Ugly Drum Smoker

Napper · Nov 20, 2007

"Burn baby burn!" then "paint baby paint" and "grease baby grease" as fast as possible.

Nothing rust faster than a freshly burned drum. I suggest that you paint tha outside with high temperature paint as soon as it cools off and "grease the inside" with bacon grease quickly.(with a regular controlled charcoal fire)

Mark · Nov 20, 2007

Beerwolf said:
what you dont get will come off easier with a knotted wire wheel and a cheap Harbor Freight Grinder

Speaking of which,, their grider is $8.99 Thursday morning. And here's another deal:

ChiliMacDaddy · Nov 20, 2007

I bought a set of those punches at HF and have used them on several barrels. Sure beats using a holesaw or drill bit.

Norcoredneck · Nov 28, 2007

Getting ready to try a Mista type video. Came across pics i had taken of Single Fins I had not posted. Hope all is not bored with drum info.

Slide shows(click to play)

Pics.

Single Fin Smoker · Nov 28, 2007

I am never bored of looking at the pics of my uds. Wait till you see the pics I'm gonna take of it in action this weekend at the USC/ucla tailgate this Saturday.

Scudrunr · Dec 1, 2007

Where did you guys get unlined drums from? I've been eying the ones from www.freundcontainer.com. Anybody found new unlined drums cheaper?

cardiac_cadet002 · Dec 1, 2007

I always enjoy seeing pics of a UDS in progress, and also enjoy reading about everyones different techniques.

Barbarian · Dec 2, 2007

For Scudrunr, I have not bought any drums yet, but pricewise this is what I have found,
http://www.mcmaster.com/
and for 85 gallon (which I am leaning towards) try
http://secure2.data-comm.com/servlet/RBIS/-strse-84133/Drum-Salvage-85-Gallon/Detail

Sorry, don't know how to make hyperlinks for you.
From chatting with norcoredneck it seems the best way to go is a new unlined barrel and avoid any of the burning whatever was in the drum before.

jgh1204 · Dec 15, 2007

cardiac_cadet002 said:
I always enjoy seeing pics of a UDS in progress, and also enjoy reading about everyones different techniques.

Just call around. I got some new drums from an oil supplier. He had brand new uncoated drums.

There is a local food processor and they sell those green apple juice barrels.

The best thing to get if you can find it, is a new unlined barrel with a removable lid.

swamprb · Dec 15, 2007

If you can only find a closed drum, try this method. A Weber 22.5" kettle has been sacrificed and lives to cook another day!
Cut the drum inside the rim

I cut the bottom rim of the kettle and make a flange that fits in the drum

Wrap a section of expando to fit the Weber coal grate, bolt it together and wire it to the grate. Optional-wire it to the old 22.5" cooking grate and it sits on 4 bolts above the intake vents.

I go with the three hole intake, but use whatever design you choose.

Cooking grate sits 24" from the bottom of my basket.

Mount your thermometer just at/below grate, paint and season! Now you're cookin'!

BobBrisket · Dec 15, 2007

Don't kill me for a little bit of a topic change here.............well, it's closely related. I just didn't want to start a whole new thread for this.
If you have a drum that just doesn't cut the mustard............turn it into a CCB.

Let's see who figures out what CCB means.

Here's my CCB.....

Mods...I won't mind if you move this to keep this thread UDS pure and virginal.

cardiac_cadet002 · Dec 15, 2007

BobBrisket said:
Don't kill me for a little bit of a topic change here.............well, it's closely related. I just didn't want to start a whole new thread for this.
If you have a drum that just doesn't cut the mustard............turn it into a CCB.

Let's see who figures out what CCB means.

Here's my CCB.....

Mods...I won't mind if you move this to keep this thread UDS pure and virginal.

I'll bite, what is it?

BobBrisket · Dec 15, 2007

Cracklin' Cookin' Barrel.
That's the day one of the hogs we had met his maker!

sampson · Dec 15, 2007

CCB??? Well in the pics that looks like "cracklins" so how about cracklin' cookin' barrel?

Scudrunr · Dec 21, 2007

My drum finally arrived early this week. I went out and got the misc bits and peices today. Took about 3 hours to build. I would be smoking a brisket right now if it hadn't started snowing.

from this:

to this:

smooookin · Dec 21, 2007

Hey, that looks great!!! I dont know if it has been mentioned in this thread or not but, they work just fine in the snow, so...git-r-done!!

sampson · Dec 21, 2007

sweet drum... love the stacks! what are the dimensions on that salvage drum???

Scudrunr · Dec 21, 2007

Its actually standard 55 gal dimensions. Not the 80 gal drum designed for drums within a drum.

Height (In.)34 1/4Inside Dia. (In.)22 1/2Outside Dia. (In.)23 3/8

cardiac_cadet002 · Dec 21, 2007

man thats sweet

Meat Burner · Dec 21, 2007

scudrunr, sssswwwweeeeeeeeeeeeettt! Good lookin drum you did brother. OBTW, what Smooookin said...they work just fine in the snow. Keep us posted on the first cook cause you're going to like the outcome!

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