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Competition BBQ *On Topic Only* Discussion regarding all aspects of Competition BBQ. Experiences competing or visiting, questions, getting started, Equipment, announcements of events, Results, Reviews, Planning, etc. Questions here will be responded to with competition BBQ in mind. |
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12-08-2021, 01:46 PM | #1 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 04-11-13
Location: Houston, TX
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UDS for competition
last few competitions, winners have been using UDS. Thoughts on them for competitions? What makes a good UDS?
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12-08-2021, 02:19 PM | #2 |
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Join Date: 12-09-04
Location: Wandering, but not lost
Name/Nickname : Captain Ron
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We've used 4 Hundsaker drums for the past 4 years. They are easy to transport, hold temp great and produce great food! I could get by with three (maybe even two with the right timeline), but having four gives me better flexibility.
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12-08-2021, 02:28 PM | #3 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 01-14-06
Location: At home on the range in Wyoming
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I don't know about the rest of the country, but at the Mountain West comps almost every team has a drum.... and it's not uncommon to see 4 to 6 drums at some cook's sites.
Are you a BBQ League member? Members can watch numerous "tell-all" videos and "roundtable" discussions that are very well done. Quite a few of the featured cooks use drums.
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12-08-2021, 03:33 PM | #4 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 07-16-16
Location: Johns Creek, Ga.
Name/Nickname : Ron
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I use a homemade UDS and a WSM for backyard comps (3 meats) and will probably build another soon. I was amazed at the last couple of comps that I did at how many teams, mostly pro, are using drums. There is a reason, and that is they work and work well.
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12-08-2021, 09:29 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: 05-26-18
Location: Sturgis, SD
Name/Nickname : Bill
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I think it was said correctly by Ron L.: easy to transport and hold temps well. You're cooking in all sorts of bad weather (or else it isn't a comp I've ever been to), so temp stability is important. After that, you just need to know how to cook.
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12-09-2021, 07:44 AM | #6 |
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Join Date: 04-21-06
Location: Lake Ponderosa-Montezuma, IA
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We cooked two contests with my homemade UDS and a $39 Walmart grill.
Ed Oh, I walked in both!
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12-09-2021, 08:46 AM | #7 |
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Join Date: 09-20-16
Location: De Soto, KS
Name/Nickname : Scott
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I'd say another (at least for me) important fact that convinced me to switch to drums, away from my insulated gravity fed, is the timeline. Instead of waking up at 2am to start the smoker and then checking it every 45 minutes, I now get to sleep all of the way through to 6am, when I light my drums. Do not discount a full night's sleep!!
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12-09-2021, 04:52 PM | #8 |
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Join Date: 10-21-14
Location: Olive Branch, MS
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winners using UDS's or PDS (pretty drum smokers :)) like gateways?
I know drum smokers have been winning for years. Just like WSMs and any other kind of smoker. The main thing is to know your smokers extremely well. When they're struggling to get to temp, what do you do? What works well? When they're running hot, what do you do? Those types of situations happen to everyone. How you respond to those determine walking vs no walks. Hope I didn't get too philosophical on ya
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