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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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09-10-2012, 05:09 PM | #10036 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 09-03-12
Location: South Portland, Maine
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Ordering some expanded steel from Grainger but too many choices of sizes. I'm not trying to make this overly complicated but I would like to order something that is going to last so getting the right size and thickness of steel would be preferred. Anyone help the newbie out here?
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09-10-2012, 05:52 PM | #10037 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 05-09-11
Location: Granite City, Illinois (Near St. Louis "GO CARDS")
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I would get the #2 drum and flip the drum and have the 2" bung hole on the bottom for a drain to wash it out. Cut out what was the bottom of the drum to place the weber lid on.
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09-10-2012, 05:54 PM | #10038 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 05-09-11
Location: Granite City, Illinois (Near St. Louis "GO CARDS")
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I don't now what guage they use.
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09-10-2012, 09:19 PM | #10039 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 08-04-12
Location: Wacko, Texas
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Small Charbroiller, 40 year old barrel pit, UDS, 97 Weber Performer, Brinkman gas grill. |
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09-12-2012, 12:09 AM | #10040 | |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 08-18-12
Location: Kansas City, MO
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KC barrel source ...
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09-12-2012, 10:07 AM | #10041 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 05-18-12
Location: Windsor,Va
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I get all my drums locally from Windsor True Value for $7 each unlined. They call them burn barrels and have 60+ on hand all the time. Check your local tractor supply house or feed supplies houses and ask for burn barrels. These even include the tops and rings for $7!
LINKY : https://plus.google.com/111149392689...ut?gl=us&hl=en This is in Virginia since I didn't mention it earlier.
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09-12-2012, 04:57 PM | #10042 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 12-24-09
Location: Latrobe PA
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Need some help, got a drum awhile back did an inital burn out and cutting of the air holes. Unfortunatly somethings came up at home and i havtnt had time to finish it. My problem now is that the drum is rusted inside and out. How in the H#LL am i going to get the rust off. Thanks IN advance
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09-12-2012, 05:51 PM | #10043 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 09-09-12
Location: Crystal Lake IL
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Have it blasted. I'm sure you can find a local paint and body Place to do it pretty cheap
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09-13-2012, 04:56 PM | #10044 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 08-24-12
Location: Boston, MA
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Hello all, I have a couple of questions for you drum vets about temperatures inside a drum smoker.
I have a home-made drum smoker (you can see here) made from a 30-gallon drum. I've experimented with putting thermometers in different locations inside the drum. Two are on the side just above the grills, one is just under the lid, and another on the top grill using a clip (therm and clip from ). I've noticed that the differences between each of the thermometers can swing wildly during the course of a 10-hour cook. For example, the two side therms will be 15-20 degrees apart for an hour and then slowly creep together until they're only a few degrees apart. The side therm just above the rack can be 25 degrees less than the therm on the grill, just a few inches away. I've done enough cooks to verify that this happens to some degree every time but there seems to be no pattern. For example, the side therms will be close for an hour and then go in different directions. I've verified as well as I can that the therms are not touching the food nor are they wet from sauce/etc. The therm attached to the grill perhaps can't be trusted because it's touching metal (through the thin aluminum clip) but I would have thought after a few hours that the inside temps would have settled down. My guess at what's going on is just pockets of (relatively) hot and cold air created by the convection of the air inside the drum. My questions are: 1) Is this a good guess? 2) Is this a problem? Do most drum smokers exhibit this behavior? 3) If it's a problem, how can I minimize it? Perhaps by rearranging the food on the racks in a different way? I've thought that maybe insulating the drum with a blanket or cover would help but nobody else seems to be doing that so I doubt it would help. Thanks for any help! |
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09-14-2012, 06:59 AM | #10045 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 08-04-12
Location: Wacko, Texas
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Well not being an expert I will say that the UDS is more stable cooking something than it is on a dry run with nothing on the grill.
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09-14-2012, 12:05 PM | #10046 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 01-11-11
Location: Canada
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Remember, Safety first, always.
Not sure if this was posted before, I checked the posts around that time but didn't see anything.
Remember brethren, safety first, Always. Condolences to the family. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012...?utm_hp_ref=uk |
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09-16-2012, 11:36 AM | #10047 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 08-23-12
Location: Euless
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A guy in my area has been selling drums for a long time now. He sold me a former grease drum that he assures me had a drop in removable liner. He says he removes the liners himself. The inside of the drum I bought does look very clean. Should I be concerned? Or just clean it out with some biodegradable grease remover like a citrus type cleaner and be done with it?
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09-17-2012, 08:01 PM | #10048 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 09-05-12
Location: Sellersburg IN
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Just finished my UDS. Mega thanks to everyone on this thread that posted info on how to do it. Looking forward to my first Q. Can't decide what to smoke first. Any suggestions (and tips since I am totally new at this)?
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09-17-2012, 10:42 PM | #10049 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 09-09-12
Location: Crystal Lake IL
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@ Deeg, I have 2 racks in my 55 gal UDS and the 2 will be as much as 75-100* different.
Everything I have ever read, here and elsewhere had said each will develop its own characteristics for how they cook. I have to agree. It is virtually impossible to do everything identical every time. |
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09-18-2012, 05:52 AM | #10050 | |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 09-13-12
Location: Edmond, OK
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If so, I have a couple of questions that you (or anyone with experience with this kit) will hopefully be able to answer. Since the website doesn't say and Google, as well as BBQ Brethren, searches bring up nil results, what are the dimensions of that basket? Any idea how many lbs of briquettes it'll hold? Does it appear to be good quality and made from safe materials? It appears many people like the rubs and such from Big Poppa, but there's only 1 You Tube video (besides from Big Poppa) about this kit and all he says is that it appears to be "good quality". Since I'm a n00b to Big Poppa products, I don't really know if their products are worth the costs or not. |
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