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03-05-2013, 09:12 AM | #10637 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 12-27-12
Location: Snoqualmie, WA
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Ive been reading this thread for t months and still have almost 200 posts to go. I still think the queue is growing faster than I can read them.
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03-05-2013, 01:32 PM | #10638 |
Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 02-26-13
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
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Is a Water Pan Needed?
In the middle of my UDS build and was wondering is a water pan needed when smoking or not? does it make a difference? any reply would help, thanks.
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03-05-2013, 01:57 PM | #10639 | |
Take a breath!
Join Date: 05-21-12
Location: Oak Harbor, WA
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The reason I don't use a water pan is that on longer burns, which is most of my cooks 8+ hours) the water would evaporate and the temp would spike. One of the beauties of the UDS is simplicity without needing to do much once you get the fire going. |
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03-05-2013, 09:16 PM | #10640 | |
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Join Date: 12-19-11
Location: Commonwealth of Virginia
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I like the classic one touch, I really don't think the more expensive one touch gold really adds much. I almost got a trip to Shannon this weekend, could have brought you a lid. But a couple of my coworkers are going instead.
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03-06-2013, 12:36 AM | #10642 | |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 08-06-12
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Re: Ugly Drum Smoker
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Weber Kettle 22.5", rusting UDS. |
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03-06-2013, 01:54 AM | #10643 |
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
Join Date: 02-19-13
Location: Fort worth
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Here is my new uds just made three weeks ago. First ribs cook pretty impressed with it so far. Thank God for this huge THREAD!! |
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03-06-2013, 02:39 AM | #10644 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 01-28-13
Location: Goes, NL, EU
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Ok, just a quick result of my UDS last Monday. I did a very nice 14.5 hour session to get a great pulled pork.
Off the barbecue after 14.5 hours: Pulled pre-sauce: Ready to eat! As you can see in the graph, I still need to work on temp control, but hey, I think I have done nicely for a first timer. ;-) |
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03-06-2013, 02:44 PM | #10645 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 01-30-13
Location: Mesa AZ
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Went through one and a half bags of charcoal in 6 hours
OK well I smoked my first butt. BUT I had to finish it off in my oven for the last 4 hours. Not cool.
I filled up my basket with one and a half bags of Kingsford competition and about 10 chunks of Hickory. Did the minion method with the bottom of the chimney starter and got it goin. I did use a water pan. Temp took about an hour to get to 250. Set the 8 lb butt in and had to tend to the drum every 90 minutes due to temp flux. Ended up drilling while cooking to keep the temp up above 200. I now have 8 3/4" holes wide open. Started at 12:45am and by 7am the temps tanked. I looked at the charcoal basket and it was all burned up. Top was on most of the time unless I needed more heat then I removed to get something burning better then put it back on. long night Pretty sure I am going to buy a smoker, too much time and money in this thing that I can't get to work. I may try a different charcoal basket but man I am running out ideas here. I shouldn't need two or three bags of charcoal for a 12 hour burn should I.
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03-06-2013, 02:50 PM | #10646 | |
Take a breath!
Join Date: 05-21-12
Location: Oak Harbor, WA
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03-06-2013, 02:54 PM | #10647 |
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Join Date: 11-26-12
Location: Richmond, VA
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Something is not right there. Pics of drum and basket may help.
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03-06-2013, 03:32 PM | #10648 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 01-30-13
Location: Mesa AZ
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Flat lid that came with barrel, took out plug only. Here are some pics
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7...5/IMAG0436.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-A...2/IMAG0440.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t...5/IMAG0442.jpg
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03-06-2013, 03:57 PM | #10649 |
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Join Date: 01-07-10
Location: Hazlehurst, GA
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AZBBQ - something definitely out of sorts here. An hour to get to 250 doesn't sound right. I only have three 3/4" nipples & I will be at 200 & closing one nipple in less than 10 minutes. I can run 250-275 with a ball valve half open on just one nipple.
I would say your basket needs to be raised a little more, but that would just to keep the ash buildup from choking the fire late in a cook. If your fire spiked with the lid open then quickly dropped after closing, I'm thinking you are not getting enough air drawing thru. Do you have a 2" bung hole open in the lid? Anything smaller probably will not draw enough.
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03-06-2013, 04:01 PM | #10650 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 01-30-13
Location: Mesa AZ
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Lid
Yep has the 2" bung hole wide open. Also, I added boiling water so to heat up the water pan shouldn't have been an issue. Yeah the charcoal basket is only about 1" set above the bottom right now. But I wouldn't think that would be an issue for at least a few hours in?
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