Finished the UDS build on Thursday...Just took 20 pounds of Pork butt off after an 11 hour smoke.
A quick After Action Review:
1. TEMP; I expected to spend a fair amount of time getting the temp set. After 30 minutes, it levelled out at 240 degrees... I closed the valve down a bit and in 15 minutes was locked on 225 like a pit bull.
2. FUEL; 6 hrs into it, I could not help myself but to take the lid off, take the meat out and check the fuel (sure that I would need to add some; didn't!)... only a small area in the middle of the basket was burned! put it back together, temp came back up in a couple of minutes...
I started with 10 pounds of Kingsford and 10 small chunks of Hickory; here is a pic of the basket after the smoke (about 11 hrs).
If you have been thinking about a UDS, BUILD IT! you will love it!!!
the Qview...
A quick After Action Review:
1. TEMP; I expected to spend a fair amount of time getting the temp set. After 30 minutes, it levelled out at 240 degrees... I closed the valve down a bit and in 15 minutes was locked on 225 like a pit bull.
2. FUEL; 6 hrs into it, I could not help myself but to take the lid off, take the meat out and check the fuel (sure that I would need to add some; didn't!)... only a small area in the middle of the basket was burned! put it back together, temp came back up in a couple of minutes...
I started with 10 pounds of Kingsford and 10 small chunks of Hickory; here is a pic of the basket after the smoke (about 11 hrs).
If you have been thinking about a UDS, BUILD IT! you will love it!!!
the Qview...