Shutting Down a Drum

DDave · 12-21-2008, 09:04 PM

At the end of a cook on a UDS, do you folks close/block the top vents also or just the bottom? I went with the eight 1/2" holes but I could get some fridge magnets to cover them up at the end of a cook if need be.

Thanks.

Dave

Norcoredneck · 12-21-2008, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDave

At the end of a cook on a UDS, do you folks close/block the top vents also or just the bottom? I went with the eight 1/2" holes but I could get some fridge magnets to cover them up at the end of a cook if need be.

Thanks.

Dave

Wad foil and plug.

BRBBQ · 12-21-2008, 09:20 PM

The bottom for me.

Midnight Smoke · 12-21-2008, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDave

I went with the eight 1/2" holes but I could get some fridge magnets to cover them up at the end of a cook if need be.

Thanks.

Dave

I close both Intake and Exhaust but just have a 2" bung on top. I would close your 8 holes, it will help put out the fire and keep bugs out.

capri man · 12-21-2008, 09:26 PM

i normally close both ends.

thirdeye · 12-21-2008, 09:28 PM

I just have plugs (no valves) so I put them all in, and the lump goes out. Later I shake the basket and save the good pieces for the next cook.

Barbarian · 12-21-2008, 11:27 PM

I like to plug both ends, I think the fire goes out faster that way.

JamesB · 12-22-2008, 01:16 AM

I plug the top vents and close the two bottom ball valves. Snuffs the fire out quick...

Rookie'48 · 12-22-2008, 01:25 AM

I use the Weber lid. I close all vents & have charcoal left over for next time.

jgh1204 · 12-22-2008, 01:55 AM

Close the weber vents and plug the bottom holes with foil.

hav · 12-22-2008, 08:52 AM

Close the top & bottom, the weber lid makes it easy!

caneyscud · 12-22-2008, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Pork Smoker

....., it will help put out the fire and keep bugs out.

Why would you do that - we need more "bees in the grill" pictures!

12-21-2008, 09:04 PM	#1
DDave On the road to being a farker Join Date: 11-24-08 Location: Far Northern California	Shutting Down a Drum At the end of a cook on a UDS, do you folks close/block the top vents also or just the bottom? I went with the eight 1/2" holes but I could get some fridge magnets to cover them up at the end of a cook if need be. Thanks. Dave __________________ UDS 1.0a Brinkmann Smoke 'N Pit with Afterburner Charbroil Masterflame Maverick ET-73 Taylor 1470 Digital Thermometers Taylor 9842 Instant Read Thermometer [COLOR=blue]Blue[/COLOR] Thermapen

12-21-2008, 09:26 PM	#5
capri man is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-20-07 Location: doerun, ga	i normally close both ends. __________________ weber kettle brinkman gourmet smoker smokey joe brinkman smoker big azz upright smoker really ugly UDS kingsford kettle grill weber smokey joe platnium big gas grill (sorry!)

12-21-2008, 09:28 PM	#6
thirdeye somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-14-06 Location: At home on the range in Wyoming	I just have plugs (no valves) so I put them all in, and the lump goes out. Later I shake the basket and save the good pieces for the next cook. __________________ ~thirdeye~ I Play With Fire and Smoke *Barbecuist ~ Charcuterist ~ KCBS Master Judge & CTC* Big Green Eggs, Big Drum Smokers, Big Chiefs, Weber Smokey Joe "Custom Tall Boy" Oil Patch Horizontal, SnS Deluxe Kettle Visit my Cookin' Site by clicking HERE Barbecue is not rocket surgery “The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it's hard to verify their authenticity” ~ Abraham Lincoln

12-21-2008, 11:27 PM	#7
Barbarian is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-07-07 Location: Middletown California	I like to plug both ends, I think the fire goes out faster that way. __________________ Cheers, Jerry aka Barbarian Drumhead - UDS x 2 & UDG Thermopen Keep on Smokin' KC native missin' KC IMBAS Certified MOINK Baller 2009 I also support PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals

12-22-2008, 01:25 AM	#9
Rookie'48 Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-12-06 Location: Des Moines, Iowa	I use the Weber lid. I close all vents & have charcoal left over for next time. __________________ Dave Compton KCBS MasterCBJ # 22569 Member of the 100+ Contest Club Judge Number 6 competition BBQ team Possibly the only judge ever to get an award from a bunch of cooks UDS 075 UCB WSM and a bunch of other stuff.

12-21-2008, 09:20 PM	#3
BRBBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-05-08 Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa	The bottom for me.

12-22-2008, 01:16 AM	#8
JamesB is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-15-05 Location: Irving, Tx	I plug the top vents and close the two bottom ball valves. Snuffs the fire out quick...

12-22-2008, 01:55 AM	#10
jgh1204 Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-26-04 Location: Selma, TX(You better slow down when you hit town)	Close the weber vents and plug the bottom holes with foil. __________________ Wannabe BBQ Illuminati

12-22-2008, 08:52 AM	#11
hav is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-30-08 Location: Flushing, NY	Close the top & bottom, the weber lid makes it easy! __________________ Butts-N-Gutts BBQ Team ( NYC Chapter Member ) Official MOINK Ball Maker ( Certified Dec 2008 ) Not So Ugly Drum Smoker, now on wheels!; 22.5" Weber Kettle One Touch Gold (CL Rescue); 22.5" Weber [B][COLOR=blue][I]Cool-Blue[/I][/COLOR][/B] Performer; 14" Table Top Kettle Grill; Turkey Fryer; [B][I][COLOR=red]Rapid-Fire-Red[/COLOR][/I][/B] Thermapen!; [COLOR="SeaGreen"][B][I]Mini, Small, Medium & Large BGE![/I][/B][/COLOR]

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