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    Offset vs Drum vs Cabinet

    Thanks for the input guys. And @drunkenmeatfist was looking at the stainless.
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    Offset vs Drum vs Cabinet

    Hey All, I decided to upgrade my smoker and could use a bit of advice. My current smoker is my 26" Weber Kettle. It works very well, but temperature control requires a lot of effort. While I thought about putting a blower on it, I eventually just decided to get a dedicated smoker. Originally I...
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    Home made UDS Help

    Thanks.  I tried that but didn't find the answer to my question... that's why I posted it. 
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    Home made UDS Help

    That was my plan... just wanted some other input.  So basically just use a cast iron box or something to put directly on the burner? -Eric
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    Home made UDS Help

    So I mounted a 3500 watt oven element at the bottom of a 55 gallon drum. Everything works fine except the smoke. I placed a aluminum disposable pie plate with chips on the element and it melted... See picture. Now I have three fire bricks under it so it is off the element by an inch and it's...
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    Cold Smoke Generator Build... Will This Work?

    Yeah thinking about that... so you would flip it on its side, cut a door into it, and then plumb it in to the UDS?  That would work.  I think I may just stick a pie tin on the heating element for right this second.  :-)...  As for the beer response... I have 8+ of them for beer... this one is...
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    Cold Smoke Generator Build... Will This Work?

    No. Grinder, dremel, drill, etc... No real metal working stuff. Was going to leave it sealed... But opening it is an interesting idea. What exactly is different about the side smoker box and the generator? Temperature? Air flow? Smoke travel distance? Sent from my ADR6350 using...
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    Cold Smoke Generator Build... Will This Work?

    That may work.  If i cut a door though... won't it not seal very well?  Do you have a diagram for a design like that.  I think I get the idea, but seeing it would be good.  
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    Cold Smoke Generator Build... Will This Work?

    Thanks for the advice.  What would you recommend then?  The amaze style?  Does the side chamber, cold smoker just generally have the creosote problem?    -Eric
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    Cold Smoke Generator Build... Will This Work?

    That was the plan. I was thinking about putting a collender or something at the bottom to collect the chucks into a pile so they stay together. Basically use the dip tube which goes to the bottom as my air inlet and the top as my smoker outlet. Plastic is not structural. Thought about...
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    Cold Smoke Generator Build... Will This Work?

    Yeah... I have the keg though... and I'd like to use chunks.  But it was on my list.
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    Cold Smoke Generator Build... Will This Work?

    So now that I have most of my Electric UDS done I have moved on to the Cold Smoke Generator.  As it happens I have a 5 Gallon Corny Soda Keg that has a cracked weld and is thus no longer going to be a useful pressure vessel.  I was thinking about turning it into a Cold Smoker Generator and was...
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    Electric UDS Smoker Questions

    That's a good idea. My goal was to use the oven element to hit whatever temperature I need. Hopefully will run a test soon to see how hot she will get. Sent from my ADR6350 using Tapatalk
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    Electric UDS Smoker Questions

    Alright.  Update time: Built the prototype controller and got it all wired.  Did a trial run just to make sure the element heated up.  Looks good.  My plan is to mount 2 racks in there and the probe this week and then it should be good to go... oh... also have to clean out the drum (ash from...
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    Electric UDS Smoker Questions

    One step ahead of you... It is going to be controlled by a PID w/ a 3-Wire PT100 Probe.  I have the element mounted and the 20A circuit wired in my garage.  I just have to mount the rack, temperature probe, and wire up the controller.  I'll take pictures once I get it wired.
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