OH BABBBBBY taking my uds out for its maiden voyage... PRON!!!!

ok so thanks to everyone who helped me figure out how to make a not so ugly drum smoker.. it is done and up and working and made some great ribs.... thanks to alll.. i see a long summer or smoke ahead of me.. so here it goes....



so i started with 2 racks of pork spares and some famus daves rub


got them out washed em off trimmed it up a lil bit took the membrane off the back


smothered them in the dry rub.. and let them sit for a few mins..


started the chimey with 20 coals- next time it will be 15


this is after the first hour looks like they are coming along great


this was after about an hour and 45 mins.. the heat was staying at like 325 -350 so i changed my times a lil bit


after 2.5 hours they went into the foil



looking pretty good after one swipe of the sauce....



30 mins later brushed a lil more on... i used 1/4 1/2 cup of sauce for both racks.. that was plenty.. i wanted the meat to come through and the sauce to be a back up flavor not the star of the show..



and viola there they are they came out great...

bout 4.5-5 hours cook time abound 325f

famus daves rib rub and some sweet baby rays sweet and spicey sauce
cooked over reg ol kingsford coal.. no wood or nothing... oh and i forgot i mixed a lil sauce in with apple juice a sprayed in a spray bottle every 45 mins or so and srayed them befor i foiled them.... turned out great.. meat didnt slide right off the bone but you could pull it off and chew real easy...

thanks for all the advice that mad this possible... best part was it got dad in law and great grandma over for dinner with the family

Great Looking Cook !!

uds sure im proud of it as well



that is a pvc ball valve i am using for the time being.. worked great $3 instead of $11
whent with the army theme in honor of all my family and freinds.. in army or what ever branch.. thinking of add stome diamond plate accents and making a tablt/cart for it to go on

Thanks everyone

heck yea man.. if you cant stand behind our troops mabey you should stand infront of them... and yes i actually seasoned my smoker with baccon grease..then now the rib greasr i cant wait till about 2-3 months from now when it get a good flavor built into it