Sterlingsmoker drum smoker finished

[sterlingsmoker]

Finished and ready to Q this weekend!! Here are some pics

 

[Smokin Gator]

It looks awesome bro!!!! I can't wait to hear your thoughts after a few cooks.

 

[Oldbob]

Great Job Bro' Thanks for the Pics!!

 

[biffleg]

And the drum army grows! Great job ... look forward to the food pron from it!

 

[swamprb]

Nice job Terry! Looks like you absconded the WSM ring! Whens the big cook?

Brian

 

[BBQ_MAFIA]

Looking foreward to pics after your first cook on the Drum

 

[keale]

I'm glad you didn't call it a Ugly drum smoker, that things beautiful!

 

[we'll smoke u]

Keep us posted on how it works out for you.

 

[Napper]

Long live the drum!
They are so easy to cook on it is almost a sin!

I came across some "overpack" drums today at work. They are made to contain a damaged 55 gal. drum. They are about 30" in diameter and about 5 inches taller than a regular drum. Would make a major drum smoker but where would I get grates?

Anybody ever seen 28-29" diameter grates?

 

[keale]

no expert here, but expanded metal would work.

 

[tony76248]

Curious about one thing. How hard is it to get the charcoal basket into the bottom of the pit being that the grate has such a large diameter? It looks like it will hit the brackets you installed to hold your cooking grate.

 

[bman]

Nice UDS. Cant wait to build me one.

 

[sterlingsmoker]

Curious about one thing. How hard is it to get the charcoal basket into the bottom of the pit being that the grate has such a large diameter? It looks like it will hit the brackets you installed to hold your cooking grate.

Charcoal grate has a couple of inches clearance goes in and out with no problem. Will season Sat. and will Q on fathers day!!

 

[Single Fin Smoker]

Ey Sterling dat thing looks sweet man! When you gonna make some Q for us with it?

 

[swamprb]

Long live the drum!
They are so easy to cook on it is almost a sin!

I came across some "overpack" drums today at work. They are made to contain a damaged 55 gal. drum. They are about 30" in diameter and about 5 inches taller than a regular drum. Would make a major drum smoker but where would I get grates?

Anybody ever seen 28-29" diameter grates?

The BDS Jumbo uses a 26" grate, Weber may still stock them. Hopefully ultramag will chime in, I think he has one.

 

[tony76248]

The only thing I have left to do on mine is install the cooking grate and build the charcoal basket..... Just need to find the time..... ughhhh