unreal41683
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
- Joined
- Oct 7, 2009
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
Spent the weekend working on a replacement UDS for one that I've had for a long time. I opted for some upgrades and I helped a coworker put his first together at the same time.
I picked up the barrels and some scrap wood last weekend and we burned the barrels out on Saturday and then did the builds on Sunday.
My barrel has a shelf, long tube air intakes, a ball valve as well (in case I end up adding a controller), 3 shelves (2" below the rim, one 9" below the rim, and one 6" above the top of my firebox), wheels, and was built upside down so I had to cut the bottom out mine. I'll keep using my same Weber kettle dome lid and the firebox I built and have been using for over 10 years.
My coworkers is much more straight forward. He is keeping his flat lid and put in an exhaust damper, a handle, and a lid hook. He also put in a shelf 7" from the top lip, a bottle opener, handles, and wheels. He bought his firebox which seemed pretty cost effective at under $50.
All holes in the barrel were also sealed over with high temp food grade silicone on the inside.
In the middle of this project, I also ended up picking up a Lousiana Grills LG900 Pellet Smoker/Grill at Costco for $400 (note the original UDS in the background).
I picked up the barrels and some scrap wood last weekend and we burned the barrels out on Saturday and then did the builds on Sunday.
My barrel has a shelf, long tube air intakes, a ball valve as well (in case I end up adding a controller), 3 shelves (2" below the rim, one 9" below the rim, and one 6" above the top of my firebox), wheels, and was built upside down so I had to cut the bottom out mine. I'll keep using my same Weber kettle dome lid and the firebox I built and have been using for over 10 years.
My coworkers is much more straight forward. He is keeping his flat lid and put in an exhaust damper, a handle, and a lid hook. He also put in a shelf 7" from the top lip, a bottle opener, handles, and wheels. He bought his firebox which seemed pretty cost effective at under $50.
All holes in the barrel were also sealed over with high temp food grade silicone on the inside.
In the middle of this project, I also ended up picking up a Lousiana Grills LG900 Pellet Smoker/Grill at Costco for $400 (note the original UDS in the background).
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