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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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05-15-2011, 10:22 PM | #7936 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 03-29-11
Location: Monroe, NC
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Will do! Thanks!
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05-16-2011, 12:31 AM | #7937 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 01-24-11
Location: Milwaukee, WI
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So after my first two cooks I was getting a little metal taste. I have an unlined drum and someone suggested to burn it out, just in case. If I do this, how hot/long to burn it? I also got the suggestion of a diffuser/baffle. I have a metal pizza pan that has the holes in it. I'm thinking cover in foil and go with it. Comments?
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05-16-2011, 06:54 PM | #7938 |
Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 05-06-11
Location: Justin Texas
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Here are a couple of photos of the lid. I have to confess that I have full access to welders, cnc plasma cutters, a press brake, and a full machine shop. This was my first go. I think in the next few months I will have a bunch of these seeing how I found a barrell source for 16 dollars. We also have a sandblaster so my next barrell will be a lined one that I sandblast myself. I do have some grinding to do on this lid before I can paint it.
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05-16-2011, 07:43 PM | #7939 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 06-20-09
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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I personally don't like the smell or taste of burnt grease. I use a terracotta pot base covered in foil under my meats on my drums.
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05-16-2011, 08:25 PM | #7940 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 04-15-11
Location: Plano,IL
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Hope this works. Been to the cattle call but figured I'd post a pic of mu UDS built in honor of those boys in red and black(sometimes white too). brickie Going to start a dedicated thread per suggestion where I'll post up some more pics and info. |
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05-16-2011, 08:43 PM | #7941 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 09-07-10
Location: Sunny AZ
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05-17-2011, 09:17 PM | #7942 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 01-18-11
Location: Philadelphia PA.
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Very cool, love the fire box acess pannel.
I have a question for a couple of UDs Im building. Sorry if the answer is in here somewhere. Is it better to have the chimney with an adjustable damper? Or is just open and close good enough? Looks like most of them just have an open stack.
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05-17-2011, 09:45 PM | #7943 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 05-18-09
Location: McPherson KS
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Just open and closed.
Open when in use, closed to shut it down. Control the temp with the intakes. |
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05-17-2011, 11:13 PM | #7944 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 01-18-11
Location: Philadelphia PA.
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Thanks much, Im kinda rusing cuase they are for a user that has to get them going soon for an event.
Anybody know a decent budget thermometer? I went to a BBQ store and the cheapest one was like $35. Does home depot have them?
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05-17-2011, 11:26 PM | #7945 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-02-08
Location: Westfield,Ma.
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Cap Wally World sells a pretty decent one for around $16.00
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05-17-2011, 11:50 PM | #7946 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 01-18-11
Location: Philadelphia PA.
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Cool thanks, I was gonna head there tonight but never made it. Ill try there tomorrow.
Should wrap these up tomorrow, ill post some pics, they are little different with cut off drums as lids. May be a little heavy.
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05-18-2011, 12:25 AM | #7947 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 08-27-10
Location: Alburtis PA
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So I drilled an extra hole about 7" below the top of my UDS. I wasn't paying attention. The hole diameter is so small. It's about the size of the smallest bit in my drill kit. Should I leave it or drill a little larger and put a screw in it?
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05-18-2011, 03:37 AM | #7948 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 10-29-08
Location: Kailua, HI (Oahu)
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Heck, attach a mini elbowed smoke stack to that hole to trick it out. Might be the next new thing. Let us know what you do, regardless. Best of luck dude.
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05-18-2011, 06:42 AM | #7949 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-02-08
Location: Westfield,Ma.
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Hey Crash you might have something there! We always lower the exhaust on an offset to grate level why not on a UDS. But then again it's a whole different design.
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05-18-2011, 03:06 PM | #7950 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-08-11
Location: Lake Crystal, MN
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couple of questions
First of all I got a drum for my kiss UDS. The drum contained a water soluble coolant used for machine shop. I cut the top off and the inside has a black surface like a paint of sorts. I am able to cut right through it with a wire wheel down to bare metal. My concern is after I clean it up the steel surface is rough or porous its not smooth like some of the other drums I've seen. After burning all the paint off the outside with a weed burner the inside doesn't change much. Would this concern any of you and has anybody ever had any experience with this type of drum. My second question is my charcoal basket. I misread or misunderstood but I made a basket using a grate from a 22.5 grill so it is approx 18 inch diameter. Is this wide of a basket a good or bad thing. Thanks
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