Rednecked Ugly Drum Smoker - Page 11

N8man · 04-14-2008, 07:45 PM

The results of this weekends experiment in Heat Distribution was, in my opinion, mixed at best. In using this big ol' hunk of steel:

to help move heat around in the chamber is both a success and a failure.
Temps were indeed more even throughout the cooking grates from end to end. Temp Spikes were almost nonexistant when I would remove the lid to tend the Foodstuffs. Temps would return almost instantly once the lid was closed. On the downside, the DrumPit took an hour to reach cooking temp. In past Cooking Sessions I normally only use the Vertical Air Intake, and it is choked from Half to a Quarter open to maintain 225*-250* for 12 plus hours, this time I ran with the Vertical Pipe and both Horizontal nipples wide open at times to maintain 230*-250*. I also burnt up 10 pounds of Charcoal and 5 Fist sized Chunks of Hickory to complete Ash!! In 9 hours!! I have never used more than 3/4 of a FireBasket full, ever. Fortunately my Brisket had reached 195* by this time, and after a rest, sliced up fine and was good.

Bbq Bubba · 04-14-2008, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N8man

The results of this weekends experiment in Heat Distribution was, in my opinion, mixed at best. In using this big ol' hunk of steel:

to help move heat around in the chamber is both a success and a failure.
Temps were indeed more even throughout the cooking grates from end to end. Temp Spikes were almost nonexistant when I would remove the lid to tend the Foodstuffs. Temps would return almost instantly once the lid was closed. On the downside, the DrumPit took an hour to reach cooking temp. In past Cooking Sessions I normally only use the Vertical Air Intake, and it is choked from Half to a Quarter open to maintain 225*-250* for 12 plus hours, this time I ran with the Vertical Pipe and both Horizontal nipples wide open at times to maintain 230*-250*. I also burnt up 10 pounds of Charcoal and 5 Fist sized Chunks of Hickory to complete Ash!! In 9 hours!! I have never used more than 3/4 of a FireBasket full, ever. Fortunately my Brisket had reached 195* by this time, and after a rest, sliced up fine and was good.

Thanks for the update bro....sorry to hear it didn't work, thats way to much fuel for the benefits!
Keep trying guys.

N8man · 03-13-2012, 10:03 AM

Gratuitous Bump!!!

deguerre · 03-13-2012, 10:16 AM

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deguerre · 03-14-2012, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by N8man

Gratuitous Bump!!!

Well now. THAT certainly went nowhere.

Hud · 03-15-2012, 12:35 AM

Try putting the disc blade on the very bottom of your barrel then set your charcoal basket on top of it! I have cooked with just the disc blade in the bottom & it worked good for me! With the basket you will get a longer cook time! IMO.

Pitmaster T · 02-23-2013, 09:33 PM

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04-14-2008, 07:45 PM	#151
N8man Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-09-07 Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The results of this weekends experiment in Heat Distribution was, in my opinion, mixed at best. In using this big ol' hunk of steel: to help move heat around in the chamber is both a success and a failure. Temps were indeed more even throughout the cooking grates from end to end. Temp Spikes were almost nonexistant when I would remove the lid to tend the Foodstuffs. Temps would return almost instantly once the lid was closed. On the downside, the DrumPit took an hour to reach cooking temp. In past Cooking Sessions I normally only use the Vertical Air Intake, and it is choked from Half to a Quarter open to maintain 225-250 for 12 plus hours, this time I ran with the Vertical Pipe and both Horizontal nipples wide open at times to maintain 230-250. I also burnt up 10 pounds of Charcoal and 5 Fist sized Chunks of Hickory to complete Ash!! In 9 hours!! I have never used more than 3/4 of a FireBasket full, ever. Fortunately my Brisket had reached 195* by this time, and after a rest, sliced up fine and was good. __________________ N8man Average Joe Backyard Enthusiast How I Fire Up That Ugly DrumPit Smoker!!!!

03-13-2012, 10:03 AM	#153
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03-13-2012, 10:16 AM	#154
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03-15-2012, 12:35 AM	#156
Hud Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 10-11-11 Location: Yuba City, Ca. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Try putting the disc blade on the very bottom of your barrel then set your charcoal basket on top of it! I have cooked with just the disc blade in the bottom & it worked good for me! With the basket you will get a longer cook time! IMO.