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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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09-08-2011, 11:23 PM | #8611 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 09-02-11
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
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Hmm, so i'm safe with the galvanized fence part ?
Tomorrow i am organizing a party and i want to use my uds, but not kill/poisen anyone... The holes in the bottom part are all around, i just made a pic halfway as well to show the difference from before and after. Here in the Czech Republic we don't have something like a home depot. In Holland we do, but i don't want to drive halfway trough Europe for a piece of metal :-) Today after work i will try to find something else for the basket.. What kinda bolts would be the best to use, stainless or something else ? I used the standard ones, but no clue what their made off, not everything is well described here in this country. Thanks |
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09-09-2011, 06:01 AM | #8612 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 07-15-11
Location: McRae, GA
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I did a lot of research by googling zinc poisoning a few weeks ago. (Galvanized contains zinc) But I also found that a lot of things have cancer causing agents that we cook on such as propane, charcoal, wood, teflon, etc., but that zinc stuff is bad news.
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09-09-2011, 06:38 AM | #8613 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 09-02-11
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
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OK, thanks for the heads up. Guess my evening plans changed now to finding metal for a new basket..
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09-10-2011, 08:51 AM | #8614 | |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 09-05-10
Location: atlanta, ga
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If you can find stainless bolts for your grates fine but my two sense is don't worry about your most likely zinc coated bolts you used for the basket. As I said before if your that concerned put them in a cup of vinegar and let them sit for a day or so, that includes your nuts, washers and bolts, you will see after a day or so they will turn black and start rusting because the vinegar removes the zinc coating. For some reason the bolts rust faster probably less of a zinc coating. Zinc looks more shiny than galvanized doubt your bolts and washers are galv but they could be but most in the bins in your hardware store are zinc. The vinegar works, I usued a plastic clear 16 ounce cup to soak my bolts and you can see the vinegar working. The expanded metal may be hard to find over where you are unless you have a welding shop nearby and they would have some as they use it all the time. Do your research but most of the issues on zinc and galvanized fumes involved welding which obviously would be a temperature your smoker would never see ever as it would not be possible to get your smoker or grate that hot. And as a poster said to me once you smoke your first meal the grease is going to cover those bolts anyway. I have smoked 4 or 5 times with my vinegar cleaned bolts and I have not had an issue. I did use stainless for the cooking grates but if I could not have found them I would not have worried about the zinc bolts there either. I am not a chemist so take that in consideration but there are links in this thread to articles stating the zinc issue is basically nonsense unless you were welding but its your decision. |
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09-10-2011, 09:09 AM | #8615 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 09-02-11
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
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I was lucky !
I found after half day searching a shop where they sell all kinds of metal... And i found what you guys call "expanded metal" Now everything is ready in time, in a few hours the grill party starts, got 2.5 kg of uruguay steak, some chickens, and ribs waiting for them :-) Bye for now and thanks for all the advice ! |
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09-10-2011, 02:04 PM | #8616 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 09-07-10
Location: Sunny AZ
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09-11-2011, 09:17 AM | #8617 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 09-05-10
Location: atlanta, ga
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[QUOTE=tuliku;1783457]I was lucky !
I found after half day searching a shop where they sell all kinds of metal... And i found what you guys call "expanded metal" Now everything is ready in time, in a few hours the grill party starts, got 2.5 kg of uruguay steak, some chickens, and ribs waiting for them :-) Bye for now and thanks for all the advice ! Let us know how dinner came out and good job. |
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09-11-2011, 01:16 PM | #8618 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 09-02-11
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
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Smokerking, something like that. But it is ok, it got destroyed the next day after the party, cause a car who parked at our drive way didn't see it and crushed it..
So i got myself a new task, making another one during the week, but this time only half size :-) So, the grilling / smoking party was excellent. We used an additional small standard grill for the vegetables and fish, and the UDS for the steaks and chicken. It burned very well for more then 6 hours, with about 4 KG of briquettes. I guess thanks to the briquettes, temperatur went up to a smooth 300 F. I asked all the ladies at the party to pose with my UDS, as a thank you for all you guys here for the great support and advice given :-) Thanks for getting me on the right way, more success pics will follow :-) Greetings from Prague :-) |
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09-11-2011, 01:28 PM | #8619 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 08-24-08
Location: Los Angeles
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^^^ The money shot! Glad to see you all had fun!
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09-12-2011, 12:40 AM | #8620 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 06-15-11
Location: Jenks, OK
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Czech chicks!
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09-12-2011, 09:06 AM | #8621 | |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 05-26-11
Location: Kentwood LA
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I'm not sure if you were referring to the 3 intakes or the 3 exhausts , but to get your temps hotter you likely need MORE airflow from the intakes. From what I've read here you want to leave your exhausts wide open all the time , and control your temperature with the intakes. Not enough heat would indicate not enough airflow. For a really easy test you could remove the ball valves during a cook and check what it does to your temps. Great looking UDS , and looks like it was a heck of a party , take care.
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09-12-2011, 12:16 PM | #8622 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 10-01-07
Location: Pensacola, FL
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my uds
Hi everyone,
After reading the entire thread and every other UDS thread I could find I finally dove in....I love it!! My WSM is sitting under the cover now. Also, I can't count on wind in my back yard so this is my 'quick forced air system' P.S. ..... can someone unlock the recipes for me now? .... :-) |
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09-12-2011, 12:50 PM | #8623 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 07-11-11
Location: Mississippi
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09-12-2011, 02:23 PM | #8624 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 09-02-11
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
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09-12-2011, 07:00 PM | #8625 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 06-21-11
Location: Memphis Tn
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Chech chicks indeed Very nice UDS too
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