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  1. thferret

    UDS w/Pitmaster IQ-charcoal flavor

    I just got the PitmasterIQ for my UDS. I run it with a Weber kettle lid with the vent fully open. Vents on the UDS are kept closed. In the firebox I use a layer of Kingsford hickory charcoal with either oak or hickory chunks on top. All lit with crumpled newspaper. The meat is coming out with a...
  2. thferret

    Smoke time for a whole turkey

    What should I plan on total smoking time for a whole turkey @ 225? It's 12 lb's. I know it's an approximation. Maybe I should be asking time/lb
  3. thferret

    Pork butt in freezer for 2 years

    I just found an almost 6 lb pork butt in my freezer that I was saving up to smoke and forgot about. It's dated 2 years ago. It was wrapped really well in plastic wrap and a zip-top bag and shows NO signs of freezer burn. Should I go ahead and smoke it? PS - my outside freezer is kept at, or...
  4. thferret

    grates made from a grocery cart?

    My daughter's boyfriend came up with the idea of cutting up an old grocery cart for grates. They work at a local grocery store, lol!! I don't know what grocery carts are made of or what they may be coated with or how they'll hold up to heat. Has anybody thought of/used this idea? I don't know...
  5. thferret

    Finally starting my 1st UDS build

    I wish I had found this forum sooner! I got interested in the uds from the Popular Mechanics article. Without any other research I bought my food grade drum for $20. What I didn't know about was the dreaded toxic red liner. Realizing I had it I researched removing it and thought I was going to...
  6. thferret

    Greetings from MO

    Hello! I'm new to the forum, but not really to smoking. I've used several different rigs over the years. None to much success, with the exception of my cardboard box smoker based on Alton Brown's design. The only commercial smoker I ever used was a Wood Hollow electric smoker that, well, to be...
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