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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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09-08-2012, 08:42 PM | #16 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 08-14-11
Location: Cleveland OH.
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Freebies are always great scores. You can try to oil down those grates burn them off and hit them with a wire brush but you might end up replacing them.
sent from my Crifftastic $3
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09-11-2012, 07:12 PM | #17 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 09-03-12
Location: South Portland, Maine
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Another nice find.
I picked up an old shopping cart from the local scrap yard with the intention of using the steel grate work in the basket to make my UDS charcoal basket out of. Plus with some slight modifications I may be able to use the push handle and back wheel assembly as an attachment to the UDS for easy mobility. Any thoughts on this craziness? D |
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09-11-2012, 07:53 PM | #18 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 09-03-12
Location: South Portland, Maine
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My only concern maybe that the steel is powder coated and I'm hoping that it will burn off in good old drum burning. Let's hope?!?
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09-11-2012, 08:21 PM | #19 |
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Join Date: 03-30-12
Location: Altoona Ia.
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Cart prob galvie. Would check with others. Put your grates in a plastic bag with amonia and let set in sun for.hours and hit with wire brush.
Does your new lid fit? Great find:D
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09-11-2012, 08:31 PM | #20 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 09-03-12
Location: South Portland, Maine
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09-13-2012, 05:40 PM | #21 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 09-03-12
Location: South Portland, Maine
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Well, I wasn't able to pick up my drum today so I figured I would still try to be productive.
I clean up the soon to be lid of my UDS and cut the base ring off just in case I need it to properly fit the lid to drum. I cut up my shopping cart charcoal basket and prepared it for treating to remove the powder coating and then it's off to be welded. I also soaking my cooking grate in a vinegar and baking soda solution in hopes to salvage it for a few smoke outs. Here are a few pics Dana |
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09-13-2012, 06:19 PM | #22 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 07-09-08
Location: Torrance, CA
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How well does the vinegar & baking soda work on filthy grills? I've got some cast iron grates from our kitchen stove that I currently use nasty stuff on a few times a year to clean -- would this work better with less effort? Hmm..
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09-13-2012, 07:20 PM | #23 | |
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Join Date: 09-03-12
Location: South Portland, Maine
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09-13-2012, 07:25 PM | #24 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 09-03-12
Location: South Portland, Maine
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Vinegar and Baking Soda Method
Here are the steps I followed... quick and simple.
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09-14-2012, 08:22 AM | #25 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 09-03-12
Location: South Portland, Maine
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Results from the overnight vinegar soak are in....
This grate seemed to be aged for a few good years and was layered with what appeared to be years of cheap hamburger. But, now we are almost ready to use. I used appx. 3 cups of vinegar and 1 box of baking soda. I soaked the grate for about 15 hours and then quick scrubbed with a grill brush then rinsed with garden hose. I will clean again with a Scotch Brite pad before installing into the UDS. D |
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09-14-2012, 09:42 AM | #26 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 09-03-12
Location: South Portland, Maine
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Picked up my drum this morning. Wow... is this thing clean and unlined so no sanding or burning needed.
Off to the car wash this afternoon!!! D |
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09-14-2012, 10:03 AM | #27 |
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Join Date: 06-06-12
Location: Aurora, Mo
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I put my cast iron grates in the oven and run a self clean cycle.
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09-15-2012, 08:09 PM | #28 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 09-03-12
Location: South Portland, Maine
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Another problem...
My lid is too small for my drum. There is about a 1/4 gap all around the lid when holding over the drum even if I was to use the bottom ring from the charcoal cooker it doesn't fit. I was thinking about using the original cover of the drum and then customizing it to fit my lid by riveting the two of them together after I cut the center out of the cover. Any thoughts? Good bad and "ugly"? |
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09-15-2012, 10:14 PM | #29 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 08-14-11
Location: Cleveland OH.
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flip the drum and see if the lid fits the bottom.
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09-15-2012, 10:48 PM | #30 |
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Join Date: 09-03-12
Location: South Portland, Maine
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