Half Pint?

Dr_KY · 07-12-2008, 06:45 AM

Gonna get started giving this one a new life this weekend if the rain stays away.

BBQ_MAFIA · 07-12-2008, 06:49 AM

Have a good time with the build out.
Looking foreward to seeing the pics when you are finished and cooking.

OSD · 07-12-2008, 09:30 AM

You're gonna love the mini! We use ours all the time. It's just the right size for smaller cooks for 2 or 3 people.

Dr_KY · 07-12-2008, 09:51 AM

I'm thinking it's the perfect camping smoker.

Now to figue if it needs 3/4 inlets or 1/2 inchers. I may go the way of BDS and simply drill the lid.

OSD · 07-12-2008, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr_KY

I'm thinking it's the perfect camping smoker.

Now to figue if it needs 3/4 inlets or 1/2 inchers. I may go the way of BDS and simply drill the lid.

When I did mine I used two 1/2" with caps and one 1/2" valve. It worked ok, but I changed the valve to 3/4" and it does much better now.

If you go with a flat top the cooking grate is at 6 3/4" down from the lip which will give you 6" of clearance to the bottom of the lid. ( got that measurement from a BDS ). The Smokey Joe lid adds 3" extra height inside so I put my grate at 4 1/2" down from the lip. Works great.

Smokin Gator · 07-12-2008, 10:15 AM

I am looking for a small barrel and a smokey joe!!!

Dr_KY · 07-12-2008, 11:22 AM

Found a small kettel today but the lids is about 2" to big DOH!!
lol

Dr_KY · 07-18-2008, 07:08 AM

Some progress but now it's raining.

Dr_KY · 07-18-2008, 07:13 AM

The basket needs to be finished and cut down a bit but I'll try it nice and tall and see about placing a water pan of some sort on top of it. I'm not a fan of the water idea in the UDS but with it being so small it may benefit from it who knows.

The base of the basket is nice and heavy and given the light weight of the little drum it should help keep it from being top heavy when loaded.

OSD · 07-18-2008, 07:42 AM

Lookin' good! I like the basket.

I ended up cutting the sides down on the basket I'm using in my Mini to 5" high and that holds enough lump or charcoal to do long cooks and it keeps the fire a little farther from the food grate. I haven't had a problem with burning or charring the food on the grate ( did fish fillets at 325* and it worked like a charm).

Here's that cook.

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=46068

I tried a water pan ( used a round cake pan ) and it didn't cook as well for me.YMMV

Dr_KY · 07-18-2008, 07:52 AM

I need a lig that will fit but can't come up with one. I'm considering just drilling holes in the lid but with all the rain we get it's just not going to work.

OSD · 07-18-2008, 07:58 AM

The lid from a Smokey Joe Silver fit the drum I used perfectly. The drum measured about 14 1/4" outside Dia.( measured at the rolled lip )

Dr_KY · 07-18-2008, 08:07 AM

Those are like rocking horse s**t over here lol. I'll have a look on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/35cm-DIAMETER-...3286.m14.l1318
I need to go measure the drum.

Dr_KY · 07-19-2008, 08:37 AM

Going to fire it up today for a good seasoning...

Cabntmkr1 · 07-19-2008, 08:44 AM

Lookin' great, Doc!

07-12-2008, 06:45 AM	#1
Dr_KY Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-15-07 Location: England	Half Pint? Gonna get started giving this one a new life this weekend if the rain stays away. __________________ www.drsweetsmoke.com Slappin that bass like some delerious funky preist!!! UDS, Half Pint (Mini UDS), Weber, ProQ 20, Kegrilla 250 gallon cooker- 'The Meat Beast!!' British BBQ Championships Grand Champion 2008 ~~~~ British BBQ Society - Southern Championship Grand Champions 2009

07-12-2008, 06:49 AM	#2
BBQ_MAFIA somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-10-05 Location: NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY	Have a good time with the build out. Looking foreward to seeing the pics when you are finished and cooking. __________________ Guido Lang 60 Lang 84 Deluxe Warmer with Chargrill Large Spicewine Large BGE XL - BGE Med. BGE ( Bought it for my son Vincenzo) Brinkman Snp Brinkman ECB GOSM Weber Kettle Kenmore Elite Gasser Camp Chef Outdoor Stove Blackstone Pizza Oven Blackstone 36" Griddle 1-Banjo

07-12-2008, 09:30 AM	#3
OSD is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-22-05 Location: Pinellas Park, Fl.	You're gonna love the mini! We use ours all the time. It's just the right size for smaller cooks for 2 or 3 people. __________________ Jim

07-12-2008, 09:51 AM	#4
Dr_KY Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-15-07 Location: England	I'm thinking it's the perfect camping smoker. Now to figue if it needs 3/4 inlets or 1/2 inchers. I may go the way of BDS and simply drill the lid. __________________ www.drsweetsmoke.com Slappin that bass like some delerious funky preist!!! UDS, Half Pint (Mini UDS), Weber, ProQ 20, Kegrilla 250 gallon cooker- 'The Meat Beast!!' British BBQ Championships Grand Champion 2008 ~~~~ British BBQ Society - Southern Championship Grand Champions 2009

07-12-2008, 10:15 AM	#6
Smokin Gator Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-01-06 Location: Fernandina Beach FL	I am looking for a small barrel and a smokey joe!!! __________________ [SIZE="2"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Food! It's the second most important thing to a young man, and the most important to an old one.[/FONT][/SIZE] ______________________________________________ -Brent Smokin Gators BBQ Team Medium Amazin' Blue Spicewine - It's a Swamp Thing UDS Large BGE - Adopted Medium BGE - Adopted Weber 22 inch w/mods Weber SJP Stoker Weber Genesis Silver C Gasser Constant wood lurker FBA CBJ

07-12-2008, 11:22 AM	#7
Dr_KY Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-15-07 Location: England	Found a small kettel today but the lids is about 2" to big DOH!! lol __________________ www.drsweetsmoke.com Slappin that bass like some delerious funky preist!!! UDS, Half Pint (Mini UDS), Weber, ProQ 20, Kegrilla 250 gallon cooker- 'The Meat Beast!!' British BBQ Championships Grand Champion 2008 ~~~~ British BBQ Society - Southern Championship Grand Champions 2009

07-18-2008, 07:08 AM	#8
Dr_KY Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-15-07 Location: England	Some progress but now it's raining. __________________ www.drsweetsmoke.com Slappin that bass like some delerious funky preist!!! UDS, Half Pint (Mini UDS), Weber, ProQ 20, Kegrilla 250 gallon cooker- 'The Meat Beast!!' British BBQ Championships Grand Champion 2008 ~~~~ British BBQ Society - Southern Championship Grand Champions 2009

07-18-2008, 07:13 AM	#9
Dr_KY Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-15-07 Location: England	The basket needs to be finished and cut down a bit but I'll try it nice and tall and see about placing a water pan of some sort on top of it. I'm not a fan of the water idea in the UDS but with it being so small it may benefit from it who knows. The base of the basket is nice and heavy and given the light weight of the little drum it should help keep it from being top heavy when loaded. __________________ www.drsweetsmoke.com Slappin that bass like some delerious funky preist!!! UDS, Half Pint (Mini UDS), Weber, ProQ 20, Kegrilla 250 gallon cooker- 'The Meat Beast!!' British BBQ Championships Grand Champion 2008 ~~~~ British BBQ Society - Southern Championship Grand Champions 2009

07-18-2008, 07:42 AM	#10
OSD is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-22-05 Location: Pinellas Park, Fl.	Lookin' good! I like the basket. I ended up cutting the sides down on the basket I'm using in my Mini to 5" high and that holds enough lump or charcoal to do long cooks and it keeps the fire a little farther from the food grate. I haven't had a problem with burning or charring the food on the grate ( did fish fillets at 325* and it worked like a charm). Here's that cook. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=46068 I tried a water pan ( used a round cake pan ) and it didn't cook as well for me.YMMV __________________ Jim

07-18-2008, 07:52 AM	#11
Dr_KY Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-15-07 Location: England	I need a lig that will fit but can't come up with one. I'm considering just drilling holes in the lid but with all the rain we get it's just not going to work. __________________ www.drsweetsmoke.com Slappin that bass like some delerious funky preist!!! UDS, Half Pint (Mini UDS), Weber, ProQ 20, Kegrilla 250 gallon cooker- 'The Meat Beast!!' British BBQ Championships Grand Champion 2008 ~~~~ British BBQ Society - Southern Championship Grand Champions 2009

07-18-2008, 07:58 AM	#12
OSD is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-22-05 Location: Pinellas Park, Fl.	The lid from a Smokey Joe Silver fit the drum I used perfectly. The drum measured about 14 1/4" outside Dia.( measured at the rolled lip ) __________________ Jim

07-18-2008, 08:07 AM	#13
Dr_KY Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-15-07 Location: England	Those are like rocking horse s*t over here lol. I'll have a look on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/35cm-DIAMETER-...3286.m14.l1318 I need to go measure the drum. __________________ www.drsweetsmoke.com Slappin that bass like some delerious funky preist!!! UDS, Half Pint (Mini UDS), Weber, ProQ 20, Kegrilla 250 gallon cooker- 'The Meat Beast!!'* British BBQ Championships Grand Champion 2008 ~~~~ British BBQ Society - Southern Championship Grand Champions 2009

07-19-2008, 08:37 AM	#14
Dr_KY Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-15-07 Location: England	Going to fire it up today for a good seasoning... __________________ www.drsweetsmoke.com Slappin that bass like some delerious funky preist!!! UDS, Half Pint (Mini UDS), Weber, ProQ 20, Kegrilla 250 gallon cooker- 'The Meat Beast!!' British BBQ Championships Grand Champion 2008 ~~~~ British BBQ Society - Southern Championship Grand Champions 2009

07-19-2008, 08:44 AM	#15
Cabntmkr1 is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 08-19-07 Location: Wichita, Ks.	Lookin' great, Doc! __________________ [FONT=Arial]New Braunfels Black Diamond[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Backwoods Patio Smoker[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]ET-73 Maverick Wireless Thermometer [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]ServSafe Certified[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Déjà Moo - The feeling you've heard that bull before. [/FONT]

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