Cold winter uds smoking

Pappy · 07-12-2011, 03:40 PM

I have an unattached 2 ½ car garage with a concrete floor. It has an electric fan exhaust system at the top of the end gable and an open ceiling. It has a side door and a 16x7 overhead door and a window on each side of the garage.
I have been thinking that I could use the smoker in the garage during the winter to protect it from wind and snow. Am I out of my mind?

Are there any other crazies out there that have tried this? I’m not worried about the smoke in the garage, just the fire.

The smoking would be done in my UDS. I don’t think it wouldn’t be much different than using a space heater or wood burning stove.

Black Dog BBQ · 07-12-2011, 03:51 PM

Pappy, I would think it would be OK if you set the uds up on some blocks to get it off the concrete and you have plenty ventilation. I've seen some concrete "blow up" when exposed to high heat. I think it is the moisture in the concrete, turns to steam and POP! Keep a fire ext. handy.

el_matt · 07-12-2011, 03:56 PM

Carbon monoxide poisoning comes to mind. Get a CO detector, and give it a whirl. I've put my UDS in the covered dog kennel once in a while, just to get out of the weather. However, it is 4 walls of chain link, and still a bit breezey.

Matt

MushCreek · 07-12-2011, 04:15 PM

I've used several woodstoves made from 55 gallon drums- what's the difference? I would make a smoke stack to go outside somehow, and the CO detector ain't a bad idea.

el_matt · 07-12-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MushCreek

I've used several woodstoves made from 55 gallon drums- what's the difference? I would make a smoke stack to go outside somehow, and the CO detector ain't a bad idea.

Perfect idea! Make your exhaust go outside, have a CO detector handy, and smoke away. I may just have to do that myself.

Matt

pahutchens · 07-12-2011, 04:20 PM

I've cooked right in the middle of a snow storm on the patio with my UDS. Temps were rock solid (actually better than my summer controls)
wind chill around -10 f
I'm anxious/ nervous about in garage fires.
Mind you my wife isn't she brought the fire pit in there one night and had it going

HTGGUY · 07-12-2011, 04:24 PM

I've run my uds in 10 degree temps, after shoveling 2 ft of snow around it, no big problem other than i had to put my shoes on.

Jay871 · 07-12-2011, 05:05 PM

I always run my UDS in the garage with the overhead door open and have never had a problem. Mine sits on an old gas grill cart and if it gets a little smokey I open up the service door for a little ventilation.

sbramm · 07-12-2011, 05:07 PM

just cook outside! i kept my drum dug out over the past winter when i had up to 3.5 ft of snow on the ground and bitterly cold. chugs along like a champ! i'll have to see if i can dig out a pic.

found a thread i started in january.... only about 1.5ft on the ground with these pics

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=98817

RawBacon · 07-12-2011, 05:51 PM

The only reason to drag it in the garage is extreme winds or heavy rain. When it is raining hard enough or the wind is blowing enough that the heat is being sucked out of the drum I have pulled the drum in the garage. Leave the doors open you will be fine.

As for the concrete the only time my drum has been run on anything else is when we go camping. I've always run it sitting directly on the drive way.

Rob

Edit: Pappy, I just noticed you are from Granite! I'm right up the road from you in Glen Carbon.

bbqbuff · 07-12-2011, 05:56 PM

Record cold for me this winter (-7) the UDS rocked like a champ. The thing that gets me on occasion is the wind.

Bonewagon · 07-12-2011, 07:50 PM

Sure we can cook outside in the snow and cold, but do we have to? I say why put yourself through that if you've got sheltered space available, use it. It's not like there is SEAL certification for bbq!

Pappy · 07-12-2011, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Dog BBQ

Pappy, I would think it would be OK if you set the uds up on some blocks to get it off the concrete and you have plenty ventilation. I've seen some concrete "blow up" when exposed to high heat. I think it is the moisture in the concrete, turns to steam and POP! Keep a fire ext. handy.

No problem mate! My UDS is up on wheels. Rollin, Rollin, Rollin!

huntin smoke · 08-22-2011, 06:42 PM

I don't think the CO is even much of a threat. I used to run my torpedo heater in there for hours when I was working in the winter.

Meat Burner · 08-22-2011, 06:55 PM

Pappy, I cook through the winter with the UDS with no problem. Even shovel the snow away for a place for it to set. Never a problem. Actually, winter is the best time to smoke cheese on a UDS.

07-12-2011, 03:40 PM	#1
Pappy is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 05-09-11 Location: Granite City, Illinois (Near St. Louis "GO CARDS")	Cold winter uds smoking I have an unattached 2 ½ car garage with a concrete floor. It has an electric fan exhaust system at the top of the end gable and an open ceiling. It has a side door and a 16x7 overhead door and a window on each side of the garage. I have been thinking that I could use the smoker in the garage during the winter to protect it from wind and snow. Am I out of my mind? Are there any other crazies out there that have tried this? I’m not worried about the smoke in the garage, just the fire. The smoking would be done in my UDS. I don’t think it wouldn’t be much different than using a space heater or wood burning stove. __________________ 22.5 WSM, 120 Gallon Offset, Weber Performer, IQ-110, ET-732

07-12-2011, 03:51 PM	#2
Black Dog BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-15-10 Location: Burkburnett, TX	Pappy, I would think it would be OK if you set the uds up on some blocks to get it off the concrete and you have plenty ventilation. I've seen some concrete "blow up" when exposed to high heat. I think it is the moisture in the concrete, turns to steam and POP! Keep a fire ext. handy. __________________ BDBBQ N. Texas Horizon Offset Stick Burner (2) UDS Jenair Gasser

07-12-2011, 04:15 PM	#4
MushCreek Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-01-09 Location: Seminole Florida	I've used several woodstoves made from 55 gallon drums- what's the difference? I would make a smoke stack to go outside somehow, and the CO detector ain't a bad idea. __________________ I'm very intelligent, but I mask it by doing stupid stuff.

07-12-2011, 04:20 PM	#6
pahutchens is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-23-09 Location: Eau Claire WI (finally)	I've cooked right in the middle of a snow storm on the patio with my UDS. Temps were rock solid (actually better than my summer controls) wind chill around -10 f I'm anxious/ nervous about in garage fires. Mind you my wife isn't she brought the fire pit in there one night and had it going __________________ Phil UDS, Weber Kettle, #5 Kamado refurbished 'the Copper top' [COLOR="navy"]Blue 'like my Smoke' Thermapen[/COLOR] IMBAS certified MOINK! baller, KCBS MCBJ & CTC

07-12-2011, 05:07 PM	#9
sbramm is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-18-09 Location: western MA	just cook outside! i kept my drum dug out over the past winter when i had up to 3.5 ft of snow on the ground and bitterly cold. chugs along like a champ! i'll have to see if i can dig out a pic. found a thread i started in january.... only about 1.5ft on the ground with these pics http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=98817 __________________ The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.

07-12-2011, 03:56 PM	#3
el_matt Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-08-09 Location: Turlock, California	Carbon monoxide poisoning comes to mind. Get a CO detector, and give it a whirl. I've put my UDS in the covered dog kennel once in a while, just to get out of the weather. However, it is 4 walls of chain link, and still a bit breezey. Matt

07-12-2011, 04:24 PM	#7
HTGGUY Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 09-27-10 Location: binghamton ny	I've run my uds in 10 degree temps, after shoveling 2 ft of snow around it, no big problem other than i had to put my shoes on.

07-12-2011, 05:05 PM	#8
Jay871 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 05-15-10 Location: Byron,IL	I always run my UDS in the garage with the overhead door open and have never had a problem. Mine sits on an old gas grill cart and if it gets a little smokey I open up the service door for a little ventilation.

07-12-2011, 05:51 PM	#10
RawBacon Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 12-19-07 Location: Illinois	The only reason to drag it in the garage is extreme winds or heavy rain. When it is raining hard enough or the wind is blowing enough that the heat is being sucked out of the drum I have pulled the drum in the garage. Leave the doors open you will be fine. As for the concrete the only time my drum has been run on anything else is when we go camping. I've always run it sitting directly on the drive way. Rob Edit: Pappy, I just noticed you are from Granite! I'm right up the road from you in Glen Carbon.

07-12-2011, 05:56 PM	#11
bbqbuff Got Wood. Join Date: 05-01-09 Location: Albuquerque, NM	Record cold for me this winter (-7) the UDS rocked like a champ. The thing that gets me on occasion is the wind. __________________ Custom insulated upright smoker - UDS - BBQBuff.com

07-12-2011, 07:50 PM	#12
Bonewagon Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-12-09 Location: Ithaca, Michigan	Sure we can cook outside in the snow and cold, but do we have to? I say why put yourself through that if you've got sheltered space available, use it. It's not like there is SEAL certification for bbq! __________________ Jason Big Steel Keg, WSM, OTG, PBC, Kamado Joe Jr., Carson Rodizio, and a Super Fast [I]and[/I] Accurate [COLOR="Blue"]Blue[/COLOR] Splash-Proof Thermapen

08-22-2011, 06:42 PM	#14
huntin smoke On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-25-11 Location: St. Louis, MO	I don't think the CO is even much of a threat. I used to run my torpedo heater in there for hours when I was working in the winter. __________________ So I got that going for me. Which is nice.

08-22-2011, 06:55 PM	#15
Meat Burner Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-22-07 Location: Springfield, MO	Pappy, I cook through the winter with the UDS with no problem. Even shovel the snow away for a place for it to set. Never a problem. Actually, winter is the best time to smoke cheese on a UDS. __________________ my avatar swiped fatties from the plate....look how sorry he is. ________ Meat. NB Bandera with mods Weber 22 .5" x 2, 26.75" x 1 UDS x 3 KCBS CBJ Created "The Great Spam Revelation of 2011." www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=111155