Lil' Smoker

N8man · 05-17-2007, 09:04 PM

Howdy all....I just got myself a few 55 gal open head steel drums and intend to start my first UDS build this weekend after work. The info the forum has provided is invaluable.
But I need to ask about my lids...there is a rubber gasket surrounding the lip.
Should I take that off? I'm think I should because heat plus rubber surely equals meltage and tire-like burning! All input is most welcome!!!
I also wanted to post some pics of my current smoker; Weber 18.5" with some mods... It's small but gets the job done!!!

smokebuzz · 05-17-2007, 09:08 PM

That's too cool!, how ya like it ?

QansasjayhawQ · 05-17-2007, 09:09 PM

Man! That is cool - what a great concept!

Yeah, I can't imagine rubber anywhere on a smoker being A Good Thing.

Meat Burner · 05-17-2007, 09:13 PM

Well that's slicker n chit! Real cool.

N8man · 05-17-2007, 09:13 PM

I almost forgot...finished smoked meat pron...Pork Butt and my first fatty...

JohnMcD348 · 05-17-2007, 09:20 PM

That is way cool Dude. Welcome to the fray. You're gonna fit in real nice 'round here.

N8man · 05-17-2007, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smokebuzz

That's too cool!, how ya like it ?

It turned out better than I could hope. Once it's up to temp, 250*, it cruises
for 4 and a half hours before I have to add charcoal and a few more wood chunks. The Pork Butt turned out excellant with nice bark...And the fatty vanished rather quickly.....

Harbormaster · 05-17-2007, 09:25 PM

OK. I used to think I was the King of Cobble (aka backyard engineering).

I yield my claim. ALL HAIL N8MAN! ALL HAIL N8MAN!

So I reckon you can put meat on what was the charcoal grate too?
What kind of burn time do you get with that tiny fire box, and how hot does your cooker get?

Dovid · 05-17-2007, 09:29 PM

I think that looks so slick!
From all that I've seen, you will really love the drum smoker. Way longer cooking with less effort and no refueling.

It gets me thinking that maybe we can sit the whole weber atop a drum which would seal the drum...mmm well, maybe not.

For sure you want to remove the rubber gasket. I think that a bead of high temp silicone might be useful in its place, but maybe it is not even needed.

Have fun!

N8man · 05-17-2007, 09:35 PM

With the air intake set just right I can hold 250* for 4 and a half hours then it drops down to 220* about another 30 minutes. With it at full throttle I can reach 400* for about an hour and a half. I haven't tried to cook on the charcoal grate yet but I imagine it would be possible, but I think the meat would be to close to the fire and intense heat.

Plowboy · 05-17-2007, 09:37 PM

That is way cool.

jacob · 05-17-2007, 10:07 PM

I can only add what my Brother's have already stated, that's just too cool.

Mooner · 05-17-2007, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacob65

I can only add what my Brother's have already stated, that's just too cool.

Second that. We may have a new smoker design for the Brethren.

N8man · 05-17-2007, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacob65

I can only add what my Brother's have already stated, that's just too cool.

Thank y'all very much for the kind comments. I have one more pic to post about this cooking session. It's of my Daddy, Odell making his nummie face whilst eating on some fatty sandwich, bless his heart, he ain't got a tooth in his head....enjoy

N8man, son of Odell, son of Luther

outside ed · 05-17-2007, 10:22 PM

Outstanding, I wish I was that handy. Good luck on your drum build, I love mine and will be doing another one over the summer. Ed.

05-17-2007, 09:08 PM	#2
smokebuzz Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 04-30-06 Location: IOWA!!	That's too cool!, how ya like it ? __________________ HOPE THE SMOKE DON'T CLEAR!! My food WAS a vegaterian!

05-17-2007, 09:09 PM	#3
QansasjayhawQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-21-06 Location: Lawrence, Kansas - The Great American Outback	Man! That is cool - what a great concept! Yeah, I can't imagine rubber anywhere on a smoker being A Good Thing. __________________ We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it. - Abraham Lincoln ------- One Moocow UDS! (Thanks, Shane!) http://www.moocowbbq.com/ Two Weber 22.5" kettles One Brinkmann Smoke'N PitMaster Deluxe One LARGE WSM! (special black glossy finish) w/Stoker! WooHoo! KCBS Member/KCBS Master CBJ #24295 Sweaty, smokey and enjoying every minute.

05-17-2007, 09:13 PM	#4
Meat Burner Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-22-07 Location: Springfield, MO	Well that's slicker n chit! Real cool. __________________ 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

05-17-2007, 09:20 PM	#6
JohnMcD348 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-27-05 Location: Lakeland, FL	That is way cool Dude. Welcome to the fray. You're gonna fit in real nice 'round here. __________________ JTMcD. We sleep peaceful in our beds because Rough Men stand ready in the night to visit violence upon those who would do us harm.......G. Orwell Brinkman Smoke King Deluxe, The Famous StudeDera, Weber Smokey Joe Gold and Platinum, Brinkman Professional Grill, Brinkman ECB and 2 Weber Smoky Mountians

05-17-2007, 09:25 PM	#8
Harbormaster somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-14-06 Location: Wyocena/Pardeeville, WI Name/Nickname : Clark	OK. I used to think I was the King of Cobble (aka backyard engineering). I yield my claim. ALL HAIL N8MAN! ALL HAIL N8MAN! So I reckon you can put meat on what was the charcoal grate too? What kind of burn time do you get with that tiny fire box, and how hot does your cooker get? __________________ Clark My Boys: Joseph (EI); Andrew (EE); Daniel (EE) My Toys: 10 WSMs (B, C, E, DH, DA, EZ, DZ, EO, DU, DR); 5 - 22.5" Bar-B-Q-Kettles; 2 - 18.5" Bar-B-Q-Kettle; 4 WGAs (EZ, DE, N, B); 2 SJPs ( DR, DR); 2 Smokey Joes (A, K); Brinkman Cimmaron. "For when democracy becomes tyranny, those of us with rifles still get to vote"

05-17-2007, 09:29 PM	#9
Dovid On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-27-06 Location: Chicago	Nice looking mod! I think that looks so slick! From all that I've seen, you will really love the drum smoker. Way longer cooking with less effort and no refueling. It gets me thinking that maybe we can sit the whole weber atop a drum which would seal the drum...mmm well, maybe not. For sure you want to remove the rubber gasket. I think that a bead of high temp silicone might be useful in its place, but maybe it is not even needed. Have fun!

05-17-2007, 09:35 PM	#10
N8man Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-09-07 Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC	With the air intake set just right I can hold 250* for 4 and a half hours then it drops down to 220* about another 30 minutes. With it at full throttle I can reach 400* for about an hour and a half. I haven't tried to cook on the charcoal grate yet but I imagine it would be possible, but I think the meat would be to close to the fire and intense heat. __________________ N8man Average Joe Backyard Enthusiast How I Fire Up That Ugly DrumPit Smoker!!!!

05-17-2007, 09:37 PM	#11
Plowboy somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-09-06 Location: Blue Springs, MO	That is way cool. __________________ Pork Pullin Plowboys (and Smoke on Wheels) Save a hog, ride a plowboy! www.plowboysbbq.com Todd Johns (me); Blue Springs, MO Randy Hinck (PigBoy); Concordia, MO Andy Groneman (Hodedo); KC, KS (Cameo Appearances) FEC-500SS; FEC-100 (Right handed); FEC-100 (Left handed); Country Smoker Tailgater; Big Green Egg (2-large, small, mini); Cookshack Pellet Fired Charbroiler

05-17-2007, 10:07 PM	#12
jacob Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-30-06 Location: Dalton Georgia Name/Nickname : Bobby	I can only add what my Brother's have already stated, that's just too cool. __________________ Weber One Touch Gold Smokers- Back In Stock Napoleon Apollo Smoker Courtesy of *Ray Lampe*

05-17-2007, 10:22 PM	#15
outside ed Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-25-07 Location: Springfield,IL	Outstanding, I wish I was that handy. Good luck on your drum build, I love mine and will be doing another one over the summer. Ed.

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