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08-01-2013, 02:34 PM | #11161 | |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 06-13-12
Location: Charlotte, NC
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08-01-2013, 02:44 PM | #11162 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 09-07-10
Location: Sunny AZ
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Whenever I do multiple grates of meats, I usually rotate the ribs, chicken or butts half way through the smoke. It's quite easy to remove the top 3 brackets. Just wear some welders gloves, lift the top grate, remove the top brackets, pull the second grate up, set the top grate down to the lower brackets, install the three top brackets, set the top grate, takes all of about 30 seconds with probe relocations. How does the lower racks come out on a regular UDS bolted grate system? Do you have to tilt the grate to get them past the bolts or u-bolts?. No tilting required with the closet rack system. The closet rack system can be bolted to the drum in case you don't have a welder. Plus, I have cut the bracket lengths down to just a couple inches one one drum. |
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08-01-2013, 02:47 PM | #11163 | |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 05-23-11
Location: Cranford, NJ
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I have to be honest I have never cooked two butts at the same time. But I also have a weber kettle cover that I would use IF my flat top was not good enough.
I too was stubborn at first, and wanted to use a water pan. It was always a chit show. I moved the smoker one time and water fell into my fire. Trying to fill the pan was always a pain to remove all your racks since i have to tilt my racks to have them slide past my bolts. Then I try'd pouring water into the pan from a picture and spill some into fire. At the end I wud just give up and let the pan go dry. Then like I said, one time I was smoking 3 racks of BB ribs and I saw water drip out of the air intake. And that was when I said this dam smoker don't need any more moister. But don't tkae my word for it, learn the hard way like the rest of us ;) BTW you also burn through more fuel w/ a water pan. Quote:
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08-01-2013, 02:48 PM | #11164 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 09-07-10
Location: Sunny AZ
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no water pan for me, just a diffuser
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08-01-2013, 03:06 PM | #11165 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 06-13-12
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Thank-you very much guys. Truly helpful.
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08-01-2013, 03:51 PM | #11166 | |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 03-18-13
Location: Woodbridge, Ca.
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For adding coal or water if needed I cut a door on the side and bought the brinkman small latch door. Big mistake as I dont need it. Something I didnt think out to well as I have yet to add coals or use the water pan. But its there if I ever need or want but I wont and can add to each with ease. Just about home from the last 2 weeks of racing and I will be contacting smokerking on a couple diffsuer plates though. Todd |
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08-01-2013, 04:05 PM | #11167 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 09-07-10
Location: Sunny AZ
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08-01-2013, 04:08 PM | #11168 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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For you guys wanting multiple racks this is easy-peasy....
Use big stainless eye-bolts at the lowest rack position...see 'em down there? Then use 8 inch stainless bolts and fender washers and nuts to make legs on the cooking grates, like this.... Then depending on the height of your DrumPit, you can have as many levels of cooking racks you want....easy access for pulling racks as you cook... I can fit 6 racks in mine comfortably...but I usually just use 3-4 at a time... |
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08-01-2013, 04:14 PM | #11169 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 09-07-10
Location: Sunny AZ
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How do you change the heights between racks if you need too? Adjust the four legs attached to the grate? If so, that would be a PIA, the closet rack guide height can be changed any time before or during the cook in a matter of seconds. Couple different ways of skinnin the cat I guess. |
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08-01-2013, 04:36 PM | #11170 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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I don't and never had the need. Every thing I cook fits well between the racks...whole pork shoulders, beef clods, chuck roasts, spatchcocked chickens, whole turkeys, ribs....fits well, cooks well...
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08-01-2013, 04:44 PM | #11171 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 09-07-10
Location: Sunny AZ
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I swear I've seen some fire baskets half the height of the drum on here. Doesn't leave a lot of space for grates. Personally, I don't know why anyone would build a new UDS with bolts for fixed grate heights. That was one of the first things I knew I had to change when I started building BUFORD's. Sure, I wanted a cheap, simple smoker that could put out some good BBQ but I also wanted the grate height adjustability dealing with the limited smoking space of the UDS. I'm not saying the closet rack design I use is the best, I've seen some others, but it is functional and easily adjusts and rotates on the fly between racks of wings, butts, briskets, etc. |
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08-01-2013, 05:04 PM | #11172 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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Yeppers, I started with the basic DrumPit...
Then it evolved over time as my cooking needs changed.. The bottom is still the original barrel, by the way... |
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08-01-2013, 05:15 PM | #11173 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 09-07-10
Location: Sunny AZ
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08-01-2013, 05:21 PM | #11174 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 06-13-12
Location: Charlotte, NC
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All of this input is really helping. Thanks!
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08-01-2013, 06:22 PM | #11175 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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