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08-18-2011, 02:33 PM | #8491 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 04-15-10
Location: west olive mi
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i close everything when shutting down
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08-18-2011, 03:11 PM | #8492 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 07-25-11
Location: Bowie, MD
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08-18-2011, 04:33 PM | #8493 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 07-30-11
Location: Henderson NV
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Hey guess what, I have finished the ENTIRE THREAD From Post 1 to this post!!!
SO, how do I start a UDS? Just kidding. There are so many options of builds and so many of you have built some nice smokers. I'll be starting on mine soon. THe only thing that is for sure, I have yet to make up my mind. Thanks to everybody who has posted here with an idea or solution. This place is the best. After 5 days of reading this thread. I really farking hate it!!!! LOL
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08-18-2011, 07:11 PM | #8494 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 09-05-10
Location: atlanta, ga
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Paint
I got a question for those of you who have painted your barrels. Mine is in really goog shape with nice paint, gonna do a small burn this weekend as the only thing inside my barrel is the rust proof coating and its already starting to rust so will like I said a small burn. Can I just sand rough up the original paint then use a primer and a high heat paint or will the original with sanding peel.
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08-18-2011, 08:37 PM | #8495 | |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 08-06-11
Location: Hendersonville, TN
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Ok, good to know.....I will try the top down minion method and forget the coffee can in the middle to start a minion from the center out. I kinda think it will stay lit better, going top down. This was my first time to try this with my smoker and my smoker wasn't done. I still want to add the ball valve on a stand pipe at least half way up the side of the barrel. So temp control is an issue for me simply from a experience level. I'll check around for the Stubbs, I don't recall seeing it in any stores I frequent. I'll do a search and see if I can see if any stores might be listed as carrying it in my area. |
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08-18-2011, 10:12 PM | #8496 | |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 06-15-11
Location: Jenks, OK
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08-18-2011, 10:36 PM | #8497 | |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 09-25-10
Location: Reed City, MI
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Seach
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Seachaser I open everything at start up. I use sheet magnets and 1 ball valve. I have 2 short stem thermometers just below my 2 upper grates. Depending on the temp I want, about 15 min after start up I start closing the magnet holes to get to and hold the temp I want. When I'm close to the temp I adjust the ball valve. This hole process takes roughly 30 min. After each adjustment I wait 5 min. REMEMBER, it's easier to raise the temp than it is to lower it. My thermometers are app. 50* cooler than center of my grills. If you haven't gotten yourself a note book yet I recommend you do and use it to track what u do on each cook. Every UDS is a little different on how it cooks. It took me awile to get a feel for how closing up 1 hole affected the temp, how 2 holes closed did it.
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08-18-2011, 10:59 PM | #8498 | |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 09-25-10
Location: Reed City, MI
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I just use the large Bung hole that was in the lid when I got it.
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08-18-2011, 11:02 PM | #8499 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 09-25-10
Location: Reed City, MI
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hankll
I found Stubbs in a Lowes. May be someone else will chime in on a location.
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08-19-2011, 12:01 AM | #8500 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 07-25-11
Location: Bowie, MD
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Another option is royal oak - most walmarts have it, and it seems popular with the competitors out here. I grabbed a bag for the seasoning burn and it worked really nicely - more even sizes than most bags of cowboy and it burned forever.
I've used Stubbs but all I remember about it was that it seemed expensive. (Although now that I look online.. pound for pound, its cheaper than RO by just a bit.) On a side note, anyone use a rocks stoker on a UDS? Seems like it overshoots really badly whenever it runs the fan. I had it set to 230 (green dots) and it'd come on around 210 but by the time it cut off the UDS peaked around 280. Thats .. thats just not good. |
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08-19-2011, 01:02 AM | #8501 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 08-24-08
Location: Los Angeles
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Regarding exhaust vents, everytime I've done chicken I found my dome lid exhaust not large enough to run temps up around 350F. I had to prop the lid ajar to allow the drum to breathe more efficiently. Therefore, I'm thinking about adding another adjustable vent on the lid for high temp cooks.
I know this is one mod that some 22" WSM users make. They add a second daisy wheel on the lid. Here's a shot from tonight's cook.
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08-19-2011, 07:00 AM | #8502 | |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 08-06-11
Location: Hendersonville, TN
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I'll check there, and if it is there, I'll pick up some for a trial. But if it is there here in TN, it is also one of the stores I don't frequent, and would be the reason I hadn't seen Stubbs there. I go to HD for my home needs, they are cheaper |
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08-19-2011, 11:08 AM | #8503 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 08-24-08
Location: Los Angeles
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I buy Stubbs from Lowes and stock up when they're on sale. I picked up a dozen bags back in March when they were running the 2 for the price of one sale ($4.25/15 lb bag). The last sale they ran in mid July at $5 per bag wasn't bad either.
Keep your eyes open as they tend to run these sales at odd times (as opposed to during major holidays)
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08-19-2011, 08:54 PM | #8504 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 08-16-10
Location: Milwaukee, WI.
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For the time being my UDS is as far as I can take it. I'm done with the construction, there will be tweaks in the future so I won't say I'm done. I pulled all the masking tape and paper today, painted the intake caps, installed the upright pipe for an adjustable intake, put the stainless screws in the thing for the grates, etc.
Here is my newest addition to the family:
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08-19-2011, 10:01 PM | #8505 | |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 07-05-11
Location: Dallas Tx
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