using splits now in my charcoal basket
Im finding it gives a more robust, present flavor. and still thin smoke rolling out of the cooker https://i.imgur.com/YPYqB0k.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o7t9foZnfk |
Just did my first degreasing cleanse of my 110 gallon UDS. Holy chit. Some people do this after every cook? I am exhausted... started at 7 pm and worked well past 9pm with the flood light on. Getting it ready for perhaps an extended long term shelving while the stick burner get some attention.
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I think you are blazing the trail with the 110 gallon. The 55 gallon is far easier to clean |
I've never cleaned the UDS. Just the grates. I think of it as next cook flavour 8-)
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I would like to get a drum that big! How wide is your grate, and how tall? |
Ugly Drum Smoker
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Someone on the Hunsaker page suggested degreasing after every cook (comp) so I decided to do it since I haven’t cleaned it out since the original build. I have six 29” grates built by Shirley Fab but only use three of them so far. Really only two since the third is a catch all resting on the Hunsaker vortex basket. I spent most of the time cleaning the drum, heat deflector, and the basket itself. Oh, and the lid needed a good coat of degreaser as well. Did everything twice to use up the whole bottle. I have 23” of vertical space from the top grate to the catch all grate. The drum itself is 42” tall.. then add the 4” casters I put on it. Overall it’s a little shy of 48” tall. Farking thing is a beast. |
I know that UDS are extremely efficient when cooking DOTC (direct over the coals). I would cook with a full basket of LUMP charcoal and the volume would hardly change, so I finally decided to test how efficient the uds is.
I wanted to see how much lump charcoal by weight and volume a uds cooking DOTC would use for a typical cook. I used a bone in pork shoulder for the test. I wrapped it after 6 hours and then took it to 202 degrees. I cooked at 250 degrees using the heatermeter to keep temp, and total cook time was 10 hours. ambient temp started around 97 degrees and it cooled to probably 90 degrees after dark. I measured the full chimney before cooking and then after cooking I shook off the ash and measured again.I did not use any wood chunks as I wanted to test only the charcoal efficiency I used the chimney as my charcoal basket and just stuck it in the uds. only mods were to remove the plastic handle, and turn the bottom upside down for more space. Results. wow!!! I wasnt surprised but it was impressive none the less. not only are UDS super cheap to build, they are also super cheap to use.:rockon: cooking at 250 for 10 hours dotc, the uds only used 2.5 lbs of lump charcoal, or 0.25 lbs of lump per hour of cook time . therefore a 20lb bag in theory should give 80 hours of cooking time. and at $16/bag my charcoal cost for a 10 hour cook comes out to only $2.00 per cook :rockon::rockon::rockon: chimney base installed upside down for more space in chimney https://i.imgur.com/tSQEHga.jpg full chimney weight 7lb 9 oz https://i.imgur.com/D0sj0w4.jpg full chimney lit and in place for cook. notice the plastic handle grip has been removed. https://i.imgur.com/p9kEvur.jpg volume after the cook before ash shaken out. looks like used about half volume https://i.imgur.com/zQ8KRBv.jpg ash shaken out, finish weight 5lbs 0.9 oz https://i.imgur.com/zSNz3WV.jpg heatermeter burn log https://i.imgur.com/JhBlbFz.png Delicous pulled pork https://i.imgur.com/sANH75p.jpg |
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Iirc its 1 1/4 pipe with screw on pvc caps. inside diameter I believe is 1.380" https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/a...1&d=1523842880 |
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Is anyone using a hitch mounted cargo rack to transport their drums? Any advice if so or other methods assuming no truck bed available?
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I’ve seen many of them used for transporting drums. Just look for one that is 23-24 inches deep to hold the drum. |
https://www.harborfreight.com/500-lb...ier-69687.html
This one is wider than the metal ones. 27 5/8" wide Cheaper narrow one https://www.harborfreight.com/500-lb...ier-66983.html |
I can't believe I made it though this entire thread. Only took me couple months.
Thanks everyone for sharing. I avoided many mistakes due to this thread. Seasoned and getting ready to smoke first fatty this weekend. Still weird saying I rolled and smoked a fatty. Plenty of funny looks when I tell people that. :laugh: |
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