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    Ugly Drum Smokers

    Yeah all I did was riveted a piece of 1 1/4 steel banding on the inside so about 1/2-3/4 an inch stick above the barrel.. that way the weber lid will fit tightly to the ring..
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    Aluminum box for a smoker??

    i am able to get me hands on a aluminum box with a door and shelves all ready in it and i am wondering and wanting info if using aluminum is a viable choice for a smoker house??  i would have to attach a seperate heat supply box to it and add a chimney but thats not the part that i am curious or...
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    Bacon Wrapped Chicken Roll Pastry with Skewered Soy Sauce & Honey Marinated Rib Meat (Q-View)

    Those look totally awesome i cant wait to get the smokers going again to give them a try!!!  I really like the wrapping it in the pastry!!  That just makes it look like a surprise, for someone that didnt know what you were making thats for sure!!!
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    beers black dog bbq sauce

    yeah i was given a jar of this bbq sauce and its very good i for sure have to get more of it!!!!
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    Hard Smoked Eggs. With Q-view

    sorry i didnt read down far enough to get the answer i needed!!! i wonder how they would be pickled after they are smoked???  Even in some potato salad or my wife likes eggs in her tuna salad sandwiches also??  just some more ideas to try them with...
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    Hard Smoked Eggs. With Q-view

    so do you put the eggs in the smoker from raw state and cook them for the 2 hours???
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    QUESTION ABOUT SMOKING A WHOLE TURKEY

    yeah i dont know how old they are he said they were ones he just raised this year...but yeah thanks for the info pops and oldschool..
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    smoking a turkey

    is a 30 lb turkey to big to smoke on a UDS???  any help...
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    QUESTION ABOUT SMOKING A WHOLE TURKEY

    I smoked a 12 pound turkey a couple of weeks ago and it turned out awesome..  I took some to work with me and a guy there asked me to smoke one of his turkeys that he has been raising...I asked him how big there were and he said they would be around 30 lbs dressed out... Now my question is ...is...
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    Pork butt on mini UDS

    i tried too make a smaller uds out of the same size barrel and i couldnt get it to stay going once i put the lid on it...  i had a 1 inch ball valve on the bottom and the smokey joe lid on top and when i would get the charcoal going and then put the lid on it, it would just totally die out.. ...
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    MAKING UGLY DRUMS NOT SO UGLY!!!

    yeah just make sure ya get some hi temp paint...
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    MAKING UGLY DRUMS NOT SO UGLY!!!

    I am going to be going out soon to fire one of them up i have a rack of ribs, a small brisket and a small pork loin to put on there for today....   I only get time to smoke on the weekends so I have to make sure they are full...this was last weekends smoke on one of the smokers it was so big i...
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    MAKING UGLY DRUMS NOT SO UGLY!!!

    oh you guess correct Dave!!!  I have been having fun making these smokers I am allmost thinkiong of making them and seeling them!!!
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    MAKING UGLY DRUMS NOT SO UGLY!!!

    2ND SMOKER!!
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    MAKING UGLY DRUMS NOT SO UGLY!!!

    A guy at work told me about UDSers and it caught my interest... I have access to 55 gallon drums...  So I thought what the heck lets give it a try...here are some pics of the 1st and 2nd one i made and I love them they are right up alley of fun and price level!!!!
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