looooong UDS cook

1FUNVET · 07-08-2010, 08:14 AM

Monday around noon, i fired up UDS for some MOINK balls and 3 fatties. After they were done i shut it down( or so i thought-alcohol involved of course). When i got home yesterday (Wednesday)i told myself " wonder who's cooking" as i could smell the sweet aroma of smoke. As soon as i walked in the house my neighbor called and wanted to borrow my battery charger. Well i walked out to my shop behind the house and found out i was the one cooking.

I had not closed the ball valve completely and the daisy wheel exhaust was also partly open

Temp was @ 125. I figure i got at least 54 hours of burn time on a full basket of charcoal and it was still going.

Johnny_Crunch · 07-08-2010, 08:18 AM

Very cool, how did the food turn out?

1FUNVET · 07-08-2010, 08:21 AM

The food was fine, i took it off when it was ready,just forgot to shut down the UDS completely.

wildflower · 07-08-2010, 09:10 AM

It's people like you that cause Global warming

:flam e:

Smoke & Beers · 07-08-2010, 09:26 AM

When I did my initial seasoning burn on my first drum several years ago...I loaded that baby up (15 - 20 lbs of Kingsford briquetts) and let it go... 3 hours in I did a couple of fatties and pulled them off and just let it go with the ball valve open as well as the vent. 36 hours later it was still humming along at 225°

I quit checking it after that, but I know I got 40+ hours at 225°.
That's when I knew I truly had something special on my hands

1FUNVET · 07-08-2010, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildflower

It's people like you that cause Global warming

:flam e:

Guilty as charged

DC-Q · 07-08-2010, 11:51 AM

When I built my drum all I could find is one ratty old drum. So, it doesnt really seal up that good, still works like a charm though. Sunday I did a couple fatties at the lake. Then closed it up as tight as possible. Monday afternoon we went back to the lake & I had 2 Tri-Tips to cook. Same deal temp was about 125, opened her up & looked in & it looked like I still had enough fuel to cook my TT's. I didn't take a chance though. Added a bit more charcoal, opened up the nipples & the valve & an hour & a half later I was cooking again. I can't wait to build one out of a good drum.

leanza · 07-08-2010, 11:54 AM

Ronnie, buy a camera!(Please)

doctor phreak · 07-08-2010, 12:21 PM

same thing for me....i did a cook forgot to shut her down and 36 hrs later went out to my bbq pad and notice there was still smoke coming out and it was about 125 degrees as well....so yea i also knew this is a smoking machine.....

1FUNVET · 07-08-2010, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leanza

Ronnie, buy a camera!(Please)

Hard to catch DUMB on a camera

chambersuac · 07-08-2010, 12:27 PM

That's incredible. Very cool

Dave Russell · 07-08-2010, 02:27 PM

May I ask what kind of charcoal were you using?

1FUNVET · 07-08-2010, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Russell

May I ask what kind of charcoal were you using?

Mix of mostly Kingsford and a little bit of Stubbs( left over from last cook of brisket )with a few mulberry chunks.

capri man · 07-08-2010, 03:38 PM

you should have made some jerky!!!! sounds like it was just right for it.

hondad · 07-09-2010, 12:41 AM

my last cook, having started with a 50/50 mix of half burned and fresh charcoal, i decided after cooking to just let it burn out, to start fresh next cook........26 hours after lighting, it was still at 190

07-08-2010, 08:14 AM	#1
1FUNVET Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-16-09 Location: Lake Charles La Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	looooong UDS cook Monday around noon, i fired up UDS for some MOINK balls and 3 fatties. After they were done i shut it down( or so i thought-alcohol involved of course). When i got home yesterday (Wednesday)i told myself " wonder who's cooking" as i could smell the sweet aroma of smoke. As soon as i walked in the house my neighbor called and wanted to borrow my battery charger. Well i walked out to my shop behind the house and found out i was the one cooking. I had not closed the ball valve completely and the daisy wheel exhaust was also partly open Temp was @ 125. I figure i got at least 54 hours of burn time on a full basket of charcoal and it was still going.

07-08-2010, 08:18 AM	#2
Johnny_Crunch Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-03-10 Location: Cypress TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very cool, how did the food turn out? __________________ J Crunch

07-08-2010, 09:26 AM	#5
Smoke & Beers is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-10-08 Location: Emporia, KS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	When I did my initial seasoning burn on my first drum several years ago...I loaded that baby up (15 - 20 lbs of Kingsford briquetts) and let it go... 3 hours in I did a couple of fatties and pulled them off and just let it go with the ball valve open as well as the vent. 36 hours later it was still humming along at 225° I quit checking it after that, but I know I got 40+ hours at 225°. That's when I knew I truly had something special on my hands __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shawn aka: BUBBA's QUE CREW Competition Team Blue Weber Performer w/SS top & gas assist Weber One Touch Gold & a Weber 22 1/2" Silver Traeger Jr 2 UDS's Born 9-19-08 & 3-6-09 Weber Smokey Joe Platinum Super Fast RED THERMAPEN "If you got them by the MOINK balls, their hearts and minds will follow" -John Wayne

07-08-2010, 11:51 AM	#7
DC-Q Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-07-09 Location: Granville, Ma. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	When I built my drum all I could find is one ratty old drum. So, it doesnt really seal up that good, still works like a charm though. Sunday I did a couple fatties at the lake. Then closed it up as tight as possible. Monday afternoon we went back to the lake & I had 2 Tri-Tips to cook. Same deal temp was about 125, opened her up & looked in & it looked like I still had enough fuel to cook my TT's. I didn't take a chance though. Added a bit more charcoal, opened up the nipples & the valve & an hour & a half later I was cooking again. I can't wait to build one out of a good drum. __________________ S&W 500 Mag Traeger 075 (2) Traeger 070 a Spit a UDS ORANGE Thermapen

07-08-2010, 11:54 AM	#8
leanza Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-26-07 Location: Southern California Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ronnie, buy a camera!(Please) __________________ Tom

07-08-2010, 08:21 AM	#3
1FUNVET Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-16-09 Location: Lake Charles La Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The food was fine, i took it off when it was ready,just forgot to shut down the UDS completely.

07-08-2010, 09:10 AM	#4
wildflower is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-03-10 Location: Frankfort, KY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's people like you that cause Global warming :flam e:

07-08-2010, 12:21 PM	#9
doctor phreak Found some matches. Join Date: 03-15-08 Location: oklahoma city Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	same thing for me....i did a cook forgot to shut her down and 36 hrs later went out to my bbq pad and notice there was still smoke coming out and it was about 125 degrees as well....so yea i also knew this is a smoking machine.....

07-08-2010, 12:27 PM	#11
chambersuac somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-09 Location: Manito, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's incredible. Very cool __________________ Dan Large BGE x 2, Small BGE, Big Steel Keg, WSM, 22" Weber Kettle, Charmglow Gasser, The Holy Smoked UDS and her sister UDS, and one custom trailer-ed smoker. The universe's fastest and most accurate Thermapen. (Replaced by Brethren) IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball maker Thanks, Grillman, for the avatar! And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. [Acts 20:32 KJV]

07-08-2010, 02:27 PM	#12
Dave Russell is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-06-10 Location: Lebanon, Tennessee Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	May I ask what kind of charcoal were you using?

07-08-2010, 03:38 PM	#14
capri man is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-20-07 Location: doerun, ga Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	you should have made some jerky!!!! sounds like it was just right for it. __________________ weber kettle brinkman gourmet smoker smokey joe brinkman smoker big azz upright smoker really ugly UDS kingsford kettle grill weber smokey joe platnium big gas grill (sorry!)

07-09-2010, 12:41 AM	#15
hondad Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 05-25-09 Location: Des Moines Iowa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	my last cook, having started with a 50/50 mix of half burned and fresh charcoal, i decided after cooking to just let it burn out, to start fresh next cook........26 hours after lighting, it was still at 190 __________________ UDS, Chargriller w/sfb,half a Webber cuz the lids on my barrel, and my third Meco

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