My UDS build - Page 2

caliking · 02-06-2013, 12:11 AM

Way cool man! Is the bottom of the charcoal basket raised up a bit to let the ash fall out? Otherwise i think the as may choke your fire a little bit. If not, you could cut some xpando to fit in the charcoal basket, to make a false bottom of sorts, a few inches up from the bottom of it.

Johnny_Crunch · 02-06-2013, 01:24 AM

Nice build!

stephan · 02-06-2013, 06:54 AM

very cool, nice job

Oldbob · 02-06-2013, 06:58 AM

Great Job !! Looks Fantastic !!

seattlepitboss · 02-06-2013, 07:51 AM

Might be tough down the road cleaning grease out of the bottom of that thing.

And .. you can use it as a stick burner if you want!

All in all a great idea and good execution. Please do post how this thing cooks and how the cleaning etc. works out.

seattlepitboss

tsanchez · 02-06-2013, 08:04 AM

Under the basket is 1" high bar grating so there is place for ashes.

I did a turkey sunday and it came out great, only thing I did wrong was I put liquid in the drip pan, when it was done there was more liquid in the pan than I started with and made the skin a little tuff. I think there is plenty of moisture in the can so Ill not add anything next time.

So far the bottom of drum is clean, the drip pan caught everything but I am going to make a plate for the top of fire box that I can cover with foil so its always clean.

I did the burn in with cut hard wood and it was HOT

for the cook I just used kingsford cheapstuff it was ok too.

I did notice that the next day there was not many ashes collected, my weber kettle would have tons of it.

One thing I would change is if it didnt have a cart then the tube I used for firebox would not be made of 3/8 wall, thing was 100lbs lol

tsanchez · 03-04-2013, 04:49 PM

So finally got the handle on this thing, had some issues keeping it hot and some bad taste/smoke from it. I think it was creosote from poor burn at the start.
What I did this time was only use half a basket and let it roll for about 1 hr before putting anything on, it was at 500 when I closed the door and put the lid on, very little smoke, blue not white and it did a chicken just beautiful at around 310 degrees without having to mess with it. No foul taste and just moist and tender smokyness.

Cant wait to do some ribs and a brisket.

Yleekyoti · 03-10-2013, 10:01 AM

Nice looking setup!

Pitmaster T · 03-10-2013, 10:06 AM

great welding skills to weld that thick ass steel to... well, thin ass steel and not burn holes...

Rich Parker · 03-10-2013, 10:07 AM

Sweet build!

PaPaQ · 03-10-2013, 10:10 AM

Nice looking UDS!

bigbeef24 · 03-10-2013, 10:12 AM

Nice looking smoker, I need to get some welding skills.

02-06-2013, 12:11 AM	#16
caliking is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-13-10 Location: Houston, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Way cool man! Is the bottom of the charcoal basket raised up a bit to let the ash fall out? Otherwise i think the as may choke your fire a little bit. If not, you could cut some xpando to fit in the charcoal basket, to make a false bottom of sorts, a few inches up from the bottom of it. __________________ EZ wood handled 3 wheeler \| OTS \| OTS mod to OTG \| Ladybug SS Performer \| UglyDrumTandoor \| UDS v1 \| midi UDS with red nipples \| SJG smoker mod \| Simpsons SJS \| Simpsons OTG \| WGA charcoal \| SJP \| Stacked brick WFO \| Lodge Logic Sportsman's Grill cast iron hibachi/sigri \| LBGE

02-06-2013, 01:24 AM	#17
Johnny_Crunch Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-03-10 Location: Cypress TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice build! __________________ J Crunch

02-06-2013, 06:58 AM	#19
Oldbob is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-24-06 Location: Kokomo,Indiana Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great Job !! Looks Fantastic !! __________________ Chargriller Akorn Drum Smoker " Old Smokey " Work in Progress Kingsford Premium Charcoal Grill Weber Gasser Genesis Silver A Pit Barrel Cooker Maverick ET-732 VietNam Veteran US Navy May you Sleep in Peace always...and Please....Thank a Veteran for That Privilege!!

03-10-2013, 10:01 AM	#23
Yleekyoti Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-22-10 Location: salisbury md. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice looking setup! __________________ 4-UDS. Modified char broil. 22" weber kettle. KCBS / MABA / CBJ / Broke Bob's BBQ

03-10-2013, 10:06 AM	#24
Pitmaster T is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 04-03-11 Location: Dickinson, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	great welding skills to weld that thick ass steel to... well, thin ass steel and not burn holes... __________________ The Greatest & Funkiest Movie about BBQ Ever! Or Click The Edict. PITCOOKER T - TRUTH ABOUT THE PBC "The Pitmaster T Video Page is Great" Adam Perry Lang -- 10-15-2011 Pitmaster T on Facebook

02-06-2013, 06:54 AM	#18
stephan is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-02-10 Location: lake grove, new york Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	very cool, nice job

02-06-2013, 07:51 AM	#20
seattlepitboss is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-05-09 Location: Seattle, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Might be tough down the road cleaning grease out of the bottom of that thing. And .. you can use it as a stick burner if you want! All in all a great idea and good execution. Please do post how this thing cooks and how the cleaning etc. works out. seattlepitboss

02-06-2013, 08:04 AM	#21
tsanchez Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 02-04-13 Location: gilbert az Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Under the basket is 1" high bar grating so there is place for ashes. I did a turkey sunday and it came out great, only thing I did wrong was I put liquid in the drip pan, when it was done there was more liquid in the pan than I started with and made the skin a little tuff. I think there is plenty of moisture in the can so Ill not add anything next time. So far the bottom of drum is clean, the drip pan caught everything but I am going to make a plate for the top of fire box that I can cover with foil so its always clean. I did the burn in with cut hard wood and it was HOT for the cook I just used kingsford cheapstuff it was ok too. I did notice that the next day there was not many ashes collected, my weber kettle would have tons of it. One thing I would change is if it didnt have a cart then the tube I used for firebox would not be made of 3/8 wall, thing was 100lbs lol

03-04-2013, 04:49 PM	#22
tsanchez Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 02-04-13 Location: gilbert az Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So finally got the handle on this thing, had some issues keeping it hot and some bad taste/smoke from it. I think it was creosote from poor burn at the start. What I did this time was only use half a basket and let it roll for about 1 hr before putting anything on, it was at 500 when I closed the door and put the lid on, very little smoke, blue not white and it did a chicken just beautiful at around 310 degrees without having to mess with it. No foul taste and just moist and tender smokyness. Cant wait to do some ribs and a brisket.

03-10-2013, 10:07 AM	#25
Rich Parker Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-20-09 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sweet build! __________________ WSM and UDS - iBQ'n BBQ Team owner TheBBQSuperstore.com

03-10-2013, 10:10 AM	#26
PaPaQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-07-07 Location: Midland, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice looking UDS! __________________ CTO SS-2 WSM 22.5" OTG / Cajun Bandit

03-10-2013, 10:12 AM	#27
bigbeef24 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 12-03-12 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice looking smoker, I need to get some welding skills.