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Zor

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Skouson hooked me up with a barrel yesterday morning and even made a fire basket for me. All went well and I now have a seasoned UDS in my backyard waiting for me to get home from vacation to get it cooking. Anyone who wants to build one and hasn't yet, what are you waiting for. It's way to cheap and easy to not have a smoker. I had it assembled and a test fire going by 5pm yesterday. At 5am this morning it was still 250F and that is with no restriction on air flow. That means the fire basket is plenty big and won't require refilling during a cook. Including Skouson's nominal fee for the fire basket I'm $89 into this thing, and I splurged and put a thermometer at each cooking grate. I think I'm going to add some coat hooks to the fasteners that support the upper grill for utensils and make a rolling base for it out of a junk dolly and some left over scrap tubing, so that might add another 5 bucks. I'll have picks up when I get back from up north.

Thanks again Sterling.

-Zor
#16 - July 12, 2011, 09:39:11 pm

skou

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Actually, Dave, it doesn't really require much in the way of metal working skills. I'm a human resources supervisor with little formal training in the manual arts and I've done it a number of times with just a hacksaw blade in a sabre saw and installed the ring in the top of the drum using RTV high temp silicone caulking compound. If I can do it, anyone can, including my brother.

If you look closely at the top of the drum in the photo below, you can see what I'm talking about.

D.J. It was good to meet you yesterday.  Keep us posted on your drum's progress!

Sterling

HEY!

I resemble that remark! :D

Guys, Sterling's method is about the easiest I've seen.  My current UDS has a weber lid, with the lower edge pried out to fit on the barrel.  Works just fine.  Maybe, I'll try the weber base ring as an adapter.

After helping him make a dozen or so, the method is really quite easy

I use 1 thermometer just below the lower level, and a turkey fryer therm pushed into one of the lid vents.  Both read different, because of the levels.

steve
#17 - July 24, 2011, 04:57:24 pm
Currently cooking with a newly built UDS,(thanks to Skouson, my brother) which is my current best smoker.  I've also got a Weber Performer, also from Sterling.  My brothers think I'm CRAZY.  (Strangely, they're right.)

Mark

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I'm not in the market for one, but this sure sounds like a club bonding event waiting to happen. Pool resources, crack open a keg and collectively bang out a dozen UDS's for all who want to participate. Even have some high temp paint to personalize and decorate them. ;D
#18 - July 24, 2011, 06:16:10 pm
Mark Motta
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skou

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I'm not in the market for one, but this sure sounds like a club bonding event waiting to happen. Pool resources, crack open a keg and collectively bang out a dozen UDS's for all who want to participate. Even have some high temp paint to personalize and decorate them. ;D

Sounds good to me.  PARTY at Sterling's place!!

(I wonder if he's got enough BBQ equipment?)

steve
#19 - July 24, 2011, 08:07:07 pm
Currently cooking with a newly built UDS,(thanks to Skouson, my brother) which is my current best smoker.  I've also got a Weber Performer, also from Sterling.  My brothers think I'm CRAZY.  (Strangely, they're right.)

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