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08-02-2011, 10:20 AM | #16 |
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Join Date: 02-20-10
Location: Cochrane, On.
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And I respect your opinion as well, I can appreciate mods and tweaking, I've done a few myself, but sometimes I believe it's just splitting hairs.
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12-22-2012, 11:51 AM | #17 |
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Join Date: 05-23-11
Location: Central MN
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Resurrecting an older thread here to report how this has been working for me over the past year. I can say after smoking many different types and quantities of meat that I absolutely love the results. This was probably the easiest part of my UDS build and it works without flaw. The heat in my UDS is dispersed pretty evenly and I am able to cook large meats without having to worry about the middle being done faster or hotter than the outside. I can throw 3 racks of ribs on and they come out cooked evenly every time (and finished at the same time) and I don't have to worry about rotating them on the grate. The cooks are more efficient because I don't have to open lid. I usually spin the lid periodically without lifting it to put the exhaust vent on a different side so that the coals burn evenly around the basket.
I only bring this up again to give others an update and show how easy it is. Plus I can simply leave it out when I fill my basket if I want to have a hotter center (for maybe doing one butt in the middle). It uses such a small amount of fuel with the ring in the middle that I can fill my basket with maybe 1/4 of a bag of coals and I always have left over after a 9 hour smoke. I was amused at my last (amatuer) comp when no one knew what the heck I was using for smoking and they were refueling their huge smokers for a 6 hour rib cook (and using a full bag of coals in the process). Hope others try this and get good results as well!
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06-02-2013, 10:50 AM | #18 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-28-13
Location: Camas, WA
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Just came across this thread during a search.
Can you tell me the measurements of your final basket? Is it 18" diameter x 8" high with a 5" dia center ring? Or did you modify it at some point? I'd like to try this as I like the idea of a more even dispersion of heat. Do you think it is worth having several exhaust vents around the perimeter of the lid as opposed to one bigger single exhaust? Or does it not matter as much in your opinion? (I do prefer the appearance of a single pipe exhaust as opposed to several holes drilled in the lid). Thanks |
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06-02-2013, 12:09 PM | #19 |
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Join Date: 09-09-12
Location: Crystal Lake IL
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I didm3'racks of baby backs the other day one rack finished in 5.5 hours and the others took another 2 hours once they were moved to the center!
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06-02-2013, 12:19 PM | #20 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-02-12
Location: Kentucky
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I took a slightly different route to try and even out temperatures, and I think it has worked well. I know because some people use the Weber lids and such, this may not work well. My drum lid did not have any bungs in it. I drilled eight 1/2" holes evenly spread across the top to even out airflow through the drum, rather than one exhaust drawing the heat to it.
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06-02-2013, 04:28 PM | #21 | |
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Join Date: 05-10-13
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
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I have a flat lid with the two exhausts - one 2" and one 3/4". I have an additional two 3/4" holes. So far, i have kept all 3 of the 3/4" holes capped and just used the big exhaust (but I am still learning about how the exhausts impact airflow and temps). Certainly rotating the lid without opening it seems a good idea if using just the 2" exhaust. For my next build, I will make a more standard 14" basket I think. 18" seems too wide. |
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06-17-2013, 04:16 PM | #22 | |
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Join Date: 05-23-11
Location: Central MN
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06-17-2013, 04:23 PM | #23 | |
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06-17-2013, 04:31 PM | #24 |
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Join Date: 08-24-08
Location: Los Angeles
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I have only 1 large intake (sliding draft door) and I get a good burn pattern all around with my 18" basket.
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