Another WSM meat hanger mod.

Will work for bbq

Will work for bbq

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My first hanger worked great but it sat on top of the WSM rim and would not let the lid fully seat which I thought would be ok since that's how my BIL's run their drums. It ran rock solid at 295 but I had to close the top vent because of the extra draft created by the lid not being seated.

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So onto hanger mod 2.0. First I was going to roll some steel and weld in the cross bars but I was pressed for time since I wanted it for the Musical TD and decided to burn it out of 1/2" hr plate.

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Here it is in action, the lid was able to fully seat and give me perfect temperature control.

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The Guru did help some with the temp control.

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And the results were absolutely spectacular, this is the breast after about a 15 min rest.

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Even better than my rebar circle w/ 2 cross bars idea. Great craftsmanship too.

If that is for your 22.5 WSM, it might work without much effort for a UDS.
 
Will work for bbq said:
My first hanger worked great but it sat on top of the WSM rim and would not let the lid fully seat which I thought would be ok since that's how my BIL's run their drums. It ran rock solid at 295 but I had to close the top vent because of the extra draft created by the lid not being seated.



So onto hanger mod 2.0. First I was going to roll some steel and weld in the cross bars but I was pressed for time since I wanted it for the Musical TD and decided to burn it out of 1/2" hr plate.

heavymetal.jpg



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that is just plain awesome!
 
For the rest of us mere mortals who don't own that kinda fancy gear, nor have much in terms of metal working skills (ok fine, I meant mainly me) - what about taking a standard weber grate and cutting out a bunch of bars that go across the grate to make a frame of sorts with crossbars? It would be easier to handle than the hooks under a standard grate, I think.
 
caliking said:
For the rest of us mere mortals who don't own that kinda fancy gear, nor have much in terms of metal working skills (ok fine, I meant mainly me) - what about taking a standard weber grate and cutting out a bunch of bars that go across the grate to make a frame of sorts with crossbars? It would be easier to handle than the hooks under a standard grate, I think.
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I don't have the gear of the talent either but your idea sounds perfect. Low cost. I might just try that.
 
Thanks for all the compliments, I'm not set up as a vendor so I wont comment on pricing other than to say making it out of one piece like I did will cost a lot more than if you were to roll the outer ring then weld two crossbars (not as cool as the 1 piece though). If anyone is interested I'd be happy to provide a drawing and maybe one of the board vendors like Meyer Metal Works can produce these for you guys.... Fark that on second thought attached is the pdf drawing of the grate.

nucornhusker said:
That looks awesome!

Where did you get the hooks?
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I made the hooks myself with some 3/16" dia 304 stainless I bought at Mcmaster Carr and used this to bend them.

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bacchus99 said:
What are the advantages to hanging the meat?
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Hanging meat is nothing new, some have been doing it for years in simple barrels with no mods. But the PBC has really brought it to another level and really raised awareness of the style of cooking. It does produce really moist evenly cooked food without the need to really have to tend or flip the meat.
 

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caliking said:
For the rest of us mere mortals who don't own that kinda fancy gear, nor have much in terms of metal working skills (ok fine, I meant mainly me) - what about taking a standard weber grate and cutting out a bunch of bars that go across the grate to make a frame of sorts with crossbars? It would be easier to handle than the hooks under a standard grate, I think.
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Great idea man!
 
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