I'm just finished burnin my drum and had another question for the pros. Before I sand/grind out the inside do I rinse out the black, scorched stuff first, then grind away? After grinding do ya rinse or just start seasoning it with crisco?
Questions...
What are your .02 on using alum. as a ash pan? Its bare and uncoated.
How deep all most of you putting the nipples in the drum?
Also think of having a wire bail to help get it out of the drum
-=- Jerry -=-
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Do you put water in yours? How does it do with just making "black fat" smoke? I let my water pan go dry one year in my old farkin' brinkman and I got a black tire fire smoke from the fat. (could also be because of the crap smoker) I'm betting that is why but I was wondering when you said you use this to collect drippings.Then I made a heat sheild/drip pan that you could use or not.
sfbbqguy, I like the way you tied the expanded metal to the bottom grate. Very simple, very clever!