Drum smoker gets Patented

[woodburner]

Just saw that a fancy UDS just received patented, who'd thought.
About 5 yrs ago I built my first UDS and my kids and friends poked fun at it, all in all it was always some of the best Q they've eaten and it came off a fancy trash can.
I know a lot of people have smug comments about drum smokers, because they can be built on the cheap, but if most would take time to learn how the cook, there may become a shortage of steel barrels in future.
I haven't named the company that patented there drum cooker but I read that it started out as a UDS and they improved on a few items and they gave it a fancy paint job, now one of the most winning cookers in the field.

 

[Bigr314]

Love my UDS. That's where it all started for me.

 

[jefferson10940]

Love my UDS... just finished my second one. The Q is great, easy to maintain temps... you cant go wrong in my opinion.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

A lot of people do very well with them and really like them

 

[LYU370]

I haven't named the company that patented there drum cooker but I read that it started out as a UDS and they improved on a few items and they gave it a fancy paint job, now one of the most winning cookers in the field.

Is it Bob C Que's favorite cooker? Or is it a newer patent? That one was patented back in 2013.

 

[Fwismoker]

It was Hunsaker or Gateway...forgot which had patent pending.

 

[LYU370]

Yep, Gateway. D760531

 

[DjPorkchop]

I love both of mine. Nothing fancy or anything just good to use. One is an old leaky bastid that I built a few years ago and the other is my Big Poppa Barrel smoker kit. Both have their very own personalities and uses.