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12-10-2013, 09:07 AM | #1 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 07-15-13
Location: Rochester, MN
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First UDS build
Read enough on this site about how to build a UDS, so I figured I should give it a shot. I've been wanting a bigger smoker for a while, and a barrel seemed like a great way to go since I don't have enough room in my garage for an offset.
Got the barrel off craigslist for $20. Took it out to my parents' place in the country to burn it out. Too bad the outside paint burned off, it was a really nice blue. IMG_2546-small.JPG I got all the parts and a buddy of mine came over to weld together the charcoal basket. After I put it all together and seasoned it, tested it out on a rack of ribs. IMG_2567-small.JPG A little darker than normal, but tasted pretty good. IMG_2571-small.JPG Wanted to try something that would take longer to see how it held a temp, so I did a pork butt. It was a little cold out, so I used my wind screen to help keep some of the heat in. IMG_2600-small.JPG IMG_2601-small.JPG All in all, I'm happy with how it turned out. Cooking a pastrami on it as I type this. The last little change I need to make is to cut a hole for all of my probes to go through. For now, I'm just using one of the small holes where a bolt for the upper grate would go, but that is a big pain to get 3 probes through. |
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12-10-2013, 10:40 AM | #2 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 08-22-11
Location: Spokane Washington
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12-10-2013, 10:41 AM | #3 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 10-15-12
Location: Anaheim, CA
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Congrats on the build!
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12-10-2013, 10:43 AM | #4 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 07-27-13
Location: Shreveport LA
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Nice job...
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12-10-2013, 10:47 AM | #5 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 02-07-08
Location: Framingham, MA
Name/Nickname : George
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Nice work I love pastrami
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12-10-2013, 10:58 AM | #6 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 07-17-13
Location: Burleson Tx
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12-10-2013, 11:06 AM | #7 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 08-09-13
Location: Round Rock, TX
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Well done!
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12-10-2013, 12:10 PM | #8 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 06-13-13
Location: pa
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Looks great.
Add a diffuser pan, it will keep the meat from getting dark.
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