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Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking. |
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09-22-2014, 12:28 AM | #12211 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 12-31-10
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
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1st uds
Picked up a food grade 55 gal drum that had blackberry puree in it for my 1st uds. Burned it out, used a grinder with a wire brush, high temp primer, high temp semi gloss black. Went with 4 3/4" nipples and 1 ball valve. Made a thermo port out of threaded lamp rod. Garage door handles. Weber charcoal grate with expanded metal and pizza tray attached for ashes. Went with 2 cooking grates 4.5" and 11" from the top. A diffuser will go on the 3rd weber rack above the charcoal basket and will use a pizza pan or pizza stone. Picked up 3 weber kettle exhaust dampers for the lid. I over burned the lid a little and it warped a little. Anyway to fix it?
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09-22-2014, 02:02 PM | #12212 |
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Join Date: 09-24-13
Location: Marion,IL
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I have sat my charcoal basket on my second rack down for grilling before. My basket is just short enough that I can fit my top grate back in place the way it is supposed to be. It works great.
Now that I have my Big Poppa Smoker Drum, if I know I am going to be doing some reverse searing or grilling at all I will go ahead and use it instead of my other UDS.
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09-22-2014, 02:51 PM | #12213 |
Take a breath!
Join Date: 08-07-13
Location: Hurst
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It's the smoker that the other smoker manufacturers hope you never learn about.
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09-22-2014, 04:08 PM | #12214 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 11-12-13
Location: Sunny, warm, no snow, Florid panhandle
Name/Nickname : jham0077
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elkhorn98, you might get lucky and beat it back in shape with a rubber mallet. Or get it pretty hot again and lay it on top of the drum to cool.
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09-23-2014, 09:43 AM | #12215 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 06-18-14
Location: https://t.me/pump_upp
Name/Nickname : Charlesgriet
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Hi everyone. Glad to see the topic is still going strong. Sorry to bug you all with this question, but can find a straight answer/idea.
I have a narrow basket (diametor 37 cm). It is really hard finding anything wider here in Italy. My problem is the fat dripings. Driping on the basket is fine, but when the grill is full it drips on the outter edges. After a few cooks there is quite a bit of liquit at the bottem. I was thinking that I need to make a wider basket to catch more drippings, or cut out a big circule from croard and cover it with foilly and place that under my basket. But then it will probally just run off when I try to take it out . Any Ideas ? Thanks |
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09-23-2014, 11:26 AM | #12216 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 04-23-14
Location: Tallmadge, OH
Name/Nickname : Matt
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You can use a large pizza pan. We use a 17"/43cm one and it works fine. Surely you can get them that size there.
Matt
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09-23-2014, 11:37 AM | #12217 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-23-13
Location: Detroit Mi
Name/Nickname : tom
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09-23-2014, 12:05 PM | #12218 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 06-18-14
Location: https://t.me/pump_upp
Name/Nickname : Charlesgriet
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09-23-2014, 12:08 PM | #12219 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 06-18-14
Location: https://t.me/pump_upp
Name/Nickname : Charlesgriet
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Hi. That is what I am currently doing. But after a few cooks it gets mess and thick down there. Maybe I should not be so lazy and clean it say after 2-3 cooks
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09-23-2014, 12:48 PM | #12220 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-23-13
Location: Detroit Mi
Name/Nickname : tom
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Yeah I found if I let it go for 2-3 cooks, I have to scrape it to get it loose. For me, I now always clean after each cook or before setting up for the next one. Much easier on me in the long run.
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09-23-2014, 02:25 PM | #12221 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 04-23-14
Location: Tallmadge, OH
Name/Nickname : Matt
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09-23-2014, 02:33 PM | #12222 |
Take a breath!
Join Date: 08-07-13
Location: Hurst
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One has to appreciate the subtle irony of an Italian not being able to score a large pizza pan in his home country.
Kakhuis, I wish you luck. Can you find a big sheet of metal that you can just snip in to size?
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09-23-2014, 04:28 PM | #12223 | |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 06-18-14
Location: https://t.me/pump_upp
Name/Nickname : Charlesgriet
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Was thinking of that, but then problem is that my basket is a bit narrow and the fat drips just out side that and will "puddle" on the sheet and then when I lift it to take it out, it will lean to one side and then the fat will spill down to the bottem anyway. Maybe if I just sprinkle ass untill it absorbs it then try and lift the metal out ?? |
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09-24-2014, 04:44 AM | #12224 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-23-13
Location: Detroit Mi
Name/Nickname : tom
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Something else you could do/try, use a cheap aluminum drip pan under your food on your second shelf. Cover the aluminum pan with foil to make easy clean up. I do that a lot depending on what I'm smoking. The drippings make fantastic gravy base.
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09-24-2014, 07:20 AM | #12225 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 04-23-14
Location: Tallmadge, OH
Name/Nickname : Matt
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If not, you could do what bv suggested and make a ash catcher the size you need out of sheet metal (not galvanized) and put some handles on that. Matt
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