just need part for charcoal basket.
Thanks for all the great info here.

[Big Darb]

Anyone contemplating high temp paint for their uds should listen to the guys that say it isn't needed. I couldn't and used 1300 degree header paint. I christened my new baby with a brisket, 16 hours@ 225. I could hold my hand anywhere on the drum at any point during the cook.
PS- 17 hour burn and I had 1/3 basket of coal left over!

[Spicy-Meat]

Big Darb, what size basket do you have?

[Prollo]

Finally finished the thread. My barrel should be here tomorrow, I can't wait to get started. Thanks for all of the great advice/tips. Much appreciated!

[AustinKnight]

Originally Posted by jaymo

Whiskey barrels are pretty easy to get a hold of for not too much money, so I'd go ahead and do it! (Bourbon, in particular, has to legally use a new barrel every batch, so they go through a LOT of barrels.)

Ya I went ahead and did it cleaned all the crud off the sides/bottom of the barrel also added a diffuser rack today I'm done doing anything else to this smoker

[pigdog]

nice drum. Not too fond of the orange longhorn though. Should be gold and black with a big Colorado Buffalo painted on it!

[Big Darb]

Originally Posted by Spicy-Meat

Big Darb, what size basket do you have?

My basket is about 8" deep by 13" wide....an old wire basket my great grandfather used to collect eggs from the hen house.

[AustinKnight]

Originally Posted by pigdog

nice drum. Not too fond of the orange longhorn though. Should be gold and black with a big Colorado Buffalo painted on it!

Them fighting words I wouldn't be able to take "Ace"(UDS) anywhere with those choice of colors and especially with Ralphie painted on it, hell someone might shoot my eye out

[pigdog]

well done Bevo! Nice build!

[zacmac]

I'm about 45 pages into this behemoth and have a question that I haven't found an answer to as of yet. I am about to burn my barrel and may not be able to paint the outside right away after it cools. Anything that I can do to slow the rusting process before I can get to it?

[colonel00]

Originally Posted by zacmac

I'm about 45 pages into this behemoth and have a question that I haven't found an answer to as of yet. I am about to burn my barrel and may not be able to paint the outside right away after it cools. Anything that I can do to slow the rusting process before I can get to it?

Keep it out of the rain

Really though, you probably won't get much rust as long as its stored in a dry place. Some minor surface rust might from from handling and such but a little sand paper should take that off it it becomes a problem.

[zacmac]

Originally Posted by colonel00

Keep it out of the rain

Really though, you probably won't get much rust as long as its stored in a dry place. Some minor surface rust might from from handling and such but a little sand paper should take that off it it becomes a problem.

Thanks Colonel! That's kinda what I thought, but saw others say that it would rust up right away. Don't mind clean-ups/touch-ups, but don't want to have to hit the whole thing.

[LoveBBQ]

Going to pick up my free drum this afternoon. It was a sealed top that has been popped so I'm left without a lid. I will be keeping my eyes open for a Weber lid, but was wondering how the fit is right out of the gate. Will it need some modifications?

[IrregularPulse]

Good luck on the lid. They don't tend to "just pop up" without the grill. I'm about to give up and buy a $90 grill just for a farking lid