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  1. tito

    how to get probes in the UDS?

    So how are you guys getting temperature probes into the uds?  Until no I have just been putting them through the hole in the lid, but this would require me to unplug the probes to remove the lid.  I need to figure out a way to put the probes into the smoker so I dont' have to disconnect them...
  2. tito

    anyone fry a turkey around here??????

    Not sure where this thread would go, but I just got a turkey fryer, and am frying a turkey for fathers day.   I am looking for any good rubs or injections for it. 
  3. tito

    uds got soaked.....what now?

    so I forgot to cover up my uds this weekend after smoking some ribs......it has rained all week, now in the bottom of my uds I have a mixture of rainwater/charcoal ash.  basically sluge.  what woudl you do?  I am thinking of putting some charcoal in to warm it up and dry it out then cleaning...
  4. tito

    how do you clean motor oil/gas from donor tanks?

    I really want to build a sfb, I have built a UDS and love it, but I like to build stuff and as great as the uds is it has its good and bad points. My UDS was made form a food grade barrel, but I can't find any more in my area.  There are plenty of 55 gallon barrels that contain various types of...
  5. tito

    UDS - maintaining and upkeep

    So After this weekend I realized a few things, 1. I need a cover for my uds, because the caps that I put over the holes are not really water tight.  2. I need a routine for keeping it clean. the grate on it was beyond nasty.   the grate is easy just clean it after I am done cooking, however I...
  6. tito

    Finally pics of my UDS!!!!

    So thanks to this site and a few other links....last October I found a drum and started my UDS build....then had to put it on hold over the winter, due to time and nowhere to burn/work on it.  Thanks to the  warm spring, I was able to get out and finally finish it up.  so far I have don ribs, an...
  7. tito

    where do you put the wires for the internal meat thermometers????

    ok just got my UDS built and seasoned.  I still have one thing to figure out.....how do you get the thermometer probes into the meat?  I could jsut rout them through a hole in the top, but that would make removing the top a royal pain in the rear.  I also think that if I jsut sandwiched them...
  8. tito

    Seasoning the UDS fro the first time.

    So the title says it all, how do you season the UDS.  hear is what I have read..... 1. coat all the insides with cooking oil, or spray oil (Pam) 2. fill the basket with charcoal and some wood chunks and let it smoke. it this all there is to it?  should I leave all the air vents(top and...
  9. tito

    How big should the charcoal basket be for a standard 55 gallon drum,

    Ok So I am working on the last piece of the puzzle that is the UDS my charcoal basket. What size should it be?  I want to build it round, so I am looking for those measurements.  I have a 13.5 inch round charcoal grate that I will be mating expanded metal to.  but wrapping the expanded metal...
  10. tito

    Getting ready for the burn out...do I include the hardware or not?

    So I got the drum, and I have all the parts, but I have to wait to do the burn because I live in a no burn area.  I will be going down to my uncles farm to do the burn.  So in the meantime, I have drilled all the holes I need to for the intakes and the grate.  The intakes are black steel and the...
  11. tito

    how much paint did you use for the Drum?

    title says it all.  I like spray painting and want to do more than one color Drum, but I am trying to figure out how much I need to buy.  So how may cans of spray paint did it take to paint the Drum?  also what type did you use, and did you use primer or not.......Generally I would use primer...
  12. tito

    what type of grate or rack?

    ok First time poster long time reader.  I am getting ready to build my first UDS, While in Menard's last night, I passed by the grill products and saw that they had the 22.5 Porcelain Coated grill grate for cheap, 7.49 cheap.  Could I use this instead of the stainless steel, or whatever comes in...
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