Breaking in the New UDS w/Pron

rifraf · Apr 8, 2013

I must start off giving thanks to all the wonderful knowledge in this forum and all the great ideas for the UDS. This has been the first chance I have had to post since I finished the build earlier this past week. I was lucky enough that the wife was able to bring home a food grade drum from work that had palm oil in it!!

Starting the welding of the fire basket

All welded

Forgot to get a pic after the 3 inch legs were welded on :tsk:!!

1" ball valve and 2 3/4" nipples with caps threaded on

The Bid Belly Mod Added

Fired up the weed burner and burned the zink coating off of the bolts

Installed the probe grommet

Ash Pan, Fire Basket, and Food Grate supports in place

Food Grate

All Finished

Next post the seasoning!!!

rifraf · Apr 8, 2013

Started seasoning with a few cheap cans of EVOO Cooking Spray

All coated and loaded with 16 lbs of KB

Weed Burner Fire Starter

Cranked it up to 400* nice clean smoke with only the ball valve open

After 4 Hours @ 400*

Threw on a couple naked fatties one hot and one mild!!

After 2.5 hours @250* time to rest cant hardly wait!!

The only shot i could get before the were devoured

I cranked it back up to 400* and let the rest of the charcoal burn off for the rest of night. It ended up burning for over 15 hours from start till the temp started dipping below 200.

I'm overly joyed with the performance and the ease of use with the my new smoker!!!!
:mrgreen::mrgreen:

pwa · Apr 8, 2013

Very Nice, clean great job!!

rifraf · Apr 8, 2013

And so I started the day and continued the seasoning by waking up the drum with 16 lbs of kb and two layers of apple wood chunks!! Let that get up to temp while i prepped two 10 lbs pork shoulders with Lawry's, Butt Glitter, and some sea salt and coarse pepper!!

Sry forgot the pics of the prep. Got a late start:tsk:

But got a pic when there started the smoke bath!!

Sweet Blue

Tracking temps with my HeterMeter v.4 280* with ball valve half open

Had to add some MOINK balls Dusted with some Butt Glitter

Sauced with Sweet Baby Ray's Honey BBQ

And some sauced with Hit Me Fred Sauce

let me say thanks to Donnie for sharing. I think I found my next favorite BBQ sauce!!

Back to the star

Pulled at 6:30 probe tender and IT 199*

Plated with Fruit salad, PP Sammie drizzled with Hit Me Fred, Corn, Bow Tie Mac and Cheese

Sammie close up

Every one loved the PP. It ways very tender and juice. We had a great dinner with the family!!

BluegrassSmoke · Apr 8, 2013

Nice....looks great

Oldbob · Apr 8, 2013

Great Job...Everything Looks Perfect ! :thumb:

code3rrt · Apr 8, 2013

Very nice work! On the cooker as well as the dishes, beautiful.

KC

PalmettoSmoke · Apr 8, 2013

Looks delicious!

Can you tell me (link) what you used for the probe grommet?

J-Rod · Apr 8, 2013

Congrats on the UDS- they're great cookers! Food all looks awesome too. Only thing I'd add is a handle on the lid and a 6" stack on the large bung. I think it helps fight the wind on those not-so-optimum BBQ days. Looks like you're off to a great start though!

rifraf · Apr 8, 2013

PalmettoSmoke said:
Looks delicious!

Can you tell me (link) what you used for the probe grommet?

I used one of these a 1/2-in NM/SE Connector

http://www.lowes.com/pd_45744-15527-49092_0__?productId=1087617&Ntt=conduit+fittings

also will need a 1/2" conduit nut to secure it to the drum wall.

I used a uni bit to drill the hole.

rifraf · Apr 8, 2013

J-Rod said:
Congrats on the UDS- they're great cookers! Food all looks awesome too. Only thing I'd add is a handle on the lid and a 6" stack on the large bung. I think it helps fight the wind on those not-so-optimum BBQ days. Looks like you're off to a great start though!

Yeah I have a handle just trying to figure out if i want a lid hanger or not. If I install the hanger i want to use the same mounting holes as the handle. Also just got the bottle opener for it too!! :biggrin1:

J-Rod · Apr 8, 2013

rifraf said:
Yeah I have a handle just trying to figure out if i want a lid hanger or not. If I install the hanger i want to use the same mounting holes as the handle. Also just got the bottle opener for it too!! :biggrin1:

Cool! A bottle opener is essential! A lid hanger is nice to have- you might be able to use the small bung hole to mount a J-hook on the underside with a bolt and a couple fender washers.

rifraf · Apr 8, 2013

J-Rod said:
Cool! A bottle opener is essential! A lid hanger is nice to have- you might be able to use the small bung hole to mount a J-hook on the underside with a bolt and a couple fender washers.

That could be a possibility. Also a 22.5 Weber grill just popped up on CL. It has been neglected but if he takes my $30 might have some other mods in the near future!!! :clap2:

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · Apr 8, 2013

Excellent on all counts. Love the MOINKabobs idea.

rifraf · Apr 8, 2013

HeSmellsLikeSmoke said:
Excellent on all counts. Love the MOINKabobs idea.

Yeah made quick work for saucing and serving. Of course they only lasted 5 mins. Wish i had some more room on the grate to cook more. :becky:

J-Rod · Apr 8, 2013

rifraf said:
Yeah made quick work for saucing and serving. Of course they only lasted 5 mins. Wish i had some more room on the grate to cook more. :becky:

You could add a second grate below your existing one. For the longest time I was convinced I didn't need one but after I added it I was very glad I did. It not only doubles the UDS's capacity, but also allows you to place a clay saucer under a finicky cut of meat to protect it from direct radiant heat. I add water to my clay saucer when cooking smaller beef roasts and it really helps retain moisture. I know these ain't water cookers but there's more than one way to skin a cat!

bomber · Apr 8, 2013

First post=).
This build rocks!!!! So very professionally executed.

May I ask you where you acquired that mesh metal material for your fuel basket?

The smoking newb,
bomber

PalmettoSmoke · Apr 8, 2013

bomber said:
First post=).
This build rocks!!!! So very professionally executed.

May I ask you where you acquired that mesh metal material for your fuel basket?

The smoking newb,
bomber

Welcome to the Brethren!

Expanded metal should be available at your local Home Depot or Lowes.

ClintHTX · Apr 8, 2013

Awesome pron! I love my UDS and I'm sure you will too!

rifraf · Apr 8, 2013

bomber said:
First post=).
This build rocks!!!! So very professionally executed.

May I ask you where you acquired that mesh metal material for your fuel basket?

The smoking newb,
bomber

Thanks for the compliment it was a fun build!! I threw it together in about 4 hours.

I picked up the expanded metal at Metal Supermarkets for $11! :thumb: All on piece 10" high by 54" wide. That way it fit all the way around the charcoal grate for the 22.5 Weber kettle. But there isn't any close to Akron. Unless you travel to Fort Wayne IN, or Cincinnati OH.

But lowes and home depot both carry similar expanded metal.

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