drum

I was thinking about drum smokers, not UDS but, drum smokers people can buy without the time, skills, or access to make their own. Hunsaker and Gateway are certainly nice but, at ~$900 shipped are pretty darn expensive (for 55-gallon models). Then you have Pit Barrel Company and Barrel House...

Life got in the way the last two weekends, but I finally had some time to season my Hunsaker cans. Some folks asked for more pictures, so this is picture heavy. It was a beautiful day on Sunday so I rolled the Triplets out into the old dog run to season them. I pulled the grates and firebox...

I'm in the process of building my first UDS. I see there are several hundred posts/replies on this site. I have answered many of my questions reading through them. I have a few more that I can't find answers/help at the moment so I apologize if these questions have been asked hundreds of times...

Hello all. Thanks for allowing me to be a part of the brethren. I'm from a small town called eclectic . I stumbled upon this site of pure bbq awesomeness while researching the UDS. I'm proud to be a member and cannot wait to discover new recipes and methods via this forum. Thanks, Netty

This is a bunch of firsts for me, first post, first smoker, first build. Here is my question, I was given a Big Pappa smoker kit as a gift and I have sourced a food grade drum. I have drilled it all and now I am looking at the inside of the drum and I am worried about what appears to be a...

Hey guys! I'm new and VERY happy to be here! I've been BBQ'ing for a long time, and smokin' for about as long. I've always been a fan of a vertical 55 gallon drum smoker. Over the years I've gone from straight barrel to modified versions and I'm currently on my latest and greatest...

Hey guys! I'm new and VERY happy to be here! I've been BBQ'ing for a long time, and smokin' for about as long. I've always been a fan of a vertical 55 gallon drum smoker. Over the years I've gone from straight barrel to modified versions and I'm currently on my latest and greatest version...

Hey all, New guy here from Sydney Australia. I've always loved the taste of smoked meats are recently decided to build myself a UDS based on the Redneck thread on this forum. The smoker turned out great. Today I decided to season it using some vegetable oil and some briquettes from the local...

Thanks to many on the forum for sharing their builds. I spent some time gathering the necessary parts, and building my own finally. I basically used Norco's method except I added a third row of bolts for a diffuser/water bowl down right by the top of the charcoal basket, and also I figured I...

High Tech UDS Ugly Drum Smoker's Rotisserie Does Its First 20lb Turkey If you haven't followed the high tech UDS, here is the link: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=195690 A 20lb turkey in an electric smoker might be a challenge. First, it has to fit. Second, a rotisserie...

FINISHED HIGH TECH UDS UGLY DRUM SMOKER Here are details of my high tech DIY UDS. It might give you ideas on how to build your own so feel free to copy anything that might work for you. Construction details follow in the posts below. These are not step-by-step...

I picked up some ribs that were on sale for the 4th. Bought 2 racks of beef ribs (that turned out to be 4 small racks) and 2 racks of pork ribs. I put them on the UDS about 10AM. Pulled the Beef Ribs off at about 2PM and the pork at about 5:30PM. This was my first time cooking ribs, and I...

Whats up guys, check out my UDS Frankenstein. I'm calling it an Offset Vertical Drum Smoker, but if you google that you'll find zero results. Since I couldn't find another one, that made me REALLY want to build one. My 8 year old son Owen and I have been designing/building it for about 3 months...

So, I have a UDS that I made over a year ago now. I love it, and I've become pretty confident about my cooking skills with it. I've smoked whole fish in it before with good results but today was the first time that I tried salmon fillets. After reading all of the good reviews about...

So I've read the redneck UDS thread and skimmed through the big 500 page one. I'm reading all this stuff about linings in the 55 gallon drum and how hard it is to scrub off. I'm aware that a good burn out is needed on any drum you are going to use as a UDS but which type doesn't require too...

Hi there, I live in Australia. I am collecting bits to make an Ugly Drum Smoker. I have found it super difficult to find a gallon drum to use but have found one that previously had "metolachlor" in it. Anyone know what it is? Looks clean and has been cleaned with caustic soda, plus I'll burn...

Good Day my fellow brethren. Id like to say thank you too all of you who have posted anything related to what is the glory of the UDS. I decided to build three of them this past november and I could not have done it without all of your help. They are working out better than I could have...

Can anyone identify this lining, and if it is gonna give me hell? I have an opportunity to purchase 5 of them for UDS builds. It looks like the "tan" lining everyone refers to, but I am not 100% sure... http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd379/dbiocchi/barrell.jpg

After reading about my success with my UDS my brother wants to build one, or buy one from a brother. He lives near Redwood City, CA. and works in So. San Francisco so anybody in the area that can help out please do ! He is amazing with a Weber and just needs some more tools to Q with ...

Hi all, Im new to the forum and looking to start things off right with a great post about my first UDS build and first three smokes. I've had this thing going for two days straigt since I build it. First, I want to say its great to be a new member of the community here. UDS: Ran into mimimal...