Breaking in the New UDS w/Pron

rifraf · 04-08-2013, 12:23 AM

I must start off giving thanks to all the wonderful knowledge in this forum and all the great ideas for the UDS. This has been the first chance I have had to post since I finished the build earlier this past week. I was lucky enough that the wife was able to bring home a food grade drum from work that had palm oil in it!!

Starting the welding of the fire basket

All welded

Forgot to get a pic after the 3 inch legs were welded on

!!

1" ball valve and 2 3/4" nipples with caps threaded on

The Bid Belly Mod Added

Fired up the weed burner and burned the zink coating off of the bolts

Installed the probe grommet

Ash Pan, Fire Basket, and Food Grate supports in place

Food Grate

All Finished

Next post the seasoning!!!

rifraf · 04-08-2013, 12:54 AM

Started seasoning with a few cheap cans of EVOO Cooking Spray

All coated and loaded with 16 lbs of KB

Weed Burner Fire Starter

Cranked it up to 400* nice clean smoke with only the ball valve open

After 4 Hours @ 400*

Threw on a couple naked fatties one hot and one mild!!

After 2.5 hours @250* time to rest cant hardly wait!!

The only shot i could get before the were devoured

I cranked it back up to 400* and let the rest of the charcoal burn off for the rest of night. It ended up burning for over 15 hours from start till the temp started dipping below 200.

I'm overly joyed with the performance and the ease of use with the my new smoker!!!!

pwa · 04-08-2013, 01:19 AM

Very Nice, clean great job!!

rifraf · 04-08-2013, 01:28 AM

And so I started the day and continued the seasoning by waking up the drum with 16 lbs of kb and two layers of apple wood chunks!! Let that get up to temp while i prepped two 10 lbs pork shoulders with Lawry's, Butt Glitter, and some sea salt and coarse pepper!!

Sry forgot the pics of the prep. Got a late start

But got a pic when there started the smoke bath!!

Sweet Blue

Tracking temps with my HeterMeter v.4 280* with ball valve half open

Had to add some MOINK balls Dusted with some Butt Glitter

Sauced with Sweet Baby Ray's Honey BBQ

And some sauced with Hit Me Fred Sauce

let me say thanks to Donnie for sharing. I think I found my next favorite BBQ sauce!!

Back to the star

Pulled at 6:30 probe tender and IT 199*

Plated with Fruit salad, PP Sammie drizzled with Hit Me Fred, Corn, Bow Tie Mac and Cheese

Sammie close up

Every one loved the PP. It ways very tender and juice. We had a great dinner with the family!!

BluegrassSmoke · 04-08-2013, 02:48 AM

Nice....looks great

Oldbob · 04-08-2013, 06:45 AM

Great Job...Everything Looks Perfect !

code3rrt · 04-08-2013, 07:21 AM

Very nice work! On the cooker as well as the dishes, beautiful.

KC

PalmettoSmoke · 04-08-2013, 08:08 AM

Looks delicious!

Can you tell me (link) what you used for the probe grommet?

J-Rod · 04-08-2013, 10:26 AM

Congrats on the UDS- they're great cookers! Food all looks awesome too. Only thing I'd add is a handle on the lid and a 6" stack on the large bung. I think it helps fight the wind on those not-so-optimum BBQ days. Looks like you're off to a great start though!

rifraf · 04-08-2013, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by PalmettoSmoke

Looks delicious!

Can you tell me (link) what you used for the probe grommet?

I used one of these a 1/2-in NM/SE Connector

http://www.lowes.com/pd_45744-15527-...nduit+fittings

also will need a 1/2" conduit nut to secure it to the drum wall.

I used a uni bit to drill the hole.

rifraf · 04-08-2013, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Rod

Congrats on the UDS- they're great cookers! Food all looks awesome too. Only thing I'd add is a handle on the lid and a 6" stack on the large bung. I think it helps fight the wind on those not-so-optimum BBQ days. Looks like you're off to a great start though!

Yeah I have a handle just trying to figure out if i want a lid hanger or not. If I install the hanger i want to use the same mounting holes as the handle. Also just got the bottle opener for it too!!

J-Rod · 04-08-2013, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rifraf

Yeah I have a handle just trying to figure out if i want a lid hanger or not. If I install the hanger i want to use the same mounting holes as the handle. Also just got the bottle opener for it too!!

Cool! A bottle opener is essential! A lid hanger is nice to have- you might be able to use the small bung hole to mount a J-hook on the underside with a bolt and a couple fender washers.

rifraf · 04-08-2013, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Rod

Cool! A bottle opener is essential! A lid hanger is nice to have- you might be able to use the small bung hole to mount a J-hook on the underside with a bolt and a couple fender washers.

That could be a possibility. Also a 22.5 Weber grill just popped up on CL. It has been neglected but if he takes my $30 might have some other mods in the near future!!!

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 04-08-2013, 12:01 PM

Excellent on all counts. Love the MOINKabobs idea.

rifraf · 04-08-2013, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeSmellsLikeSmoke

Excellent on all counts. Love the MOINKabobs idea.

Yeah made quick work for saucing and serving. Of course they only lasted 5 mins. Wish i had some more room on the grate to cook more.

04-08-2013, 12:23 AM	#1
rifraf On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-31-12 Location: Fort Wayne IN	Breaking in the New UDS w/Pron I must start off giving thanks to all the wonderful knowledge in this forum and all the great ideas for the UDS. This has been the first chance I have had to post since I finished the build earlier this past week. I was lucky enough that the wife was able to bring home a food grade drum from work that had palm oil in it!! Starting the welding of the fire basket All welded Forgot to get a pic after the 3 inch legs were welded on !! 1" ball valve and 2 3/4" nipples with caps threaded on The Bid Belly Mod Added Fired up the weed burner and burned the zink coating off of the bolts Installed the probe grommet Ash Pan, Fire Basket, and Food Grate supports in place Food Grate All Finished Next post the seasoning!!! __________________ HeterMeter v.4, Modded Char-Griller Duo w/firebox, H/M Cold Smoker, A Fine UDS,

04-08-2013, 12:54 AM	#2
rifraf On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-31-12 Location: Fort Wayne IN	Started seasoning with a few cheap cans of EVOO Cooking Spray All coated and loaded with 16 lbs of KB Weed Burner Fire Starter Cranked it up to 400* nice clean smoke with only the ball valve open After 4 Hours @ 400* Threw on a couple naked fatties one hot and one mild!! After 2.5 hours @250* time to rest cant hardly wait!! The only shot i could get before the were devoured I cranked it back up to 400* and let the rest of the charcoal burn off for the rest of night. It ended up burning for over 15 hours from start till the temp started dipping below 200. I'm overly joyed with the performance and the ease of use with the my new smoker!!!! __________________ HeterMeter v.4, Modded Char-Griller Duo w/firebox, H/M Cold Smoker, A Fine UDS,

04-08-2013, 01:19 AM	#3
pwa is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-11-11 Location: North Pole, Alaska	Very Nice, clean great job!! __________________ Equipment: 2UDS Weber Performer WIFI Stoker Custom Trailer Offset Owner of BurlesQ BBQ shack BurlesQ BBQ Facebook BurlesQ BBQ website

04-08-2013, 01:28 AM	#4
rifraf On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-31-12 Location: Fort Wayne IN	And so I started the day and continued the seasoning by waking up the drum with 16 lbs of kb and two layers of apple wood chunks!! Let that get up to temp while i prepped two 10 lbs pork shoulders with Lawry's, Butt Glitter, and some sea salt and coarse pepper!! Sry forgot the pics of the prep. Got a late start But got a pic when there started the smoke bath!! Sweet Blue Tracking temps with my HeterMeter v.4 280* with ball valve half open Had to add some MOINK balls Dusted with some Butt Glitter Sauced with Sweet Baby Ray's Honey BBQ And some sauced with Hit Me Fred Sauce let me say thanks to Donnie for sharing. I think I found my next favorite BBQ sauce!! Back to the star Pulled at 6:30 probe tender and IT 199* Plated with Fruit salad, PP Sammie drizzled with Hit Me Fred, Corn, Bow Tie Mac and Cheese Sammie close up Every one loved the PP. It ways very tender and juice. We had a great dinner with the family!! __________________ HeterMeter v.4, Modded Char-Griller Duo w/firebox, H/M Cold Smoker, A Fine UDS,

04-08-2013, 06:45 AM	#6
Oldbob is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-24-06 Location: Kokomo,Indiana	Great Job...Everything Looks Perfect ! __________________ 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!!

04-08-2013, 02:48 AM	#5
BluegrassSmoke On the road to being a farker Join Date: 03-01-12 Location: Radcliff, KY	Nice....looks great

04-08-2013, 07:21 AM	#7
code3rrt Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-09-12 Location: Spokane Valley, Washington	Very nice work! On the cooker as well as the dishes, beautiful. KC __________________ KC Weber Performer with rotisserie ring, 22.5OTS, Maverick 732, Weber Smokey Joe,PBC Smokenator/Hoovergrill, variety of microbrews, Gin and tonic, variety of lighters.:blah:

04-08-2013, 08:08 AM	#8
PalmettoSmoke On the road to being a farker Join Date: 06-27-07 Location: Columbia, SC	Looks delicious! Can you tell me (link) what you used for the probe grommet? __________________ Rusty P. [URL="http://www.palmettosmokecompany.com"][B]Palmetto Smoke Company[/B][/URL] [B]Modified[/B] Custom Pits Model A1 Offset Trailer, 18.5" WSM, 22.5" Weber Kettle, UDS Build in Progress

04-08-2013, 10:26 AM	#9
J-Rod is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-15-12 Location: Irish Hills, MI	Congrats on the UDS- they're great cookers! Food all looks awesome too. Only thing I'd add is a handle on the lid and a 6" stack on the large bung. I think it helps fight the wind on those not-so-optimum BBQ days. Looks like you're off to a great start though! __________________ Okie Joe offset, UDS, Akorn, Weber Kettles, I'm JD.

04-08-2013, 12:01 PM	#14
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont	Excellent on all counts. Love the MOINKabobs idea. __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-732, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle