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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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10-26-2011, 06:37 PM | #8791 | |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 08-19-09
Location: topeka kansas
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Good info. Building a new UDS myself
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10-26-2011, 09:27 PM | #8792 |
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Join Date: 02-08-08
Location: El Paso, Texas
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My UDS has a flat lid. I put my rack 8 inches from the top. If I want to add a top rack, is 3 inches enough clearance from the lid to cook some baby back ribs? Thanks.
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10-27-2011, 11:24 AM | #8793 | |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 11-26-10
Location: Somewhere, CT
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I spray all of it thoroughly with a cooking oil (olive oil works great, but PAM stuff is fine too.) Inside of the drum too and rubbing it helps. Lid too. Then I heat the drum at least to 350 degrees for at least 30 mins. This will season and seal everything inside and if you do it well, it will have a nice coat that actually won't rub off easily. And once you start cooking, everything will be coated in black stuff. The zinc in the metals there shouldn't pose any problem at this point, even without all this prep. The temperatures that zinc starts coming off the metal is much higher than you'd ever smoke at. Only the charcoal itself gets hot enough. I also heard the zinc poisoning is only if inhaled. When you purchase cooking grates for any grill, they sometimes are stainless steel and sometimes the same grade with potentially zinc in it. I don't have a pic, but there are some on this site. I found some long bolts that either have a head large enough not to fall through the grates, or I got enough fender washers (large washers) and nuts to attach them to the grate and also create "feet" for them so when standing on another grate, they won't fall through. I just used 3 per grate. Some have done 4 legs. And you can adjust the height if needed by just moving the nuts and washers down the bolt. |
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10-27-2011, 01:19 PM | #8794 | |
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Join Date: 08-11-03
Location: St. Louis
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10-27-2011, 03:29 PM | #8795 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 06-13-11
Location: Marietta, Ga
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I am thinking about building my pops a uds. He really likes mine. So I am planning on using a weber again for parts. Last time I built my fire basket with the expanded metal and weber charcoal grate. This time I am thinking about just triming the top off the bottom of the weber kettle and using it. How's that work out for folks? Seems much easier and it makes better use of my parts weber kettle.
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10-28-2011, 07:37 AM | #8796 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 03-26-11
Location: Southlake, TX
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I'm visiting Petaluma / Santa Rosa Cal next weekend and looking for a place to get a barrel to build a friend a smoker for while visiting. Does anybody know of a place to find them? I'd prefer a removable top for the build. New is ok as well.
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10-28-2011, 10:46 AM | #8797 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 11-30-10
Location: Sachse, Texas
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Anyone know of a place in the Dallas area to get a drum sandblasted on the inside or a reasonable price? Burn Bans make it a bit tough to remove the liner.... I got quotes from $75 to $175
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10-29-2011, 08:59 AM | #8798 |
Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 01-24-10
Location: Texas
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byounghusband, I don't know where to get it sandblasted, but, I bought a brand new drum that has never been used and does not have a liner. It was alot cheaper than the sandblasting. See the info below.
2214 SINGLETON BLVD DALLAS, TEXAS 75212 For more information email us at [email protected] (214) 638-7027 Fax: (214) 638-3786 Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Heavy duty drum: $44.50 Extra heavy duty drum: $49.00 Removable Bolt / Ring lid 2” & ¾” bung in lid New drum never used / no liner / metal only Big Joe
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10-29-2011, 09:29 AM | #8799 | |
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Join Date: 11-04-08
Location: Houston, Texas
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They were about double what is listed above, thats a great price! |
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10-29-2011, 09:31 AM | #8800 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 11-04-08
Location: Houston, Texas
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I think it is, but I'd say purchase a rack and measure them to the highest point. Not much else will fit like that. it was my original configuration. Then I went out and found lids to weber kettles which give me much more room for whatever I want to use on the top rack.
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10-29-2011, 11:45 PM | #8801 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 10-11-11
Location: North Pole, Alaska
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My son and I built this over the weekend and planning on cooking a pork butt on it tomorrow. Still need to paint it guess that's next weekends project. Black and Gold of course GO STEELERS!!
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10-30-2011, 06:26 AM | #8802 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 05-09-11
Location: Granite City, Illinois (Near St. Louis "GO CARDS")
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I was thinking "Dang, where are you at with all that snow, Alaska?" Then I looked at your location.
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10-30-2011, 07:40 AM | #8803 | |
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Join Date: 10-11-11
Location: North Pole, Alaska
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10-30-2011, 09:51 AM | #8804 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 08-19-09
Location: topeka kansas
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I still think
I still think that if one was to work all day long on one of these, you could build it, paint it, and cook on it by 6 in the evening.
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10-31-2011, 12:13 AM | #8805 | |
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Join Date: 10-21-09
Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona
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