uds door/ basket shake

stevenw106 · 02-05-2013, 03:15 PM

i have a door on my uds so if you dont have a door how do you shake fire basket on long cooks mine seems to get choked up

hamiltont · 02-05-2013, 03:21 PM

I've seen some use a wire (coat hanger) through a small hole in the side of the UDS that's hooked to the basket. Then just move the wire back & forth a little to shake the ash off the coals.

gtr · 02-05-2013, 03:22 PM

I either kick it or pull it up by one of the handles and kinda shake it up and down.

NRF · 02-05-2013, 03:24 PM

Couple "taps" from my boot heel seems to do the trick for me.

Toney Marconi · 02-05-2013, 03:35 PM

I just pick one side of the drum an inch or two and drop it.

N8man · 02-05-2013, 03:35 PM

close the air intake...
wait a few minutes..
kick the fool outta the drumpit
wait a few minutes..
open the air intake...

by closing the air intake first, it ensures that
no ash swirls up and gets deposited on foodstuffs....

stevenw106 · 02-05-2013, 03:36 PM

yea i was wanting to build another with out a door

Carbon · 02-05-2013, 03:38 PM

I lift one side and drop also.

Bludawg · 02-05-2013, 03:41 PM

Stop using Briquettes and start using Lump the problem will disappear

stevenw106 · 02-05-2013, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bludawg

Stop using Briquettes and start using Lump the problem will disappear

really does amount of fuel change

swamprb · 02-05-2013, 04:29 PM

Are you using lump or briqs?

I've only had problems with lump on long cooks choking out. I remove the cook grate/meats and give the basket a few shakes with my "chit hook".

I only run straight lump on short cooks-@4-5 hours, any longer I'll mix lump and briqs.

Bludawg · 02-05-2013, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevenw106

really does amount of fuel change

A 10 lb sack is a 10 lb sack! I have never had problems with lump choking out, The 3 times I tried Briquettes ( different brands) I had problems. They only briquettes I buy are HEB Grand Champion ( these are made from Lump) I use a 1/2 chimney (Aprox. 15) to fire the UDS.

Neonnblack · 02-05-2013, 05:47 PM

I use a mix of briq's and lump and chunks. Never needed to shake it. Longest ive smoked has been 7 hours.

stevenw106 · 02-07-2013, 09:26 AM

i cleaned about 3 inches of ash and greese out i gues when i was shaking the hell oot of basket made pizza pan spill

02-05-2013, 03:15 PM	#1
stevenw106 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-31-11 Location: rossville ga	uds door/ basket shake i have a door on my uds so if you dont have a door how do you shake fire basket on long cooks mine seems to get choked up __________________ uds cb gaser

02-05-2013, 03:21 PM	#2
hamiltont is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-24-10 Location: Lincoln, NE Name/Nickname : hamiltont	I've seen some use a wire (coat hanger) through a small hole in the side of the UDS that's hooked to the basket. Then just move the wire back & forth a little to shake the ash off the coals. __________________ If Homebrew & BBQ aren't the answer, then you're askin' the wrong questions... Cheers!!!

02-05-2013, 03:22 PM	#3
gtr somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA	I either kick it or pull it up by one of the handles and kinda shake it up and down. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Spitjack XB85, 22.5 WSM, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, WRK, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Kanka Grill, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. "Relax, it's only BBQ." - Bigmista, 2013 "Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one." - Miles Davis Avatar by my son! WTFWGALD?

02-05-2013, 03:24 PM	#4
NRF On the road to being a farker Join Date: 03-29-12 Location: Edison, NJ	Couple "taps" from my boot heel seems to do the trick for me. __________________ UDS --Chargriller Akorn-- Weber gasser--Maverick ET 732 (sweet!)

02-05-2013, 03:35 PM	#6
N8man Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-09-07 Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC	close the air intake... wait a few minutes.. kick the fool outta the drumpit wait a few minutes.. open the air intake... by closing the air intake first, it ensures that no ash swirls up and gets deposited on foodstuffs.... __________________ N8man Average Joe Backyard Enthusiast How I Fire Up That Ugly DrumPit Smoker!!!!

02-05-2013, 03:35 PM	#5
Toney Marconi Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-26-12 Location: Richmond, VA	I just pick one side of the drum an inch or two and drop it.

02-05-2013, 03:36 PM	#7
stevenw106 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-31-11 Location: rossville ga	shake yea i was wanting to build another with out a door __________________ uds cb gaser

02-05-2013, 03:38 PM	#8
Carbon is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-24-08 Location: Los Angeles	I lift one side and drop also. __________________ ....UDS....Mini-WSM....Midi-WSM....Mod-ECB....22.5-OTG....34"wood fired pizza oven....

02-05-2013, 03:41 PM	#9
Bludawg somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx	Stop using Briquettes and start using Lump the problem will disappear __________________ I'm a Proxy Vegetarian> Cows eat grass & I eat cows.

02-05-2013, 04:29 PM	#11
swamprb somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-27-06 Location: Bothell WA	Are you using lump or briqs? I've only had problems with lump on long cooks choking out. I remove the cook grate/meats and give the basket a few shakes with my "chit hook". I only run straight lump on short cooks-@4-5 hours, any longer I'll mix lump and briqs. __________________ Brian - Left Hand Smoke BBQ PNWBA 2010 Team of the Year BGE's/WSM's/Pellet Pro WSM/BWS Gater/BDS Clones/Cookshack 008/Weber Performer w EZ-Que/Cajun Bandit/Rib-O-Lator Test Pilot/La Caja China/BBQ Guru/Weber 1000 RK Drum Coffee Roaster Follow Left Hand Smoke on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/Left-H...462391?sk=wall KCBS CBJ/PNWBA CBJ www.pnwba.com

02-05-2013, 05:47 PM	#13
Neonnblack Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-15-13 Location: Reno, NV	I use a mix of briq's and lump and chunks. Never needed to shake it. Longest ive smoked has been 7 hours.

02-07-2013, 09:26 AM	#14
stevenw106 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-31-11 Location: rossville ga	i cleaned about 3 inches of ash and greese out i gues when i was shaking the hell oot of basket made pizza pan spill __________________ uds cb gaser