First UDS, Pron to follow.

[Burk]

Finally got it done, gonna fire it up this weekend :-D

 

[dgassaway]

Nice drum. Fire it up. Smoke a Fattie!

 

[biggs98]

Looking Good

 

[Dylan's Dad]

Looks Good! :thumb: Now get her dirty...and let us know how it goes. op2:

 

[Phubar]

Congratsz!!!

 

[BigButzBBQ]

Congrats! Fire it up, and get it good and dirty! :becky:

 

[jswordy]

Very nice, but it will look much better with grease streaks running down the outside of it!

 

[1FUNVET]

Woo-hoo, another drum head is hooked. :becky:

 

[Burk]

Fired it up this morning.

Got the butt on, going to start a fatty in an hour or so.

I've been chasing the temps. a bit, it seems to want to run at 200 or 260. If I get the temps stabilized somewhere in the middle, what can I expect for cook time on the fatty? I was guessing a couple of hours.

 

[mwmac]

Nicely done! I have got to find a barrel soon.:thumb:

 

[Rich Parker]

Nice drum!

 

[cowgirl]

Great looking drum! :thumb:
I've had fatties take from 2 to 4 hours..

 

[Burk]

Seriously ate way too much today. For a first time smoke, I thought everything came out pretty good.

JD Hot with pepper jack and cheddar

Pork butt with Traeger's Pork and Poultry rub

 

[BruceKWHP]

I'd hit that butt!

congrats on a fine looking first cook!

 

[EatonHoggBBQ]

Fired it up this morning.

I've been chasing the temps. a bit, it seems to want to run at 200 or 260. .

Don't worry, the more you use it, the easier it will get to cook on. :wink:

 

[Alan in Ga]

Good looking drum and grub and eaton is right use the heck out of it and you will tame the beast

 

[kcchiefdav]

Hey Burk, what kind of handles are those? Where'd you get them, etc? I also love the understated matte black paint job.

 

[Burk]

I finally just let it run around 250-260. The butt was around 8lbs and I cooked it for 10-11hrs. It came out really moist with not much bark, so I don't think the temps were overly high.

I was running with one cap off and the valve almost closed to get below 250. It seemed like it was really sensitive to minor adjustments at that air flow. It would run around 250 the valve about half open, and minor adjustments didn't make any difference.

I'm guessing that I need to quit messing with it and just let it cook.

 

[Burk]

Hey Burk, what kind of handles are those? Where'd you get them, etc? I also love the understated matte black paint job.

The handles are some cheap ones I got at Menards, found them in the gate hardware. The black paint is Rustoleum BBQ Grill touch up, it was next to the grill accessories at Menards.