advice on the inside of my burnout

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cromag

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Mar 3, 2010
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Sevierville Tennessee
I burned the outside and the residue of the palm oil that was inside the drum turned into this. Many processed foods contain palm oil as an ingredient so I'm not worried about toxicity. What should I do? I used a torch but can't get it deep inside due to temp

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The inside stinks.. Almost like the contents even though it's smooth inside. Should I pile a bunch of logs in it and then do a wood burnout?
 
I would give it a good burn out with some logs a charcoal. i had a problem with mine after the log burn out it was much better. Might have to do it 2 times.
 
did you just use a torch? if so i would think you would need to do a wood burnout. also have you used dish soap to break down the oil? i have not made a UDS yet but i'm sure someone will be along who was.
 
yup burn that baby out!  I never did the outside of mine I burned the inside long and hot till the paint fell off most of the drum.
 
depending on what type liner, i used a torch on the outside of mine and by heating up the outside the inside burned off nicely, because the heat kicks back at you when you try to torch the inside.
 
I used a pile of maple limbs that I'd gathered after a storm and some hedge !!  when the barrel turns red and the paint on the outside catches fire..your almost there !
 
I stoked up my side burner until I get 500-600 degrees in the smokin area and burn it for bout 30 minutes. I do this twice. Why? I don't know. It just sounded like a good temp and time. LOL I've never had any odd smells or tastes.

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If you can find a wood pallet or two they make for some nice burnout wood or build you a stick fire in it.  It'll get hot enough the exterior paint will come off in the process.  Once you're done I'd get some dawn dish soap and scrub it out real good after the burn, dry it and spray some cooking oil inside to keep it from starting to rust in case you can't get to the seasoning process in the same day.
 
I'Ve burnt mine out by building a fire in my fire pit and layed the barrels on thier sides on the fire and it burnt the outside and insides out good enough that when ready to paint and assemble them all i had to do was wipe them down and power wash  .After burning the sides ,I set the barrel up right on the fire to make sure everything burnt out of the bottom inside grooves.
 
did you just use a torch? if so i would think you would need to do a wood burnout. also have you used dish soap to break down the oil? i have not made a UDS yet but i'm sure someone will be along who was.
Yeah I torched the outside bottom and tried to torch the inside but the heat coming back out the drum made it hard to stick the torch in. I'm going to find an old pallet and chop it up to burn.
 
depending on what type liner, i used a torch on the outside of mine and by heating up the outside the inside burned off nicely, because the heat kicks back at you when you try to torch the inside.
This one had no liner in at all. Should I drill my holes before the wood burn out or will the wood burn without holes in the bottom?
 
I say drill the holes, that way it will get hotter. Use wood that is not chemically treated or use a bag of charcoal. No worries that about toxic stuff. Give it a good power wash after that. Then spray the inside down with Pam "vegetable oil" and run it with the lid like you were going to do a smoke job, but without the meat. After that your good to go.
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2 or three pallets, break 'em down, loosly stack it full of wood, go apologize to your neighbors, then light it on fire..
 
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