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I used a deep fryer turkey thermometer... long probe and correct temp range. I used some small brass compression fittings to mount it to the drum.
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thanks ebijack but I found that I need to clean fire basket between cooks found a burnt chunk of goo which caused bad burn
smoked 2 Butts ( 15 1/2 pounds)all night and temp held 220 233 all night checking hourly intill temp of 203 foiled smaller of the 2 put in cooler covered with cotton towels, larger one took another 1 1/2 hrs to get to 205 put in cooler for 3 hours shredded sauced, lasted an hour at party people didnt even use buns was just piling on plate and I thought I was going to have some for lunch that week |
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Just to be noted in this long UDS build thread: I am able to swap my flat/dome lids between both drums during cooks. Something I haven't been able to figure out is why the dome lid requires a bit more intake to reach the same temp as the flat lid. I would think the dome lid should flow better. |
making butt pron sat night cousin and family coming up from Tenn
his mom has bragged about it so now he wants to try some now that i got my head on straight |
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Built a UDS. Got a river county thermometer 4" version. Now I know why you DO NOT want a long probe. It makes it very difficult to get the basket out!!! Just an FYI for those of you who are as intelligent as I am.
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cousin and family eat 17 pds of smoked butt in less than 24 hrs they were very happy and so was my aunt
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before I forget you al got to try smokin a chuck roast it was awsome
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First post, be gentle. Often read that the hardest part of building a UDS is finding a barrel. I found this to be an honest assessment, however after months of searching, I found one. **Pause to let the applause die down** To my dismay it has a red liner. I have always loved everything Baskin Robbins, except inexpensive barrels from them. My plan is to propane weed torch it. Will that work? Follow up plan is Comet and elbow grease. As a noob, am I on the right track?
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In my opinion, It's easier to start a fire and drink a beer rather than stick my head in a drum w/ a weed burner. Good luck and I know you will love it once it's all said and done with! PS My advice regarding vents/exhusts. Have 4 holes on the bottom. 3 of them the normal/smaller size 2 with caps and 1 with a valve. And one big one, i went to HD and looked for a metal hole cutter and threaded pipe w/cap to match. Then if you have a bung hole on the lid get like a 3" pipe to thread into that with a cap. After all that I never had an issue running at any temp I needed. |
Vent Size Clarification Request
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Also help me with the math. It says "4 holes" Then "3 normal.... 2 with caps and 1 with a valve." I am guessing that 3 holes, with 2 of them with caps ans 1 of them with a valve is what was intended. Thanks, JBP . |
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http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=43943 that should give you all the info you need. Like I said the only thing I did was do a larger hole in the back. I forget the size, perhaps 2". But when you goto HD see what pipe and caps they have, if it's 2.5" then do that, if it's 1 3/4 do that. |
^^^ I used the same thread as a guide to build my UDS. For those of you that don't weld check out post #40 in the same thread, it shows that you can use conduit locknuts. I've been using them on mine since I built it a couple years ago and have no air leaks. I have had to re-tighten them a couple time is all.
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Okay, thanks Gas Pipe. I'm still a little overwhelmed with the amount of posts/threads. Once I find something useful, and move on, it is hard to get back to the one that I thought was good. I now am bookmarking them and putting the bookmarks into named folders. Even search didn't work, it brought make TOO many posts.
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PVC Valve
Has anybody tried using a PVC valve with a high pipe. Seems to me that it wouldn't be hot enough up there to melt it. Lot cheaper than metal ball valve.
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