Theboz1419
is one Smokin' Farker
Yesterday and today I have had to smoke about 9 racks of baby back ribs for work. Did 3 yesterday and this morning I woke up and went down stairs to get the other 6 ribs ready for the UDS and then start the smoker.
As soon as I went outside I noticed something wrong the air inlets were open and it was turned I opened it up and found a few inches of water inside and then I looked more closely at the base of the UDS and then I saw what had happen whileI was sleeping yesterday and last night.
I guess my roommate, I'll call him, the Drunk, came home sometime while I was sleeeping and decided to use the UDS. Earlier in the day I was talking to him and knew the Drunk was going to use it and I told him to be carefull, make sure everything is closed down and make sure the lid is on. He had used it before and also knew that he would probably cause a problem using it down the road.
It was around 7 I went to bed and I did not think he was going to be using it that night, I thought wrong I guess. The owner of the house is the one who had put it out when he happen to look out his window and noticed the deck smoldering, not sure what time that was.
The Drunk said he is going to replace the burnt wood. I told him he is no longer going to use my weber or my UDS unless im there supervising him.
Thank God that it did not spread any further. I had stove bricks underneath it and from what I can tell the UDS must have been over 500 and a brick that was below the smoker is now laying on the ground below the hole.
So, the lesson today is if you are Drunk and not very carefull even when sober, DONT USE ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES FIRE.
Atleast I had enough charcoal left to finish the ribs for work tonight. That burn used a whole bag of lump charcoal, lol.
