|
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. |
|
Thread Tools |
09-05-2013, 01:37 PM | #11341 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 10-15-12
Location: Anaheim, CA
|
Quote:
The old adage here is that is is better to catch the temps on the way up than to force them down. UDS are an interesting thing. My "Bat UDS" will cook at any temp you want, if I have no wind and little humidity. It goes as low as 200 and as high as 400 (from leaving the lid open too long on a foil job). This last weekend, (100 degrees with humidity) it wouldn't settle in until it hit 275, which means I was cooking in the low end of the "Hot and Fast" range. Ordinarily, it will hold at 225-245, and will do so for over 12 hours. I have yet to have to fiddle with the valves, unless I have wind. This lets me do an overnight cook while I sleep. Each cook will teach you more about your UDS.
__________________
Double Barrel Drum Smoker, UDS, ECB, Char-Broil gas grill & charcoal grills, Smokey Joe - Certified Moink Baller |
|
|
09-05-2013, 02:48 PM | #11342 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 08-23-13
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
|
Weber lid for UDS question
I've been reading that the 22.5 in weber grill cover fits a 55 gal drum perfectly for a UDS. I had been looking for a while to score a 22.5 lid and actually scored an entire 22.5 silver touch weber grill (2 yr old) + accessories for $40 from my local craigslist. The lid doesn't fit my UDS!!! My drum is/was a 55 gal. food grade barrel. Do you guys modify your weber lids to make them fit? Any suggestions?
Thanks!!!
__________________
"Just keepin' it GRILL"....on an Ugly Drum Smoker! |
|
09-05-2013, 03:46 PM | #11344 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 10-15-12
Location: Anaheim, CA
|
Quote:
Very few drums accept the OTS/OTG lid unmodified. I was lucky enough to buy one from a guy who tested it.
__________________
Double Barrel Drum Smoker, UDS, ECB, Char-Broil gas grill & charcoal grills, Smokey Joe - Certified Moink Baller |
|
|
Thanks from:---> |
09-05-2013, 08:34 PM | #11345 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 11-07-11
Location: Antioch Ca
|
I bent the lid out, placed it on the drum and tapped it back it in. Works for me with no leaks.
|
|
09-06-2013, 07:07 AM | #11346 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-18-13
Location: Texas
|
Question re: lids and their "fit"
Ok, first post- be gentle with me. I have been from one end of this thread to the other and I have a question. There seems to be a general consensus that it's hard to have too much exhaust using 8 holes or standard 2" bungs. But you have folk hammering, adjusting, clamping and using oven proof gasket to seal the lid.
I made my drum(s) both with flat lids- one fits so tightly I have to use a chunk of 2x4 to loosen it- does not show any smoke from around the edges. The other has wispies of smoke from the edges but is really easy to take on and off. They both seem to cook equally well- and I don't have issues holding temps. Am I missing something about the need /benefit of having a super well fitting lid? thanks all. |
|
09-06-2013, 07:49 AM | #11347 | |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 08-23-13
Location: Augusta, GA
|
Quote:
|
|
1 members found this post helpful. |
09-06-2013, 07:53 AM | #11348 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 09-07-10
Location: Sunny AZ
|
Every drum is going to have its own characteristics when it comes to cooking, holding temp, etc.
I prefer to seal my drums as tightly as possible and eliminate the " air leak" variable in case I do have problems with holding temp, high temps, etc. It's so much easier to add air then to eliminate or chase air leaks IMO. |
|
09-06-2013, 10:52 AM | #11349 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 08-30-13
Location: Racine,wisconsin
|
Heavy or standard?
I found a local company that sells reconditioned drums, they have " heavy "steel and thin ( regular).....I'm thinking the heavy the steel, the better it will hold heat?
|
|
09-06-2013, 02:22 PM | #11350 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 02-07-13
Location: greensboro nc
|
Today's mods
Because of all the rain I added a patio umbrella to my drum. 1" conduit hangers fit the pole perfectly.
|
|
09-06-2013, 02:26 PM | #11351 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 02-07-13
Location: greensboro nc
|
I cut a slit in the side, with a dremel, for my probe wires. Screen spline slit open to cover the sharp edges. 1/4" wide
|
|
09-06-2013, 03:33 PM | #11352 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 07-27-13
Location: Shreveport LA
|
I like both of your mods cjs27410.
|
|
09-06-2013, 08:19 PM | #11353 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 07-06-13
Location: Souther Tier, NY
|
That's definitely the truth. I'm 2 cooks in and each was very different. First cook, it wanted to run 275-300 deg. Had a 6 lb Boston Butt and enough charcoal for 8-9 hours. Second cook was more like 225-250 deg. Second cook had two racks of meat (ribs) and a smaller charcoal load since I was only planning to cook for 6 hours. First cook was a windier.
I've also found that cooking in direct sunlight adds about 10 deg versus cooking in the shade with the same settings. I suspect my lid is a bit leaky. I can have my air intake completely closed off, and it'll still hold 225-250 deg quite well. So, I'm still pretty early into the learning curve. |
|
09-08-2013, 02:54 PM | #11354 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 07-30-13
Location: Troy IL
|
Doing some homework to build the "Ultimate UDS". This is what I am thinking now, what do you "UDS Masters" think.
Starting with a 55 gal drum and do the normal, burn, wire wheel and paint. Now instead of using bolts to support the rack, use 4 Ubolts. Then make a second rack with legs that will sit into the Ubolts. Anythoughts? |
|
09-08-2013, 03:11 PM | #11355 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 11-26-12
Location: Cedarburg, WI
|
Quote:
__________________
Chris- Midwest BBQ Outreach |
|
|
Tags |
divided circle template, uds, ugly drum, ugly drum grill, ugly drum smoker |
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Ugly Drum Smoker | ironslob | Q-talk | 2 | 09-19-2010 10:16 AM |
Ugly Drum Smoker - Need Help | Bartkowiakj | Q-talk | 10 | 06-18-2010 09:38 PM |
One Ugly Drum Smoker | Steve_B | Q-talk | 15 | 09-21-2009 10:32 PM |
My (not-so) Ugly Drum Smoker. | hav | Q-talk | 47 | 11-05-2008 02:30 PM |
Ceramic Cooker Meets Ugly Drum Smoker - BUDCS - Concept Drum Discussion | Hook_Line_and_Sinker | Q-talk | 9 | 04-26-2008 02:24 PM |
|
|