firemedic
Knows what a fatty is.
Well I stumbled acroass this forum while researching to build an offset reverse flow and was amazed by the UDS. It seemed too simple to be true but I got the stuff together and built one this am. The build really was that easy but I'm struggling with temps. It initially heated up to about 230 then dropped to 190. I have three 1/2" nipples and a 1/2" ball valve- all open, and four 1/2" holes drilled in the lid. I plugged three of the holes in the lid with foil and temps came up to 200 but it is holding steady. I am burning charcoal briquettes and pecan wood chunks that I started with the minion method. There wasn't much smoke after about 25 minutes so I dumped on a bit more wood which has increased the smoke but not the temp. Help! By the way this is my first time bbqing EVER (grilling doesn't count). Thanks,
geoff
geoff