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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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06-26-2009, 12:42 PM | #3466 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 05-03-07
Location: New Baltimore, Mi.
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Why all the holes when you got a perfectly good bung? Close up one or the other but your just letting the heat right out.
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06-26-2009, 12:46 PM | #3467 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 06-09-09
Location: Bluffton, SC
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I don't have any pictures of just my charcoal basket. Basically I took a water pan from a different smoker I have (you can see it in one of the above pics), and I drilled a bunch of holes all around the sides of it. In the pick above I had only drilled holes around the top. I actually drilled holes all the way around it just about to the bottom of it. Then I put a grill rack on top of that, and I have an expanded metal ring that's 7" in diameter that sits on top of the grill rack. This was just a temporary setup until I could work on making a better long term solution.
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06-26-2009, 01:07 PM | #3468 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 06-01-09
Location: Glen Mills, PA
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I am building a UDS and just cut off the top since I plan to use a Weber kettle lid. My question is regarding the exhaust vent on the Weber lid....is it big enough? Or do I need to add another exhaust vent to it? Do you guys who use the kettle lids modify them for more exhaust?
Also, the barrel had some iso-butyl-something-or-other alcohol in it and is unlined. Alcohol is VERY volatile and there is no longer any odor just from being open a couple hours. Should I still burn it out or just season it at a fairly high temp? I am hoping to avoid taking a wire brush to the inside and outside of the thing if possible. I will take pics and post up when I complete the project. Thanks!
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06-26-2009, 01:59 PM | #3469 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 06-01-09
Location: Glen Mills, PA
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One more thing......what thermometer do you guys mount on the UDS that gives you ACCURATE temps, and where do you buy them from?? I hope to avoid having a dedicated digital smoker thermo.....just use those for meat temps.
Thanks again!!!
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06-26-2009, 07:41 PM | #3470 | |
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Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: Houston,TX
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06-26-2009, 09:55 PM | #3471 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 06-19-09
Location: Jersey City New Jersey
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I want a weber lid to increase capacity on my UDS. I cant find one anywhere but I was in walmart and saw a uniflame kettle for 40 $. It would be worth it if I could recycle the food and charcoal grate into a 2nd UDS....what do you guys think? Are the parts sturdy enough?
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06-27-2009, 03:22 AM | #3472 | |
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Join Date: 04-29-09
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
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06-27-2009, 03:45 AM | #3473 |
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Join Date: 12-15-07
Location: England
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I can see several people have not read through the thread.
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06-27-2009, 10:17 AM | #3474 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 06-19-09
Location: Jersey City New Jersey
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thanks i'll try it. As for reading through the thread (i'm working on it I'm working on it) it's just long sorry if i'm repeating old stuff i'm new here!
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06-27-2009, 11:45 AM | #3475 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 02-23-09
Location: marne, michigan
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I thought i would post this link to a thread on a German BBQ site to show the twist they have put on UDS's. I guess you know you have a problem when you go to websites from other countries to see how they smoke meat.
http://mybbq.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16972 |
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06-27-2009, 01:09 PM | #3476 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 04-25-09
Location: Des Moines, IA
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Gotta love Google. Open this page in a new tab...
http://translate.google.com/# Then in the text box, copy mister blister's link... The translation isn't the greatest, but it's a lot better than my German, which consists of about 10 words... Chris |
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06-27-2009, 06:40 PM | #3477 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 06-10-08
Location: Franklin, KY...by way of Baytown, TX
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Well I did it. 3,476 posts and 232 pages. Thanks for all the info to those who have shared! Epic thread!
And now to finish the build. Thanks again, y'all!
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06-27-2009, 10:00 PM | #3478 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 06-17-09
Location: Lincoln, NE
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Haven't seen it posted so i'll ask.
Just out of curiosity, what's the largest intake people have used successfully? I am in the process of building my first UDS and to help keep costs down, i'm doing everything I can to use recycled stuff and tools from friends that I need for drilling. The tool I have for drilling the intake holes isn't 1" like I would want, but 1-1/4" so i'm trying to figure out if I should just go with three intake holes or still drill four. I'm using the standard 2" bung hole on the top with a 6" aluminum tubing JB welded to the top since I don't ever see my cooker pushing more than 250. Great forums and information ya'll got here. I've learned sooooo much after reading the UDS posting that I had to buy two reconditioned drums so I could start the project.
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06-27-2009, 10:13 PM | #3479 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-02-08
Location: Westfield,Ma.
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Helljack if ya need a 1" step drill to do your project p.m. me your address and I'll send ya one. That's what we do here help others out. This is why they call us Brethren.
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06-27-2009, 10:18 PM | #3480 |
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Join Date: 02-22-07
Location: Springfield, MO
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That's a cool thing to offer. Good for you!
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